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This morning I lit $81,666.66 on fire. 🔥🔥🔥 Well, at least that’s what it felt like.😒 See, if you’ve been reading my blog recently… Then you saw my...

When it comes to leadership, Machiavelli doesn’t work. ☝️ It’s not better to be feared than loved…❌ It’s better to be loved.✅ When people are afraid...

Yo.👋 The topic of whether freelancers should accept an offer/promise of equity in a company came up during a bonus call we did for Copy Accelerator....

It was a Friday night and I was dining outside at a place called Las Brisas in Laguana Beach. I'm at a high top table by myself, staring at the...

It was a beautiful and clear morning by the beach…☀ And I was going to do a walk before my daughter got up.🚶 I’ve been doing this walk the last few...

I got an email from someone letting me know that one of my LinkedIn Posts got ripped off. That original post went kind of “viral” with over 5k views...

I wrote this from a deck overlooking the ocean in Laguna Beach. If you read my other blog post, you know I had some issues with the hotel room I’d...

I’m really good at going with the flow.😎 It wasn’t always this way…🤷‍♂️ Little things used to set me off…😒 But a few years back, I had this...

Have you heard that expression before? Money follows attention?🤔 The first time I heard it was from Vince Delmonte… And it has always stuck with me…...

I was reading a pretty controversial book called The Bell Curve. 👨‍💻 It’s controversial, because the authors argue that: You can generally measure...

Justin and I were guests on a podcast that’s hosted by Travis Gomez and Emma Rainville. The episode was all about partnerships… 🤝 And it was one of...

I had two interesting conversations on Social Media recently…📱 And in both cases, I discouraged someone from buying my stuff.❌ The first happened in...

One of the books I’ve read is called The Storm Before the Calm by George Friedman.📖 The major thesis of this book is that there are institutional...

On Episode 11 of Road to a Billion, Kimi Du asked an interesting question…❓ Ostensibly it was about avoiding burnout…🤯 But really, it was about the...

I got asked an interesting question by Carlos Rosario, which I’ll paraphrase here: 👇 “You mentioned that in the first year you had a supplement...

I found out that some old-school copywriter sent out an email to his list, bashing me and crapping on networking and masterminds.😤 It was super...

During the recording of Episode 9 of The Road to a Billion…🎥 Ed Reay and I received an interesting question from Jazz Courtenay. He asked: 👇 “What...

Someone I’ve been helping said, “From the end of time I’m gonna owe you big…” And while I’m honored by that sentiment…🤗 The truth is, this person...

I remember the conversation perfectly…🤓 My wife Laura and I were driving down Charleston BLVD in Las Vegas, headed toward dinner…🚗 And she mentioned...

After my previous post, Marvin Artates asked me a follow-up question about pivoting.  He said: “Why not talk about how to get out of a rut and...