Why Some People Seem to Have All the Luck
"Good luck with that." "Beginner's luck." "You lucky dog."
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Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time to Start Your Side Hustle
We’ve all heard it a thousand times: success is all about being in the right place at the right time. It’s a comforting thought, suggesting that big breaks are a matter of luck or circumstance. But this idea is also incredibly dangerous. It teaches us to wait for success to come knocking instead of building it ourselves. It makes us believe that our situation matters more than our substance.
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The Biggest Myth Holding Your Side Hustle Back
Ever watch someone truly gifted at their craft and think, “They were just born with it”? Whether it’s seeing Warren Buffett explain the market, Eric Clapton play a guitar solo, or Simone Biles perform a flawless routine, the gap between their ability and ours can feel impossibly wide. It’s easy to convince ourselves they have some secret ingredient, some innate talent that we simply don’t.
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A Simple Way to Boost Team Motivation
As a leader, some of the most powerful concepts for growth aren't directives—they're discussion starters. If you want to elevate your team's mindset, the best way is to guide them through a conversation and let them arrive at the key insights themselves.
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Why Your Mind Is Sabotaging Your Side Hustle
We are living in an era of unprecedented information. In the last fifty years, the dawn of the digital age has caused an explosion of knowledge and data. Every single day, we collectively generate about 1.15 trillion megabytes of new data—a fact I found in a quick 45-second Google search. To put that in perspective, we create more new information in a 24-hour cycle than all of our ancestors did over millions of years.
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Why Your Brain Isn't Designed for Happiness
If our brain is supposedly designed to help us build the life we want, why does it so often feel like it’s working against us? Why do we think, feel, and struggle the way we do? And on the flip side, what’s happening when we actually succeed? My own journey to understand how our minds work started with that simple question: I had no idea it would lead to such profound insights about who we are.
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Getting Out of Your Own Way Is the First Step
Have you ever caught yourself in a loop of self-doubt? That feeling when you desperately want to achieve something, but you just can't seem to make it happen because you're your own worst enemy. How many times have you talked yourself out of a great idea?
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Growing Your Business With 'Dead' Media
In the rush to master the latest digital marketing trends, it's become common to hear that old-school media is dead. But reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. While everyone else is fighting for attention in crowded digital spaces, a smart few are finding incredible returns by going against the grain.
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Are Your Emails Helping or Hurting Your Side Hustle?
Let’s be honest for a second. When it comes to your email list, are you acting like a good friend or that one annoying cousin? You know the one—they only show up at the family reunion to pitch you on a pyramid scheme or ask for a job.
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