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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...

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,...

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...

Yesterday, my coaching friend was venting to me about a shitty prospective client experience. Also…my car died. The engine completely...

In the past month, I’ve experienced an increase in skill in Brazilian Jiujitsu. As a white belt, these confidence boosts are incredibly...

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...

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...

Here are all the things I’ve ever wanted to be: • astronaut • teacher • rescue swimmer (shoutout Aston Kutcher) • boxer • running back at...

When dealing with a thought or a limiting belief, answering these four questions can provide some serious clarity: 1) Is this true? 2)...

One simple lesson from Jia Jiang’s book Rejection Proof has completely changed the way I see: • sales • talking to women • doing scary...

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...

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...

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...

It’s incredibly easy to “otherize” someone. They’re just another: • refugee • thug • liberal • Republican • straight white man • bossy...

There’s a popular anecdote in the personal development world that accounts one woman’s encounter with Pablo Picasso. Much of it has been...

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...

Imposter Syndrome: • Doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. • Finding it difficult to accept your accomplishments. •...

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:...

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...

Until I was about 25, I thought relentlessly, Who should I be like? I looked to successful friends, role models, even characters in...