What 40+ years in the iron game has taught me about entrepreneurship.
The Map is not the Territory
“A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness.” — Alfred Korzybski That above quote from Alfred Korzybski is one of my all-time favorites. And it carries all the punch of a profound spiritual metaphor if you meditate on the… [More…]
Let’s Talk Soul and Sustainability
“That is the first preliminary schooling for spirituality: not to react at once to a stimulus, but to gain control of all the inhibiting, excluding instincts.” — Friedrich Nietzsche I hung out recently with the boys (Mat and Justin) from Reconnected Human. It’s always a blast to just chill with these very smart and keenly aware… [More…]
The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Achievement at the Expense of Fulfillment
“How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout to be in your service, is the trick.”― Joseph Campbell I’ve been thinking about this topic for quite a while now; my post, Finding Your Why being an outcropping of that. Then listening to Tim Ferriss’ recent podcast… [More…]
Soul and Sustainability, Backed by Science
Successful entrepreneurship can only thrive in an environment of good health — Me! 😉 Paleo f(x) 2016 is now in the books, and it was, simply put, an unmitigated success. Not only financially, but from personal fulfillment, “I’m here to change the world” perspective as well. And it’s quite easy to see why the show… [More…]
Hardening Yourself Against the Physical and Psychological Toll of Entrepreneurship
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill Just to set expectations from the get-go, this is *not* an emo-laden, poor me, the misunderstood entrepreneur post. In fact, it might just be the opposite. I’m way more likely to tell a whiney entrepreneur to shut the fuck up… [More…]
Inviting Your Worst Fears to Meet You for a Cup of Coffee
The cave of the blue dragon is ominous. Only the fearless dare to enter. It is here that the forest of patterns is clearly revealed. It is here that the one ripe pearl is hidden. “What in the natural fugg?”, you may be asking. What can this possibly have to do with entrepreneurship? Much less,… [More…]
Why I Train Entrepreneurs vs Athletes
“I will either find a way or make one.” – Hannibal Not that I didn’t absolutely love it when I was training athletes, mind you — because I did. There is just something thoroughly intoxicating about “putting spinners on a Bentley”. And I totally respect those who treat that craft with the respect of a true… [More…]
Finding Your “Why”
“It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own dharma. But competition in another’s dharma breeds fear and insecurity.” – Krishna Here’s what I’ve found in my 51 trips ’round the sun: that unless you can succinctly define your… [More…]
Script, Pivot, and Grind
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo I find so many correlations between sports, successful training and a successful entrepreneurial life. “Individuals play the game, teams win championships” is something that ID Life CEO Logan Stout is fond of saying. Simple, but… [More…]