We now live in what commentators refer to as a “post-truth world”. It’s a time when facts and reality matter considerably less to people than their own opinions and beliefs. Originally, this started in the political realm but has seeped into day-to-day interactions that you have with people.
Creating vs Engineering
One of my favourite books of 2017 was Ray Dalio’s “Principles”. If you’re not familiar with Ray Dalio, he’s the founder of Bridgewater Associates which is one of the most innovative financial management firms ever.
There is No Secret
Let me start by giving you a warning, in this email, I may mix metaphors and make all sorts of other storytelling mistakes, but you’re going to forgive me because I’m giving you advanced warning, I’m stunningly good looking, devilishly charming and unbelievably witty.
The Problem of Inattenional Blindness
Before we begin, I thought I would start by saying thanks to everyone that joined the Authority Matrix and I’m sure it’s going to really help you progress in your business. For those of you who had a look but for whatever reason, didn’t buy, thanks for the feedback from some of you and I’m planning to re-open it again in a few months if you want to join the waitlist.
The Road Ahead – 2018 Thoughts
Yesterday I talked about the year that was and said that today’s email would be about the year ahead. I’ve admittedly struggled to pull my full 2018 strategy together over the last month and it really only came together in the last couple days. I won’t go into too much detail, but I will talk about some of it and the mindset shifts so that you can maybe take away a few things you can apply to your own online business.
The Year That Was 2017
This is going to be the first part of a two-part email series – “The Year That Was” and “The Year That Will Be”. I’m going to warn you now, these will be a bit …
Maximizing Your Opportunities
For me, the best way to manage your life is to try and avoid extremism with respect to just about everything. Finances, work, fitness, food, relationships… Everything seems to work best when you inject moderation …
Book Review: The Automatic Customer
Building a solid recurring revenue stream is really the Holy Grail of any online business owner and John Warrillow’s book, “The Automatic Customer” is a really great primer on the topic.
Book Review: The Membership Economy
I read Robbie Kellman Baxter’s “The Membership Economy” for the first time almost two years ago when it was initially released. I remember reading the book and making a bunch of mental notes about good ideas and thoughts for setting up and running a membership business, but at the time it didn’t really apply to me. I always thought I’d go back and re-read “The Membership Economy” when it was more relevant.
Book Review: Peak by Anders Ericsson
Every time I would look at a book I was reading lately on Amazon, I would get a recommendation for “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise” as another book I might be interested in. I saw it so many times in fact that I decided to just grab it and give it a listen over the past week. Of course, it helps that I’ve been on a bit of a journey of exploration into the field of human excellence and this book is right in that sweet spot.