“Motivation is when you inspire somebody to do something for their own good. Manipulation is when you get somebody to do something for your good. Leadership is when you persuade people to do something for your mutual benefit.” - Zig Ziglar

I was at a conference this past week, and one of the speakers, Ryan Leak, drove home a point I thought was important to share: "There's something you don't have to do... that if you did... would make a huge difference." What have you

I recently turned the big 4-0. I was inspired by one of my favorite writers, Kevin Kelly to mimic what he started on his 68th birthday (and later turned into the excellent book Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wished I Knew Earlier). Here's 40 bits of

It's graduation season again. The caps, the gowns, the family pictures. Somewhere in there is a 20 something-year-old walking off a stage with a diploma in one hand and a phone full of congratulations in the other, trying to figure out what comes next. I remember

This deserves to be a 5 hour conversation. Steve Stoute dropped so many jewels in this quick 20 minute conversation but the one that stood out is about talent vs. fame. In the past, you got famous because of talent. That isn't the case anymore. Definitely worth sitting

Here's my one night, one time only ever 5 minute comedy set. I graced as the same stage as other great comedians like Dave Chapelle, Kevin Hart, and Craig Robinson so it was the perfect backdrop to kick off my Year 40 celebration (bday in May). I was

I was reminded this week that life doesn’t respond to what we want, it responds to what we practice. There’s a quiet principle at work most of the time: what we offer tends to come back to us — not as a reward, but as a reflection. That’s

I’ve been reintroduced to Influence by Robert Cialdini recently. It’s usually described as a book about persuasion, but that framing misses something essential. This isn’t really about manipulation. It’s about how people respond to who you are being over time. Most of the principles only work

A good quote from Kevin Kelly: “To transcend the influence of your heroes, copy them shamelessly like a student until you get them out of your system. This is the way of all masters.” From Founders: #410 Excellent Advice for Living. I've been reminded in the last week