Maintenance hours, not purchase price. That’s how much something cost. I’ve owned a lot of stuff. Cars, houses, other stuff. Now I own little stuff. Rent, no cars. I’m happier now. Fewer things to maintain. To fix. To register. To renew. Insure. Update. Subscribe. I get criticized for this often. You don’t want to own…
What’s the price of creating a company with good, steady revenue growth and profitability? Boredom (potenially). Here are a few quotes from Roger Lowenstein’s book on Warren Buffet and what it was like working for him when he was a board member at the Washington Post (he was calling the shots alongside Katharine Graham, the…
I’ve interviewed or met thousands of very successful people. Billionaires. Hundreds of millionaires. Famous people. And likely whatever else brag I can put here to make this statement carry weight: Most successful people I’ve met set goals. And the process of getting specific about goals creates breakthroughs. Here’s how I set goals: A, B, Z….
My friend Ben Wilson has stage 4 lung cancer. He has 4 kids under the age of 5. Yesterday I saw him. He found out 6 weeks ago. In that time he moved his home closer to his doctor, got his will + estate stuff together, and gone to endless doctor appointments. He also raised…
Yesterday Lloyd Blankfein came to my office to record My First Million. Lloyd used to be the CEO of Goldman Sachs. I’ve met loads of billionaires and powerful people through the podcast. But Lloyd was the first person I’ve done a podcast with, I think, who was 1) powerful because he ran powerful organization that…
I’ve been lucky to hang out with incredibly successful people because of my job. Additionally, I spent the weekend speaking at a conference in Austin, Texas. Plus, I used to live in Austin. I have a ~30 person friend group there who I love like family. Most of them are entrepreneurs. And those who aren’t…
I just finished reading a book called The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing. I’m writing a summary here so that I can remember it better. It’s a 9/10 book. The Law of Leadership It’s better to be first than it is to be better. The first brand in a customer’s mind almost always wins, regardless…
And why I think you should dress this way (if you want to look great forever).
I’m on a Ralph Lauren kick. The entrepreneur, not the brand (but I am also very into that, too!). One concept that he’s turned me onto: designing your life to be like a movie, and you’re the star. I’ve always been into the idea of “being the director of your own movie.” It makes life…
I know how money is made. Tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions. I’ve studied it. And even made a little myself. The world of money making used to mystify me. Now I get it. And frankly, the topic is starting to even bore me! Politics on the other hand? I don’t get it. I…