Building my business to the point where I could quit my job has been my huge goal for the past six months, and a big dream of mine for much longer than that. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way.
The view from the summit
Tag: growth
The view from the summit
It’s time for a new adventure
Fear is the common enemy that unites us. It’s time to break its hold. Just think about the great things you could be doing if you weren’t afraid. Then multiply that by everyone here at 17000 Days. If we took fear out of the equation and every one of us started doing the things we’re best and most passionate at, imagine what a difference we’d make in the world!
Big dreams and scary leaps: How I quit my job
This is a story about dreaming big. This is a story about taking a chance and growing into the person you need to be to make things happen.
The power of adventure
In the end, the other people were the best part of the World Domination Summit.
Why Denzel Washington told Penn grads to fail (and why we should, too)
“I had to come exactly because I might make a fool of myself,” said Washington. “I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Nothing.”
6 Common mistakes that can ruin your relationship
Tolstoy famously said “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I disagree. Most people are unhappy in the same ways, and it’s mostly due to making the same few mistakes.
Productivity for procrastinators: how to focus
Know what you need to do but can’t make yourself get to work? Here’s how to beat procrastination, get things done, and start enjoying your work.
What’s worse than lizard brain, and how to keep it from holding you back
Some think fear comes from our lizard brain, but my lizard was intrepid, determined, and bold. I say fear comes from our second grade brain. Here’s what to do about it.
New Ebook: How to be Happy (No Fairy Dust or Moonbeams Required)
Do you wish you could enjoy life more? Do you feel like something is missing, like there has to be more to life? At the same time, do you feel guilty for being dissatisfied when you could have it much worse? You need to know this stuff!
Seven ridiculous fears I had last month and how I kicked all their asses
Our chances of going hungry, being eaten by tigers, or falling off a cliff are vanishingly small. So are we happy? No, we get busy fearing smaller things instead. Even when the things we fear are excruciatingly tiny and ridiculous, the fear can still stop us if we let it.
Wait, don’t jump out of the plane after all! (an alternate view on fear)
Everybody’s talking about confronting your fear head-on and jumping out of planes. What to make of someone advising the opposite?
10 Tips for Getting Out of Your Own Way
You want to do something, but… you put it off, you think about all the things that could go wrong, maybe you talk yourself out of trying at all. If you would just get out of your own way, imagine what you could accomplish! Here are 10 tips to help.