The Paradox of Progress
“Growth for growth’s sake is the ideology of a cancer cell.”We live in an era where it feels like every week there’s a new tool,
Is It Worth It?
Opportunities are infinite. Time and Effort are not.I often reflect on that line when I’m considering my next move. Especially in business.More so recently, as
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?
For months, I’ve been walking around with what I thought was a Naval Ravikant quote in my head.“If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?”Turns
Why People Buy: The 6 Forms of Value Every Business Should Understand
For the first couple of years running my auto body shop, I used to budge on price.A customer would come in, hear the quote, and
Five Questions That Tell You If Your Business Idea Has Legs
I get a version of this conversation almost every week.Someone pulls me aside at an event, in my messages, or over coffee and says, “I
How to Build Optionality on Purpose
In the last piece, I asked a question worth sitting with: how many real options do you actually have right now?Not hypothetically. Right now. If
What is Financial Freedom?
For most of my life, I chased a feeling.Not a number. Not a specific asset.A feeling. The feeling of being free. Free from stress, free from
Individual Prosperity Index
At one point, I thought I was doing well.Not rich, not where I wanted to be, but at least moving in the right direction.Businesses running,
Designing Your Good Life
Most people are living someone else’s definition of a good life, and they don’t know it.Not because they’re lazy or uninformed. But because nobody ever
3 Things No One Tells You About Starting Your First Business
Most first-time founders learn these lessons the hard way. You don’t have to.Someone tells you they want to start a business and follow their passion,