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External Exposures Become Internal Impressions

Last week a friend said something to me that was particularly impactful. It was along the lines of, “Well Gun, that’s because every internal thought was once an external voice.” What does that mean exactly? You know that feeling when you hit shuffle and the perfect song comes on? How your mood went from melancholy…
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5 AM First Timer

Today I woke up at 5 AM and I can’t say I loved it. To be even more honest, it probably was the first time I have ever intentionally done that. The moment I woke up I immediately attempted to talk myself out of it, I thought to myself, “Well, I can sleep until 6…
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3M (Monday Morning Motivation)

“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar Here are 7 awesome awesome awesome videos for each day this week. Plus a bonus from Seth Godin. You may be thinking a variation of…”Motivational videos are corny woe woe stuff I don’t need to…
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Average of 5

“You are the average of the five people you most associate with” – Tim Ferriss This phrase can be taken in many ways. The most literal, the five people you hangout with or spend the most time with. But beyond the literal: it can be the people you look up to, things you listen to,…
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Gimmie and Gotcha

“There is no such thing as a free lunch.” – Everyone. But personally, Mr. Choi, my Investments professor. It’s good practice to know that for every gimmie there is a resulting equivalent gotcha. (usually) That is not to be pessimistic but precautionary. If a free lunch truly is free, great. But a beneficial long term strategy…
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Blinders In The Beginning

You need blinders in the beginning. Blinders to the internal. The internal voice can be your best friend or worst enemy. Negative self talk can be killer. Don’t allow yourself to talk yourself out of it. We can be our own worst enemies far too often. Blinders to the external. In this period you are…
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Stalling At The Start

So you got an idea. Awesome. Now what? Honestly, I don’t really know, but here are three things I’m utilizing currently. *and have used successfully in the past* Mentors. Find a mentor, someone who is currently doing what you want to do. They don’t even have to be someone you know. You’d be surprised on…
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Attacking 2019

I took off the remainder of December to focus on my first semester of law school finals and enjoy the holidays. Today I spent some time to get back on track. My life track. Here are the habits I will take into 2019 and hopefully, the rest of my life. Habits create routines. Routines create…
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The Impracticality of Pleasing Everyone

Growing up I would get very upset when someone didn’t like me. Why? I just couldn’t understand. I would go out of my way and try extra hard in attempt to change it. I thought I had to have everyone like me. I thought that something must have been wrong with my personality and that…
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The Power of Systems

An incredibly powerful tool to aid you on your journey of progress; getting in a routine, running a new program, or following a system. You really start to appreciate incremental progress when you start measuring your progress through theses systems. You can create a system for almost everything you wish to get better at. By…
