Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. A Birthday Newsletter As you read this, I turn 47, though, in reality, nothing feels different than 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40...Okay, that's where it ends, and reality sets in, it has changed since my 30s, but, what's changed the most, my perspective. Something we all forget. We create our own reality from our perspective. What we believe tends to...
4 days 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. Through the Darkness I've discussed some of the health challenges I've been facing in several of our newsletters over the last six months. What I haven't shared is how hard this last year has been, in general. Bottom line, it's been the worst year of my life, personally, professionally and financially. But, and maybe this is just the way I'm wired, I...
11 days ago • 5 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. A Simple Life It's a Simple Life that will help you decrease your spend. That was the biggest takeaway from my trip to Colorado last summer. I was hanging out with the Financial Independence and Early Retirement (FIRE) crowd, and we didn't talk about money at all. We didn't need to. You could see how the habits of financial independence were built into...
18 days 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. The Seconds The seconds, the minutes, the Precious Moments This post hits home for me, as most of them do. It’s about my time as a father, my children, and it’s so much more than that. Before we dive into that, though, let’s hear from this week’s sponsor: Sponsored by: HubSpot Turn AI into Your Income Engine HubSpot’s groundbreaking guide "200+...
25 days 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. Consistency Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. - Dwayne Johnson But first, a word from this week's sponsor: Sponsored by: The Rundown AI Start learning AI in 2025 Everyone talks about AI, but no one has the time to learn it. So, we found the simplest way to learn AI...
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. Expectations This has been on my mind. I see it in my children, my wife, and me and in people we interact with. I see the impact expectations have on how someone feels more than the event itself and it's something more people should be aware of. Before we dive into my thoughts on this, here's a word from our wonderful sponsor this week - HubSpot:...
about 1 month 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. Reconciled Yesterday, in a Twitter DM, someone asked me what’s one piece of advice you often share to help others achieve financial freedom and live a fulfilling life? It's a simple answer. I've been teaching it to my boys since they were 9 and 6 years old and will never tire of sharing it: Know what you want Understand what it takes Do the work. Day...
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. The Time We Have 79.5 years It's 954 months That's 4,134 weeks Which is 28,938 days This is how long you'll live. It is the average N. American life span. As our kids age and my wife and I grow older, I think about this a lot. But, before we dive into my thoughts on this, here's a word from our wonderful sponsor this week: Sponsored by: Superhuman AI...
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. James Clear said: Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. It's one of the most powerful statements I've heard for radical ownership, which to me is the greatest driver of our success. But first, a word from this week's sponsor: Sponsored by: Brain.fm Transform Your Focus With Brain.fm We know you’re always on the hunt...
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. Laziness is a Superpower I've always said I'm Lazy. From the outside, people say I'm very productive and when I hear them talk about what I've achieved personally, professionally and financially, I guess they're right: CFO Father Ironman Ultramarathon Wrote a 1st novel Launched a Podcast 30-Year Relationship Achieved a high net worth Started a real...
2 months ago • 7 min read