Contents
1Who You Are
25 lessons
Character, mindset, and the person you choose to be.
- 1The Last Inch of Us
- 220 40 60
- 3Defining Moments
- 4Your True Value
- 5Try not to notice….
- 6Happiness is a Choice
- 7If you want respect, carry yourself in a way that commands it.
- 8Your Thoughts Define You
- 9Stay Humble
- 10Extreme Ownership
- 11Entitlement
- 12Who do you think you’re talking to!?
- 13The Choice is Yours
- 14Be kind but not weak
- 15Destiny
- 16Confidence
- 17Strong, Smart, Brave
- 18You are not your backhand…
- 19Who do you want to be?
- 20The One Thing They Can’t Take
- 21Social Media
- 22What Makes You Special?
- 23Hard Choices
- 24The Person You Want to Be
- 25Nobody is Perfect
2Be Bold
20 lessons
Asking, taking risks, and spotting the open door.
- 1Go Big or Go Home, Baby!
- 2You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get
- 3Windows of Opportunity
- 4Audaces Fortuna Iuvat
- 5There Are No Rules
- 6Beg Forgiveness, Don’t Ask Permission
- 7Burn the Boats
- 8The “Nos” Don’t Matter
- 9Heroes are Human, Too
- 10Fight For It
- 11Hard Work = Luck
- 12While Taking Risk, Protect the Downside
- 13Why?
- 14What is courage?
- 15Take Society as a Suggestion
- 16Say “Yes”
- 17What’s the worst that can happen?
- 18Grow or Be Comfortable?
- 19Stories You Can Tell
- 20Opportunity
3Do the Work
28 lessons
Effort, habits, focus, and finishing what you start.
- 1Nothing Lasts Forever
- 2Activity Isn’t Accomplishment
- 3Strengths vs. Weaknesses
- 4Power of Habit
- 510,000 Hour Rule
- 6You Get Out What You Put In
- 7Are you getting better or worse?
- 8A Goal is a Dream With a Deadline
- 9Pay the Price
- 10Be a Finisher
- 11Patience
- 12Practice Makes Perfect: Wrong
- 13You can do anything…
- 14Now or later?
- 15Do the Work
- 16You are the Hero of Your Own Movie
- 17Your Life Depends On It
- 18Success Takes Time
- 19Anything Worth Doing
- 20Progress, Not Perfection
- 21Nerves
- 22Power of Discipline
- 23Never Satisfied
- 24Dream, But Have a Plan
- 25I’ll do it “Some day”
- 26Top Athletes
- 27Art & Fear
- 28Chasing rabbits
4Fall Down, Get Up
14 lessons
5Think Well
24 lessons
Learning, judgment, decisions, and your future self.
- 1Read
- 2Lucky and Good
- 3Brains AND Brawn
- 4Tools, Not Answers
- 5Never Stop Learning
- 6Smart Enough
- 7Strong Views, Weakly Held
- 8Ask Your Future Self
- 9What if you die young?
- 10Estehkhareh
- 11It’s Never Black or White
- 12Solicit Feedback
- 13Knowledge is Attainable
- 14Play the Long Game
- 15Si vis pacem, para bellum
- 16Your Choices Determine Your Future
- 17Growing In Life
- 18When you need to think….
- 19The Best Students
- 20How to Change the World
- 21The Long Arc of Your Life
- 22What would you say?
- 23Being Open Minded
- 24Clever vs. Wise
6Your People
18 lessons
Love, friends, conflict, and leading others.
- 1Teamwork
- 2Check Your Ego at the Door
- 3Heartbreak
- 4Power of Mentors
- 5Assume the Best
- 6Relationships Take Work
- 7Don’t take any bull…
- 8Be Nice
- 9Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
- 10Advice to a Young Leader
- 11Friends
- 12Marriage
- 13The Importance of Communicating Well
- 14Arguments & Emotions
- 15Observe Your Judgements
- 16Leadership
- 17Breaking the Ice
- 18Worth Fighting For?
7Work, Money & a Good Life
28 lessons
Earning, saving, and what all of it is for.
- Work & Money
- 1Learn in Your 20s, Earn in Your 30s
- 2How to Get Rich
- 3Deciding What You Want to Do
- 4On Becoming a Millionaire
- 5Should you be an entrepreneur?
- 6Save, but be Happy
- 7Why Capitalism Works
- 8Low Overhead = Low Stress
- 9Jim Collins’ Top 10
- 10The Wealth Paradox
- 11Employee Advice
- 12Passion
- 13Somebody Has to Sell
- 14Money Buys Happiness
- A Good Life
- 15Every Right a Responsibility
- 16It’s never too late…
- 17Life is Good
- 18Pale Blue Dot
- 19The MBA & the Fisherman
- 20Life is About Balance
- 21We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
- 22What is Success?
- 23Time
- 24Gratitude
- 25The Secrets to Happiness
- 26Live, For I am Coming
- 27Don’t Settle
- 28Go without…
AAppendix
13 pages
Family keepsakes, the full readings behind the part openers, and the short notes and duplicates from the old site.
- Family & personal
- 1Change is the Only Constant
- 2Drive fast if you wanna come!
- 3The cutest email ever
- 4Hi! I’m Kat
- Readings
- 5Man in the Arena
- 6The Road Not Taken
- 7If
- 8Do not go gentle into that good night
- 9Pre
- Notes & duplicates
- 10Do the Work
- 11Don’t wait to lose something to appreciate it
- 12Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become
- 13Para Bellum