Why Confidence Matters (And How to Get It)
Confidence is one of those game-changing qualities — like rapport, empathy, and courage — that is both incredibly valuable and highly elusive. As soon as we “try” to be confident, we’ve already failed....
View ArticleHow to Deliver Bad News (and Not Be the Bad Guy)
Confession: I hate giving someone bad news. I hate the anticipation of it. I hate the conversation itself. I hate the feeling I’m left with afterward, even if it has to be done, even if I know it was...
View ArticleHow to Be Generous When You’re Just Starting Out
I recently met this scientist named Rachel, a talented young Ph.D. who’s working on some kind of biodefense program for the U.S. government. Full disclosure: I’m not quite smart enough to understand...
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Five Signs Your Life Is Off Track (And What to Do About It)
Every so often, we need to check in with ourselves, take a hard look at our thoughts and emotions and decisions, and ask ourselves if our lives are on the right track. If we engage with that process...
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What Happened When I Was Featured in The New York Times
As you might have seen, your boy was just in The New York Times talking about the massive glut of podcasts out there. The article’s called “Have We Hit Peak Podcast?” and spoiler alert, the answer in...
View ArticleThe Big Mistake People Make About Networking
One of the interesting side effects of hosting a show about success is that you encounter a lot of excuses. Excuses for not being generous. Excuses for being off-track. Excuses for not acting...
View ArticleThe Right Way to Manifest What You Want
There’s a piece of advice floating around yoga classes, ayahuasca ceremonies, and life-coaching sessions right now that basically goes like this: Decide what you want in life, focus on it...
View ArticleHow to Help People Change for the Right Reasons
The guy who writes me seems to have it all. A condo in downtown Chicago. Two beautiful dogs. A steady job. And a girlfriend of five years, whom he calls “intelligent, loving,” and someone with whom he...
View ArticleWant to Accomplish Your Goals? Stop Talking about Them So Much.
Talk to most coaches or trainers about how to achieve what you want, and you’ll hear a common refrain: Tell other people about your goals. Say them out loud. Post them on social. Invite other people...
View ArticleThe Downside to Following Your Intuition
When I relaunched my company from scratch last year, I received one piece of advice from my friends and colleagues over and over: follow your gut. My intuition, they told me, would be my saving grace,...
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Five Signs You’re Self-Helping the Wrong Way
Once upon a time, in the not-too-distant past, self-help was a niche category. It was a small section of the bookstore, a fringe movement in the education world, a subculture that people would dip in...
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On Flakiness: Why You Should Do What You Say You Will
I’m driving up the 101 freeway, it’s a Sunday, and on Sundays, I’m either at my desk prepping an interview or on my couch reading a book or in the living room hanging out with my wife and baby, which...
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How to Ask for Advice (and Make the Most of It)
A few months ago, a random listener of the show DMed me on Instagram asking for advice. “I need some guidance on following my dream,” he wrote. “Sure,” I replied as I watched a little Netflix (and felt...
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