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January 22, 2019

One thing I do to beat back the voices of doubt.

One of the voices of doubt I hear whenever I sit down to work is this: "You don't have enough time." Sometimes, that morphs into, "It's too late." Or, "You're too busy to get...
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January 10, 2019

One question that is haunting me in 2019.

I recently had dinner with a friend who owns a business. He told me that in his space, there's a temptation for young business owners to pretend they have big businesses. He...
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January 03, 2019

20 things I'd tell you over coffee. (Or more likely, queso.)

If you and I sat down for coffee and you asked me for 3-5 of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about finishing things over the years, here's what I'd probably talk to you...
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December 31, 2018

Doing a comedy set was terrifying. Here's why I did it.

For 10 years, I told anyone who would listen that I was going to do comedy someday. I didn't know how. I didn't know when. I didn't know where. All I knew was why. I love to...
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December 19, 2018

How the right kind of data can prevent disaster.

I'm not a naturally organized or data-focused person. Excel scares me to death and math is my mortal enemy, but researching my latest book, “Finish” taught me something...
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December 13, 2018

Here's the worst gift I ever gave my wife.

What's the worst gift you ever gave someone? I've given some terrible ones over the years. I would love to say it's because my personality style doesn't value gifts or maybe...
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December 10, 2018

7 ways I use this piece of paper to have an awesome year.

I need to warn you about something. In this video, I have on an amazing sweater. It's covered with playful foxes and you will be very tempted to get distracted during this short...
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December 05, 2018

Help me light the way home again this year.

I sat in a circle one cold Wednesday morning. Thistle Farms, an organization that has helped women escape from the bonds of trafficking, prostitution and addiction, invites...
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December 03, 2018

Jordan sent me an email. I want to get one from you, too.

A few weeks ago, a guy named Jordan Geist sent me an email. Here's what it said: In 2017, I was tired of quitting on a bunch of goals and resolutions just weeks in, I had...
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