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Lifehack Video Fun: 80/20 Approach to Networking, Creating Serendipity, And MAS

I recently talked lifehacks, BD, WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER LINKEDIN MESSAGE SOMEONE etc at the New York Lifehack Meetup. Thanks for having me Sam Hysell! Below you’ll find some video fun where we talk about: How I got involved with SP How to take the 80/20 approach to hack networking (shhhh…don’t tell anyone) Ways to “create [...]

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Your Most Important Muscle and 10 Ways to Overcome Fear

Read this quote and tell me you’re not compelled to evaluate your life… “Your willingness to look foolish is a small price to pay to get everything you ever wanted” WHOWZERS…..The crazy thing is it’s true.  In this post, I’m going to tell you how to overcome fear so you can get the things you [...]

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How To Get A Free Dedicated Virtual Assistant For 6 Months

I have a dedicated virtual assistant who helps me out for 10 hours a month through an awesome company called Zirtual. For the next 6 months I’m getting this service for free… My virtual assistant’s name is Josiah and he’s an absolute stud. Today I want to tell you how I’ve leveraged existing assets to [...]

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OMG Virtual Assistant Tasks

A month ago, I wrote a Zirtual review outlining everything my virtual assistant  Josiah helped me out with.   I wanted to do it again so the outsourcing curious can see the type of tasks a Zirtual assistant can do for you: Coordinate a call (2) Download all files from a membership site I belong to and put [...]

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Sleep Quality

How What You Put in Your Body Effects Sleep

This week I came out with my first Udemy Course called Sleep Hacking: Have More Energy, Spend Less Time in Bed.   I created the course because I’ve been able to dramatically increase my energy while reducing my total sleep time from an average of 7.5 to 6 hours a night by building great habits [...]

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My First Month Using A Virtual Assistant…Was Awesome

If you’re anything like me, you were giddy after first hearing about virtual assistants. My challenge was that I had no idea what to outsource or how to use a VA effectively. But as a someone who loves efficiency, I knew I wanted one. (Get Yours Here!) Sound familiar? Well, I just completed my first [...]

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Sleep Hacking: How to Sleep Better

I’m constantly trying to optimize my sleep. Why you ask? So I have can as many waking hours of the day to do the things I love and be productive while maintaining a high energy level and healthy lifestyle : ) I compiled some of my learnings into a slideshare presentation called Sleep Hacking: How [...]

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4 Things That Help Me Create Habits

Joel Gascoigne, a co-founder of Buffer, wrote a post on habit last week that I really enjoyed. I thought I’d provide some color on my experience and process for habit formation. Like Joel, I’m constantly trying to create habits that will push me closer to achieving my goals and becoming the person I want to [...]

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My 2013 Goals

I read a post recently by one of my favorite blogger’s Noah Kagan on his 2013 goals that inspired me to do the same.   My framework for creating this list started by defining the most important areas of my life. Mine are: Personal Development Career Development Family / Personal / Social Well-Being Faith Finances [...]

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The Lost Art of Isolated Thinking

Hurricane Sandy has been a pretty thought provoking experience. Some of things that have occupied my mind over the past 2 weeks: I’m so incredibly fortunate that family, friends, and colleagues are safe. We are not in control, no matter how hard we try to be. Times of desperation bring out the best in some [...]

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Lifestyle Design

LifeStyle Design: Why Not Buying A Dish Rack Really Matters

This morning I was reminded that some of the most seemingly trivial decisions can have a tremendous impact on our lives and our ability to achieve our goals. The catalyst for this thought was two small purchasing decisions: a Netflix subscription and dish rack for my apartment. Joining Netflix was prompted by my desire to [...]

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Lifestyle Design: My Weeklongs Project

I have a new personal project over the next few months I’m calling Weeklongs. It’s more a less an exercise in Lifestyle Design. The gist is that I’m going to engage in a different experimental activity/practice every week for at least 5 days in a given week. Activities will range from playing a sport to [...]

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