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Your Desk Will Not Attend Your Funeral
I didn’t expect to find a rock in my dad’s closet. White socks? Sure White underwear? Of course Gray rock? A bit of a surprise. When I was younger, I snooped around the house a lot. I have vivid memories of seeing how long I could move from room …
9 Mantras That Changed My Life Forever
Almost a year ago, all of this started by accident. I found myself muttering the same phrase every morning as I walked my dog. 2 words: “Thank you.” I would say those two words over and over again. A kind of chant. I probably looked a little …
How to Create a Bulletproof Mindset
“Hmm, maybe my self-worth will be in this book,” I thought. It wasn’t. “Oh, this podcast will probably give me all the answers I need to start a business” It didn’t. “Maybe a membership with this prestigious organization can validate …
4 Ways I Improved My Life as the World’s Most Average Person
Ready for some honesty you don’t see much on the Internet? Here we go: I am 26 years old, have started exactly zero companies to date, and currently have a net worth of approximately not very much. I have 3 very close friends and a pretty close …
This is The Most Overrated Pleasure
No, it’s not the cell phone specifically. The most overrated pleasure is the notification (in all forms). You see how it happened, don’t you? First: The notification told us about human interaction: Ring! — “Oh, someone is calling. …
These 6 Words Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Failure
Blink-blink-blink. My cursor pulsed on the blank page. I wrote sentence and then deleted every word. I stood up 6 times for coffee in 2 hours. Surprisingly, my page would still be blank when I returned. I wanted to start a blog. I wanted to start …
Here’s One Thing You Can Do If You Have a Boring Job
My first week of corporate work, I was assigned 18 company policies to read. My second week of work, I was given 40 hours to complete a draft of ONE document. My third week of work, I was in a meeting about a project I might join one day. My forth …
Shift Your Mindset By Saying Less of These 4 Things
The ball rocketed into the air, took a definite left turn, and crashed down into the water with a sickening: *Splash* My dad and I were on the 11th hole, and I was practicing for an upcoming golf tournament. The day’s work wasn’t exactly going …
2 Words I Use to Get Smarter Every Day
“Hedge fund manager?” I affirm, nodding and thinking of lawn care. “That makes sense. The world needs those.” Probably 16 times a day I say things which are wrong or dumb or misinformed. More often than not everyone goes along with it because I’m …
How to Ignore Absolutely Everything
And that’s how I got banned from Amazon preorders for a year. Oh wait. I have to write the post first, don’t I? Let me go back. Here is what I’ve noticed about being an adult so far: Everyone wants my attention. Everyone …
10 Things that Surprised Me About Growing Up
1) Nobody feels like an adult Most of us are just faking it. 2) Many people do not care about their jobs The idea of doing good work for good work’s sake is not universal. 3) Life goes faster every year Luckily, someone explained this one to …
Dear Young People Looking for a Career — Do This
Dear career seekers: In life, I know 2 things to be true First - crunchy peanut butter is better than creamy. Second - I will be bored of what I'm doing now in six months. I meet many people who say “I don’t like to work,” or (worse) “I’m not good …
What To Do When You Completely Blow It
Yesterday was bad, bad, bad... but on the plus side, you can actually SEE the Tennessee humidity in this video. …
Don’t Expect This From the Internet
Oh, and you can get that book I talked about right here while the kindle price is still only $2.99. Or, if you like - read a free preview right here. …
The Ultimate Survival Guide to Not Fitting In
Someone once told me to write about what I know, so here’s this: I’m good at not fitting in. I do it all the time. But humans need to belong, so I do these things to make people think I’m a normal human being. 1. Improve your small talk No …
One Question You Should Consider Today
Imagine, please, a 6'5'’ 240 lb. man perched upon a little stool, brush in hand, surveying his palette across from another tower of flesh and veins (who in my imagination is posed exactly like “The Thinker”). If I were a massive hunk of brown …
26 Things I’ve Learned in 26 Years
I am not a life coach, and I’m tired of posing as one. Why would I try and tell you how to be successful if I’m sitting here right now with like $800 dollars in the bank? Why would I try and give you career advice when I’m still an underling? I’m …
What are You Chasing?
His vice wasn't a drink Not a powder nor pill His drug was the web That's where he got his fill He copied the "greats" Who said "always stay busy!" He kept writing and working So much so you'd get dizzy. Headline hacks made him …
My Dirty Little Secret
The other day I got asked one of my favorite questions: "Todd, you're writing online a lot about being successful and how to create better stuff. Don't you have any actual creative projects to work on like a novel?" Here's the short answer: Yes, I …
What Happens When Our Heroes Have Flaws?
When I worked at a summer camp, we often had themed dress days. For Christmas Days, you’d wear all your Christmas accessories. For Disney Day, you’d dress as a prince or princess or something. For Donald Trump day you’d all wear ridiculous …