I was just listening (along with 100,000 other people) to the Tim Ferris Podcast where he had best selling author, Malcolm Gladwell on as a guest. They discussed a lot of cool things, but there was one question in particular that stood out to me. Tim asked Malcolm how he handled writers block. As somebody who constantly stares at a blank…
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Leave a CommentLast night, I was out with Jill (as Coleman’s do.. out on a Wednesday), and we were talking about our goals to hit before the end of the year. My goal was to be 100% committed to a single direction in my career. It sounds like an odd goal, but in my working life I’ve always had one-foot-in and one-foot-out…
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Leave a CommentI recently had somebody very close to me give me some pretty honest feedback. I can’t lie; it stung. Receiving criticism, or “feedback,” doesn’t typically feel good to any of us. I was certainly jammed up after this person gave me some of their raw thoughts about me. When we receive criticism, our brains perceive it as a threat to our…
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Leave a CommentIn college, I use to walk to class with my earphones blasting the latest Drake or J. Cole lyrics. Sure, it’s a pretty cool party trick to know all the bars to a Cole verse, but it doesn’t add much value to life aside from that. As I’ve progressed through my 6-year college journey, I’ve started to move away from the…
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Leave a CommentSix years, three universities, and a couple part time jobs and I finally walked out of UNC-Charlotte with a college degree in Marketing. What do I have to show for it? This blog post. It’s called investing in your mind, kids. No, I’m only joking. Sort of. I just got back from from a Network Marketing conference in San Diego and all my…
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Leave a Comment“Our dilemma is that we hate change & love it at the same time; what we really want is things to remain the same but get better.” ~Sam Harris It’s 8pm. I’m blaring some positive motivational speeches into my headphones. It’s nice to end my day with some Earl Nightingale or Jim Rohn rah-rah-dominate-life type of stuff. I’m getting excited…
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Leave a CommentI was talking with someone close to me recently, and she was telling me how she overheard a mutual friend asking, “So what’s Danny doing with his life? Is he like, going to get a job or something? Why isn’t he using his degree?” Comments like this light up me insecurities. “That’s a good question. What am I doing with my…
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