Getting older sucks, but it sure beats the alternative. Funny thing about getting older: It’s one thing that you absolutely must earn. Oh my god, I’m old! (Old!) Is it too late for me to do something new?! Funny thing about age: There’s always someone even older looking at you worrying and they’re laughing, “Oh,…
“Learn from your mistakes.” It’s an important adage and a timeless lesson. It is in fact a lesson within a lesson: Mistakes are the most important part of learning. Only by attempting and failing do we make the knowledge part of us, create the neural pathways that allow us to improve and expand. I’m going…
What if you weren’t competing with younger, better-looking people for younger audiences, because you’re not targeting that audience in the first place? What if you who are reading this aren’t an anomaly? What if there are other people in your same stage of life looking through scads of stories of young entrepreneurs and feeling like…
When I get around to it. Just as soon as I can. Someday… One day. One of these days. Won’t that be something! You’ll see! When I get the… TIME. Tim Urban did a Ted talk on procrastination—it’s really good; I recommend it—but at the end, taking up just a few seconds, he showed what…
I wish I could create videos and publish them on YouTube. I wish I had a real camera. Plus, a teleprompter. Oh, and colored LED backlights that don’t flicker on video. And a “proper” background. And an editor. And a producer. And a Lamborghini. And a space ship. There are so many things that I…
This morning started poorly. The events that made it a poor start aren’t important, but how I reacted to them is: I got upset. Having multiple challenges come simultaneously or in quick succession can be cause for frustration and anger, or they can elevate you to greater heights of energy and focus. My normal inclination—habit—is…
Looking through the library of possible next titles I might read in the Kindle store (in spite of the fact that I am currently already reading two books), I was struck by a sense of envy, of desire, of yearning. I glance through the suggested books from authors I know and areas I’ve read, and…
For tonight’s scheduled writing slot, I was looking through an old written journal for writing ideas, and I came across some advice for starting a podcast. One of the items in the list was: Know your brand. I think that’s great advice if you have everything lined up, have learned all the lessons you need…
How does one balance enjoying the moment with ensuring that you are creating something for the future? How can I enjoy cake now when I want to have six-pack abs in three months—particularly if I already had some cake and am eying another slice? Bring the future into the present. More valuable than someday having…
Due to “things,” I blew right past the calendar entry where I’d intended to do my writing. As a result, I’m writing this when I am “supposed to be” asleep. I stated reading The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco, and boy does it make me feel lousy. The author doesn’t call me out specifically, he…
