Book #13: Great by Choice

My goal in 2018 is to read 52 books. Here is a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Each book is ranked on a 5-star scale (5 is best). ***** Great by Choice Great by Choice blew me away. I think maybe based on where I am in my entrepreneurship journey – 20+…

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6 ideas to help you get organized and get more done

I spend a lot of time focusing on time optimization and focus. The ability to focus on the right things and “get stuff done” is the difference between mediocrity and greatness. Since we’re all here to try to accomplish greatness, here are six ways you might consider getting on top of things: #1 – Identify…

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Optimist vs Actionist

In the book, Do the KIND Thing, the founder of KIND, Daniel Lubetsky, talks about the the power of optimism for entrepreneurs. But he positions his form of optimism as something he calls, Actionism. I looked this term up and here’s what I found: ACTIONIST: a person that does not accept things as they are and…

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It never occurred to me to quit

We had just lost a match that we should have won, and the next day our college tennis coach decided he wanted to teach us a lesson. We got to the courts that afternoon and it had just started to rain. We all thought practice would be called off as we strolled up to the…

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The 3 keys to being in the mistake making business

Making mistakes is something we all do. And if you’re trying to accomplish something great – like building a company – then mistakes are part of the process. And making mistakes CORRECTLY becomes the goal ;) Here are my 3 tried and true lessons for successfully being in the mistake making business: #1 – Recognizing…

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