You’re just one big aha moment away from figuring it out. Right?

Isn’t everyone.

They spend their lives having one epiphany after another, always telling themselves that they’ve finally figured out what’s holding them back. An epiphany strikes and they think they’re finally going to be productive and creative.

At last, they’re going to turn their life and business around!

Except they don’t.

Because epiphanies suck. They don’t work.

A breakthrough… isn’t.

And yet, all around the world entrepreneurs keep pursuing the next hit of “I got it!” like they’re on drugs.

This article explains why you should avoid epiphanies like the plague. It also offers up the alternative: The tactic successful entrepreneurs use to rapidly learn and grow.  Continue reading “Why epiphanies will destroy your business”

Every now and then, I get set on fire with a burning desire to figure it out. You know… Life, The Universe and Everything.

This is one of those posts. Don’t worry though, I’m not going to throw you into the philosophical deep end. I’m simply going to reveal the simple psychological formula shared by some of the most successful entrepreneurs I’ve ever met.

It’s the philosophy I try to incorporate into my daily behavior. Despite being “deep”, it’s also the most practical decision making strategy I’ve ever stumbled across.

Get this one thing, really get it, and you’ll rapidly transform your world. Indecision will vanish. Wealth, freedom and happiness will be yours. Really.  Continue reading “The only rule that matters for Wealth Freedom and Happiness”

We want to do things that we don’t really want to do. It sucks.

Cold calls. Exercise. Writing. Tax returns. Saving.

The list goes on. Humans struggle. It feels like being torn in two directions. You intellectually want to do something scary like phoning new prospects, while simultaneously (and instinctively) avoiding it.

To get the nasty, scary stuff done we have to manipulate ourselves. Willpower is the blunt instrument of self manipulation. A psychological club with a nail through it. This article serves up the razor-sharp samurai sword alternative.  Continue reading “How to force yourself to succeed without using willpower”