Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. The Three Truths Each summer, we head to our cottage to have time to unplug. We'll often have extended family up with us for a period of time and spend some time with just the four of us. It's not all great, though, which brings us to today's newsletter, which is short but important. But first, a message from our sponsor: The Fight Last summer, while...
4 days ago • 6 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Let Go This is a story I love. It's so simple and it hits so hard. Before I dive in, a word from our sponsor: Without further ado, let me share a story about two monks with you: In a lush, serene mountain range, two monks, a master and his disciple, walked along a forest path, their robes gently brushing against the forest floor. The air was crisp,...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Give Them Their Flowers Tonight's a short one, Team. A short one and hopefully a powerful one. But first, a word from our sponsor: The idea is about giving people their flowers. You may be wondering what I mean, so let's dive in. So often in life, we have people we love and care about, but we don't tell them. We expect we'll always be able to tell them...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Burnout Burnout is like a rut but affects all aspects of your life, not just your creative process or work. Before we dive in, here's a word from our sponsor: Back to burnout. When I talked with Brad Stulberg on the Podcast, we talked about burnout being an occupational hazard for creators. The curse of the creator is the dark side of obsession. It is...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Everything You Want is on the Other Side I’ve been thinking about this one a lot, lately. No matter what you want, I want, we all want, it’s possible. We’ve talked about it before, it’s simple, it comes down to the rule: Know what you want Understand what it takes Do the work, day in, day out The problem is, it’s: Hard Difficult Challenging Before we...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Overcome Imposter Syndrome You may not know you're a member, but odds are you’re a member of the Imposter Syndrome Club. 30% of high-achievers deal with it 70% of adults experience it at some point You know the feeling, even if you don't know the name. You rack up accomplishments, but inside you're asking: Am I a fraud Am I cut out for this When will...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work You've probably heard this statement before and wondered, what the hell are they talking about? Well, it's simple, whether it's sports, business or your career, you go much further with a strong team, the right team, behind you! The question of course is, how you build the team, or as one of my favorite authors, Jim...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Consequences In physics, Newton's Third Law of Motion states: For every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. If object A exerts a force on object B, object B also exerts an equal and opposite force on object A. In other words, forces result from interactions. The same is true in life. Before dive in, here's a word from our...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Plant the Seeds Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. - Warren Buffet When you learn to plant seeds, you'll change your life. Whether it's personal, professional or financial, it's been one of the greatest skill sets I've developed, but before we dive in, here's a word from our sponsor: Personal and...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Find the Floor This has been on my mind this week with work, weightlifting and, as I think through it, goal setting. It's the idea of Finding the Floor or, baseline, if you will. Before we dive in, let's hear from this week's sponsor: Finding the Baseline Have you ever started a new diet? I know I have. You may be talking to the nutritionist, or...
2 months ago • 2 min read