May 418 Little Stories That Will Have Massive Impact On Your LifeWhen I was 18 years old, I was a research assistant to Robert Greene. My job was to find stories he could use in his writing. Nearly seventeen years later, I still use so much of what Robert taught me about finding great stories in researching for my own writing…Self Improvement11 min read
Apr 13Here’s Your Secret To Success: Go The F*ck To SleepSome people take pride in how little they sleep. It’s proof of their hard work, their dedication, their determination. Me? I’m prouder of the exact opposite. Despite producing over a dozen books, writing my daily emails for Daily Stoic and Daily Dad, reading books to recommend to my Reading List…Life12 min read
Apr 629 Lessons From Owning A BookstoreI’ve done some crazy things in my life, but as I’ve said, the absolute craziest was deciding to open a bookstore. Running a small business is always difficult, running a small business during a pandemic is damn near impossible but a small town book store in rural Texas? But here…Self Improvement11 min read
Mar 4Life Is Up To You: 8 Choices That Will Make Your Life BetterLife is about choices. How we choose to see things. What we choose to say. What we choose to think. We choose what kind of person we are going to be. It all comes down to choices. And Stoicism, it could be said, is a philosophy about how to make…Life7 min read
Jan 20If You Only Read a Few Books in 2022, Read TheseIf You Only Read a Few Books in 2022, Read These It’d be wonderful if a new year magically marked a new beginning. …9 min read
Published in Forge·Nov 10, 2021Work, Family, Scene: You Can Only Pick TwoLife is about tradeoffs — When I first moved to Austin in 2013, I went out to lunch — fittingly — with a writer named Austin Kleon. I was a longtime fan of his book Steal Like an Artist (his book Keep Going is a new favorite). …Balance5 min read
Published in Forge·Oct 4, 2021This Little Decision Changed the Course of My CareerRight then, my next creative mountain appeared — In the summer of 2019, my wife and I took our two sons for a hike in the Lost Pines Forest in Bastrop, Texas. It was a Saturday or a Sunday. …Decisions4 min read
Published in Forge·Aug 26, 202123 Great Rules for Being a Productive CreativeOr how I’ve been able to write 12 books in a decade — This week, I announced on Instagram that my newest book, Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave, is available for preorder. …Writing6 min read
Published in Forge·Aug 11, 2021Believing In Yourself Is OverratedThere’s a better way — “If I don’t believe in myself, who will?” It’s a good question. A seductive one. An empowering but innocuous phrase has been inscribed on a million inspirational quote images, been the subject of countless self-help books and TED Talks. Believe in yourself! Fake it until you make it! The problem…Confidence6 min read
Published in Forge·Jul 15, 2021Every ‘Yes’ You Say Is a ‘No’ to Something ElseWhy it’s so hard for us to understand this — It is with some pride that I can think of some “big” things I have passed on doing. Tickets to the Super Bowl. A trip to Necker Island. More than a few different book deals. I’m not proud because I think I am better than those things, it was just…Prioritization5 min read
