Published in60-Year Career·Mar 8Member-onlyThis 1 Underrated Skill Has Helped Me 3x My Income in the Last 3 YearsHow would it feel if you didn’t have to worry about money anymore? Last month our 7-year-old threw a snowball at our TV and we had to buy a new one. Not long afterward, our fridge died just days before we went on a trip to Hawaii. We didn’t have…Money5 min readMoney5 min read
Published inGoal Engineering·Nov 12, 2022Member-onlyTracking Your Goals is the Best Way to Stick to Them. Here’s How to Do It RightIf you want to change your life you have to stick to your goals. Nobody is going to figure out how to do that for you, it has to be you. But once you do, you open up infinite possibilities for growth, achievement, happiness, and freedom. I’ve been setting and…3 min read3 min read
Published inGoal Engineering·Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyWhether You Get Where You Want in Life Depends 100% On What You Believe About YourselfIf you don’t pause for a moment to think about this, it will continue making your life harder without you even realizing it. Whether you intentionally consider it or not, everything you do, whether you win or lose, comes down to what you think about yourself. Look at those who…2 min read2 min read
Published inGoal Engineering·Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyThe Most Important Days To Stay Consistent Are The Ones When You Don’t Feel Like ItIt’s nearly 9 pm and I’m still in the office. The last few weeks have been a blur as we’ve taken three young kids on vacation, buried two grandparents, and had to deal with one of the busiest times ever at work. To say that I am not wanting to…2 min read2 min read
Nov 8, 2022Member-only2 Unorthodox Ways to Make it Easier for Your Blog Posts to Rank #1 on Google1. Stop going for “keywords” Instead, you want to focus on finding the questions people are commonly asking about your niche and write to answer those questions. Think about it for a moment. Do you really think anybody you know would search “SMART Goals?” …2 min read2 min read
Published inGoal Engineering·Nov 4, 2022Member-only3 of the Best Quotes That Will Help You Stop Overthinking Right NowThere are no secrets to success, only consistent action over a long period of time. The problem is, you get stuck in your head, lose motivation, and stop too soon. But what if you could stay consistent? …3 min read3 min read
Published in60-Year Career·Nov 2, 2022Member-only4 Steps To a Meaningful Career and Life That Doesn’t Involve RetirementI used to think that working for myself would make me happy. But when I got there, I felt lonely and unfulfilled. My whole perspective on financial independence has completely changed since then. Now I’m excited about working for 60 years. Here are the best four lessons I’ve learned. 1. You don’t want to not work, you want fulfilling work. Having…Work2 min readWork2 min read
Published inGoal Engineering·Nov 1, 2022Member-only3 Mistakes That Are Keeping You From Reaching Your Goals1. Not setting meaningful goals Most people just set goals that others give them without realizing it. They think that keeping up with the Joneses will make them happy. But the problem is these goals don’t come from your deepest desires. They don’t tap into your best sources of motivation. …Personal Growth2 min readPersonal Growth2 min read
Nov 1, 2022Member-onlyWhy Comparison Kills Consistency and How to Stop ItTonight I started to feel discouraged as I looked through the progress that some of my fellow writers in the current Ship 30 for 30 cohort have made in the last couple of weeks. When we start feeling down like this it’s easy to get sucked into the rabbit hole…2 min read2 min read
Oct 29, 2022Member-only2 Life Lessons From 2 Funerals in 2 Days“Mom’s father died last night at about 3 am.” This was the text we got in the family group chat with my in-laws about three weeks ago. Then, just a few days ago, we got this in my family’s group chat: “My Dad is with my Mother. …2 min read2 min read