I dropped out of college in my last semester. I didn’t think too hard about it. I mean, for years I felt I was a round peg in a square hole. Maybe you can relate. Out of place. Out of touch. Out of sync. Not doing what you were brought to this planet for. It […]

Go back in. Talk to the leader. The presenter. The expert. The guru. Fear can grip us way too easily. I know you’ve said it to yourself before… “I’ll just call it a night. I don’t feel like talking to anyone else at this event.” But something nags at you. There is still something to […]

How do you grow? Personal growth in yourself… Your company… Your organization… I often hear from people (when applying to our program, and when considering other investments in themselves or their business) this sentence: “I will join when I get that next big project.” “I will hire a coach when I get to $1mm in […]

The rock’s sharp fangs dug deep into the tips of my toes. I couldn’t tell if my feet were simply wet, or if they were seeping with blood. Why am I on this cliff? If I slip, it will be a terribly gory death. In front of a cache of friends, and most of all, […]

During my childhood, there was a myth that was readily predicated by the adults in my life: come up with that next big idea and you will succeed. Teachers. Parents. Media. Your neighbor Bob. They all crazy for this myth. We see successful people changing the world and we dissolve away everything that was required […]

As a startup entrepreneur, I need to be careful with my cash. I have put a lot into my newest venture, uGurus, and will continue to invest heavily as we are aggressively growing the business. Not only that, but my wife and I just welcomed our first child into the world last summer. Family expenses […]

My mouth is parched. Not like “oh, I fancy a sip of water,” but like, “please attach a firehouse directly to my lips, screw it tight, and let it flow.” I remember someone saying something about providing water on the table. I glanced next to the podium: a table full of empty water bottles. I […]