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How to Make an Instantly Viral Product (This Might Not Work)
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Remarkable This is a word not used often enough to describe the type of product we SHOULD be trying to produce. When we create a remarkable product, it means we’ve built something that not only impacts the person receiving the product (consumer, purchaser, reader, etc.), but we’ve impacted them in such a way that they […]
in the trenches: an interview with Al Pittampalli
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Today I thought I’d try something a little different. Instead of writing a mindblowing and inspiring blog post (at least that’s my intention with every post I write), I decided to interview a successful entrepreneur, published author and good friend of mine, Al Pittampalli. This is the first in a series of interviews I'm doing with some […]
fear
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"Do the thing you fear the most and the death of fear is certain." [Emerson] Or maybe not. Maybe that fear never dies. Action quells fear because it changes our focus. Instead of experiencing the terror of a hypothetical, negative future, action requires your mind to focus on the present circumstance. Action shifts our brain […]
The Enemy Defined (part 3: the Commanding General of the Enemy)
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In the first part of this series, I described the conventional forces of the Enemy – the Army of Bad Habits (the largest of Enemy forces) In the second part of this series, I explained the unconventional force of the Enemy: Negative Self-Talk Propaganda (the most insidious of Enemy forces). In this third part of the series, […]
The Enemy Defined (part 2: Negative Self-Talk Propaganda)
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This is part 2 of a 3 part series explaining the Enemy (the thing stopping us from creating our epic work). You can read part one here. If you are new, read my new book: The Art of Instigating; this article will make more sense, I promise. In the first part of this series, I […]
The Enemy Defined (part 1: the Army of Bad Habits)
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Note: if you haven’t read The Art of Instigating, read that first. Grab a copy for free by clicking here. It’s short and sweet, I promise. The Creative War When it comes to doing creative, courageous work, there are forces at work that act against us. Any time we strive to create something from scratch […]
how to beat negative self-talk propaganda (before it beats you)
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The good thing about instigating is that so few people actually instigate, you’re competition is pretty limited. This make success (in any venture) possible and way more probable than you might expect. The bad thing about instigating is that so few people actually instigate, you’re not going to have very much company on your way […]
asymmetric goal setting and creating your own luck
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We deal with uncertainty, randomness, and luck every day. Every project we undertake is, by its nature, an uncertain endeavor (because it hasn't been done before – if it had, it would be certain, and there’d be nothing to start). Uncertainty means we can fail. But it also means we can succeed – that there is the […]
audacious goals
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Two months ago I started this website and made a commitment to myself to publish three times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The goal for every blog post is simple: to inspire and motivate you (the reader) to create your life’s work. One month ago I made a commitment to myself to start, […]
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“there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things…” [Niccolo Machiavelli] The instigator is the first to break the old by leading the new. The instigator is the first to jump […]