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I Keep a Dopamine Notebook to Capture and Put Distracted Thoughts into Paper Jail
"Dopamine itself is not the reward, it is the build-up to the reward". – Andrew Huberman
How ADD flipped upside down in my head, and became a superpower
I wanted to share what flipped in my head around being ADD.
So you want to be creative? Excitement is the missing ingredient
If I'm not excited or energized, I can't do something. You can call it a flaw, something I need to work through or work on, something I should get past, but I'm not sure I can. And yes, I've read Pressfield's "The War of Art." "Excitement is for amateurs." "You
It's not about better productivity, it's about better boundaries
I think we have an epidemic of working while feeling like we aren't getting anything accomplished. One of the biggest anxieties I see in myself and my clients is the desire to be further along, faster. Feeling low-level anxiety? Feeling behind? Always thinking about the future and trying to problem
What keeps a great partnership going?
This week both clients of mine and I are all speaking with potential partners for their businesses. These can be loose affiliate-type partnerships or deeper, long-lasting partner decisions. Partnerships are a bit like new romantic relationships, and many of them don't work out in the long run. I see plenty
Today's terms (Consulting and business)
Not everyone in your company uses and interprets language the same, and that causes issues. I remember this was a continual problem in trying to get on the same page with my team at Death to Stock. Miscommunications would persist until finally, we realized we were speaking about different things
Squarespace's new updates
After using Super.so for my personal coaching website, I'm moving over to Squarespace. It's funny, way back when I got started I was all about Squarespace. This is like, 2012 or so, so it was really early days. Having a "no-code" builder at that time was epic. I built
Making the "Good Will" Leap
One thing that really surprised me when I was talking with a client of mine is remembering how we met. It turns out we met because I had offered to help him out with some no-code stuff around databases. Which is funny, because I don't think about myself as savvy
Wearing a bigger hat
When you put yourself into a role like "coach" "parent" or "student" you identify as that role. Picture yourself wearing a hat where that is written across the front. Because of that identification, we look at the world from that role. The student can't possibly start a business because, after
The answer to "What do you want?"
Everything beyond our basic needs is a want. If you have made a non-essential purchase in the last month, it was a want. If there is a cheaper car, phone, item of clothing, or meal you could have purchased, you chose to buy what you wanted, not needed. The absolute
