Blog Category: leadership

The Last Safe Investment is…

“If it wasn’t for my parents, I would have killed myself,” Michael Ellsberg was telling me. I hadn’t seen him in four years. But then he sent a random text and by…

“If it wasn’t for my parents, I would have killed myself,” Michael Ellsberg was telling me. I hadn’t seen him in four years. But then he sent a random text and by coincidence he was just a block away. The sun was out. I had nothing to do but wander. I was looking for a […]

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How To Be A Bad Leader

I am the best bad leader in the world. Not only do I know everything about how to fail as a leader but I also have spent large amounts of time with…

I am the best bad leader in the world. Not only do I know everything about how to fail as a leader but I also have spent large amounts of time with bad leaders. This is a UNIQUE opportunity for you to hear what the top 10 qualities are of bad leaders. All of the […]

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What I Learned About Leadership When I Interviewed The Biggest Drug Dealer In History

We want you to come out here and interview “Freeway Rick Ross” on stage. Who? I was talking to Jayson Gaignard. I don’t really know anything about anything so Jayson had to…

We want you to come out here and interview “Freeway Rick Ross” on stage. Who? I was talking to Jayson Gaignard. I don’t really know anything about anything so Jayson had to explain and then I looked up Rick. And then I got obsessed. Rick Ross had sold about a billion dollars worth of crack […]

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The Skills We All Need But College Doesn't Teach

He dropped out of high school. Started a company that didn’t work. Read a lot. Then started another company. He wanted me to advise his company. I didn’t do it. But we…

He dropped out of high school. Started a company that didn’t work. Read a lot. Then started another company. He wanted me to advise his company. I didn’t do it. But we spoke for awhile about his being a high school dropout. He said, “Once I figured out how I can learn to learn then […]

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