In Over Your Head

Category: direction

  • The Short and Sweet Guide to Being Fucking Awesome

    People will tell you that there are all kinds of yardsticks to measure progress. What they don’t say is that most of them are worthless. Money, career, fame… whatever. That’s all fine and good, but the bottom line is that there is one thing– just one– that really matters. Being fucking awesome. You can be […]

  • Always Think This Way

    I am better today than yesterday, and I will be better tomorrow. Things that were hard in the past are easy now. That can be the same with anything I do. Tough parts of my life have become nothing more than stories that I tell people. This will also happen with whatever challenge and pain […]

  • Future Kings and Paupers: Why Making $1,000,000 is Only the Beginning

    This post will probably be ignored. It isn’t about Twitter and it doesn’t include an infographic. It’s complex, not easy, which is why it’s kind of a mess. Skip it if you think you can’t handle it, no problem. But first, a question. Do you think you’re a good judge of character? Most people do. […]

  • Stop being a fucking pussy

    Ok, you want to be successful. You think you’re trying your hardest. Dammit you are pretty sure you’re gunning for it, really hard! But here is the truth: You’re not. In every industry, there is an edge. In your business or personal life, it doesn’t matter– somewhere, there is a cliff. Most people don’t want […]

  • We Are Soft

    I learned something at TEDxMcGill yesterday. Most of us do not go to Nicaragua and talk to people whose cities are run by gangs. Nor do we get on the Mississippi River in a raft and allow ourselves to drift for over 3 months in order to learn about what’s happening there. We do feel […]

  • Let the Idea Free

    You are stupider than you think. So am I. I may not like it, but I are wrong a lot. You were wrong about Twitter, I was wrong about Facebook, and we’ve all been wrong before about a huge number of things. This is normal. The bad news is that we’re not geniuses. The good […]

  • Being Smart is Useless

     You get noticed for what you do, not what you think. You may think you’re smart. You might even be right– but you should still get over yourself. What happens in the head might as well happen in a fantasy world. No one will ever give you anything unless you put it to use. You […]

  • Everything is Stupid and Easy To Do

     With no experience yesteday, I carved my first pumpkin. I used this website, found through Google, which teaches you the how to, best practices, what to avoid– everything about pumpkin carving. They even let you print out over 240 stencils for $10. I was instantly sold, and silently noted that somebody was likely making a good […]

  • Do Not Apologize

    You have no choice but to be yourself– so you can do it reluctantly, or proudly. Either apologize as you do it, or do it with all your heart and every faith in yourself you can muster. That’s the choice. In learning to do this, you might transition from being awkward and uncomfortable to strong […]

  • This is a Paragraph

    The story continues after this. It’s not the end. The paragraph stops suddenly, and from its vantage point, there is a deep valley and emptiness beyond. Questions are asked, but not answered. Darkness. Naturally, the characters are scared. They don’t know what’s beyond this or if they’ll survive. This is a part of the story, of […]