Dillan Taylor
Stop saying sorry
I had a lovely discussion with a coaching friend yesterday on the utility of saying sorry. It’s something I’ve been trying to work on...
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Dillan Taylor
May 17, 20212 min read
Let go of (some of) your dreams
In the self-improvement world, saying something like that is sacrilegious. But let me explain what I mean with a story. In the past year,...
Dillan Taylor
May 14, 20212 min read
What Justin Bieber taught me
Until a few years ago, I was certain I hated The Biebs. My reasons: • He probably doesn’t write his own music • Pop lyrics are basic and...
Dillan Taylor
May 11, 20211 min read
Car engines and shitty clients
Yesterday, my coaching friend was venting to me about a shitty prospective client experience. Also…my car died. The engine completely...
Dillan Taylor
May 5, 20211 min read
Getting choked out five times in five minutes
In the past month, I’ve experienced an increase in skill in Brazilian Jiujitsu. As a white belt, these confidence boosts are incredibly...
Dillan Taylor
May 1, 20212 min read
Untraining
Two of the hardest things I’ve ever done have been: • getting myself to stop saying “like” as a filler word, and • getting out of the...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 30, 20211 min read
How donuts can change your life
A few months ago, I was watching television with a couple friends. The volume was so low that I could only make out every fourth word or...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 29, 20212 min read
What I want to be when I grow up
Here are all the things I’ve ever wanted to be: • astronaut • teacher • rescue swimmer (shoutout Aston Kutcher) • boxer • running back at...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Four magic questions
When dealing with a thought or a limiting belief, answering these four questions can provide some serious clarity: 1) Is this true? 2)...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 27, 20211 min read
How to love rejection
One simple lesson from Jia Jiang’s book Rejection Proof has completely changed the way I see: • sales • talking to women • doing scary...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Bowling is…cool?
Last night, while waiting for a friend to join me at the bar, I overheard a guy talking to his buddy. He was explaining how good he was...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Be a guide, not a boss
One of the first lessons I gathered from my coaching mentor: “People don’t do well with solutions they’ve had little or no part in...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 17, 20212 min read
Remembering
We know how to live better lives. We know that: • being fitter will make us look and feel better • more time on social media will make us...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Otherizing
It’s incredibly easy to “otherize” someone. They’re just another: • refugee • thug • liberal • Republican • straight white man • bossy...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Picasso’s napkin
There’s a popular anecdote in the personal development world that accounts one woman’s encounter with Pablo Picasso. Much of it has been...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 3, 20211 min read
Without your fears
One of my favorite powerful coaching questions is: If you removed all your fears, doubts, and worries…what would be left? I ask that to...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 2, 20211 min read
I love Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome: • Doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. • Finding it difficult to accept your accomplishments. •...
Dillan Taylor
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Uncomfortable leadership
The skill I’m currently working on improving is the skill of leadership. It could go by other names, but in general what I mean is:...
Dillan Taylor
Mar 31, 20213 min read
A trick to getting what you want
I love cliches. There are TONS of them in the world of self-improvement. After diving deeper and deeper into that world for the past four...
Dillan Taylor
Mar 30, 20212 min read
The person you should be like
Until I was about 25, I thought relentlessly, Who should I be like? I looked to successful friends, role models, even characters in...
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