We can court new friends just like we court romantic partners. It’s not easy to make good friends as adults,…
Everywhere we look, there’s a surplus of trite, cliched advice that doesn’t work or doesn’t really apply anymore, even though…
It’s easy to stretch while watching a TV show or movie at home, converting the experience from time spent into…
When Seth Godin, Ryan Holiday, Kevin Kelly, and others say artists, entrepreneurs, and pretty much everyone else need to build…
Meditate on water, especially moving water. Water is hypnotic to watch, allowing our minds to relax and open. Water can…
Game development engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, A-Frame, and others are unexpectedly becoming some of the most important software of…
Reading and watching lots of sci-fi stories; reading books by futurists like Amy Webb, Ray Kurzweil, Michio Kaku, Kevin Kelley,…
When we’ve experienced extreme hardships or life challenges, lighter hardships come to feel comfortable. Chad, a former Navy Seal, said…
Websites were largely replaced by social media and other platforms. When this happened, we lost control over our messaging, audience,…
The hardest phase of any learning curve is the beginning. While there will always be new challenges as we master…
It’s better to ask how we can do something (e.g. make additional money in the coming months) instead of what we…
Bigger deals (e.g. big contracts, big investments, M&As, etc.) take way longer to close than anyone imagines. Big organizations are…
A couple weekends ago*, I went back to my hometown in rural Iowa for my step-brother’s wedding. Since I’d be…
Today I witnessed a miracle. It all started about four days ago when Jennie, my girlfriend*, flew to Northern California to see…
Today* I and five other Acton MBA classmates volunteered to spend time hanging out with old folks in a rehab…
As a young man, I decided that if I were to make a difference in the world, and I don’t mean…
The Law of Zero Sum Learning dictates that when we are young, if we put our heart and soul into…
In the 2000s, I built several businesses–all within the mortgage and real estate industries–and bought several commercial rental properties in…
Serendipity works in direct proportion to the clarity of your goals/plans/intentions, the force of the actions you’ve been taking recently,…
This blog, Lessons Learned, is where I post things I’ve learned. The topics can vary wildly. For years, I’ve logged…