It’s time to be publicly accountable!
In November of last year I posted a set of goals for 2013 on this here tablet with the hope that it’d keep me accountable for accomplishing all that I wanted to.
Well it’s halfway through the year and I figured I’d let the team know how I was holding up. But first…
Did posting my goals publicly actually help with progress?
Absolutely. It comes down to understanding the human condition: there’s a theory that we all strive to be congruent and consistent with whatever we say we’re going to do because it signals integrity, a quality which we strive for.
I found this to be absolutely true. I was motivated by my desire to remain consistent with …
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In this edition of the Life-Long Learner Show (that’s right I’m calling it a show now), I sit down with Jason Shen, Co-founder of Ridejoy and The Art of Ass Kicking.
Jason is an accomplished dude across the board: National Champion Gymnast, Y-Combinator Alum, Stanford Grad. The guy has done some cool stuff which made this interview really fun to do.
In this interview we talk about:
Some surprising benefits of being authentic about your self-improvement journey
A primer on rejection therapy: what it is, why he did it, and how to get started if you want to push your comfort zone
How evolutionary biology plays a role in human behavior
The power of branding a “habit change” and how this can actually make behavior change …
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As much as I love the crisp taste of a Hefewiezen, a few months ago I finally came to terms with the fact that continuing to indulge in alcohol was preventing me from becoming the person I want to be.
I’ve never had a drinking problem….but like a lot of people in their early to mid twenties, I’ve formed a habit of sometimes drinking more than I should, especially when going out.
For the longest time, it didn’t seem to be like a big deal to me. After all it’s what practically every person I hang out with does.
We’re going out? Let’s have a few drinks (to be more fun)!!!
But amidst the crazy next day stories and contrived “we’re having …
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Be honest with yourself – why do you want to make A LOT of money?
Is it because you want to:
gain acceptance from peers?
have total autonomy over your time?
be more attractive to the opposite sex so you can find your ideal mate?
have really nice things?
to travel to really epic places? (so you can post the pictures on instagram!)
create the biggest impact possible?
feel like you’re successful? (You’ve made it baby!)
I challenge anyone reading this to take a moment to be 100% honest with themselves and answer this question – why do you want to make a lot of money?
If people without families to support are brutally honest with themselves, BTW sadly few are, and they juxtapose their life with the …
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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 value” for people when trying to network with the big boys
The art of “creating serendipity” and how I got Keith Ferrazzi, author of my favorite book Never Eat Alone to buy me dinner
How to give people a personal update on your life without it being a “ME, ME, ME” fest
What the law of reciprocity is and how to leverage the heck out of it to convince someone to meet you …
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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 want…
I strongly believe that the biggest thing that holds us back from getting everything we want is fear. Fear to look dumb. Fear to fail. Fear for retribution. Fear to even ask for what you want!!!
You know what’s weird? I bet 99% of the time your fears are completely irrational and self-fabricated. Most of us create justifications not to do …
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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 get this service for free for ATLEAST the next 6 months (retail value $1200 bones!). If you discount a crap ton of existing work on building a platform, this took me less than 2 hours accomplish. Time to explain…
Today, the only way you can get access to Zirtual’s network of U.S. based, dedicated virtual assistants is through a Zirtual referral from an existing customer. As …
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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 them in a dropbox folder so I can put them on my phone
Add members to my google group HackingNYC (2)
Make restaurant reservations (3)
Add something to my calendar (1)
Found out when I get my Zirtual credits applied and let me know the policy on them
Bottle service inquiry for my friend that’s getting deployed to Afghanistan who visited NYC. Love you Yorck!
Go through all my Skillshare classes and export all the …
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