My days as a writer had ended. I had a bad experience with publishing a book in 2010. In 2009 I published a book that had sold almost nothing. My publisher hated me. My agent didn’t want to work with me. I lost interest in writing the kind of books they wanted me to write. […] Read On…
Is it just a coincidence that the exact number of hours it takes to catch up on Game of Thrones is also the number of hours it takes to get a pilot’s license? Smart people are wondering about climate change, tariffs, the Middle East, inventing non-lethal weapons, etc. I woke up this morning at 4am […] Read On…
I was sick of it. Every book publisher (Wiley, Penguin, HarperCollins, Hay House, etc.) said the same thing: “We’re great at marketing. We’ll take care of it for you.” Then when it came time to publish the book, they all said something like, “So I guess you should start tweeting it out. We don’t do […] Read On…
I used to have two places. An apartment in the city and a house closer to my kids about 60 miles upstate. Both leases were ending. (This was 2016. But it relates to today. Because I’m going to show you how your actions from yesterday don’t have to be your actions today. And there’s freedom […] Read On…
1) HONESTY. When you lie, you split in two. One part of you is the lie, the other part is the truth. It’s hard enough for me to live one life, let alone two. Honesty is the key to being the hero of your story. 2) HEALTH. Eat. Move. Sleep. If you are sick in […] Read On…
Every time I meet Seth Godin he changes my life. He’s been on my podcast maybe 4-5 times. I forget. The time before this one was about a year ago. Before the podcast started, he politely asked me if I wanted a glass of water. I was the host! I should’ve asked him if he […] Read On…
I was blown away by this story. A comedian was talking about her birthday. She and Dave Chappelle and two other comedians were performing two sets that night, finishing around midnight. This was just in the past year. Chappelle has been doing standup comedy for 30 years. His sets are effortless. He’s already the best. […] Read On…
