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When you re young, you look like your parents. When you grow up, you look like your decisions. This morning, I showed my passport photo from ten years ago to my friend Zach. His jaw literally dropped to the floor. There s no way that s you, he said, eyes wide with genuine shock. He wasn t just seeing [ ] The post Default Drift: The Invisible Force Determining Your Future Self first appeared on…
Grant Hushek, employee #1 at Hampton, quit his job to grow his automation agency. In this episode, Grant shares his favorite automations, the big trends he sees, and how anyone can get started today. Check it out on YouTube: Or your favorite podcast player: The post No-Code Automations for Any Business (w/ Grant Hushek) first appeared on Mitchell . The post No-Code Automations for Any Business (w/…
Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path and Good Work, shares his journey of leaving the corporate world to find deeper meaning in writing and creative work. He shares actionable tactics, resources, and frameworks to help you discover your own path, including: The post How to Light Up Your Life (w/ Paul Millerd) first appeared on Mitchell . The post How to Light Up Your Life (w/ Paul Millerd)…
The harsh truth is most people don t meet their potential. Especially those working in groups. The Ringelmann effect is a teamwork problem where individuals become increasingly less productive as the group size increases. This is also referred to as social loafing Assuming that “someone else is probably taking care of that.” Loafing is a lose-lose. [ ] The post How to Stop Loafing Around first…
There s a scene in a random Matt Damon movie, We Bought a Zoo, that everyone should watch. I haven t even seen the movie, but I LOVE the scene. Damon s character describes to his kids how he first met their mom. He stopped by a cafe and knew he had to meet her, but was terrified. [ ] The post 20 Seconds of Courage first appeared on Mitchell . The post 20 Seconds of Courage appeared first on…
There s a blatant shift in media models happening right now. Everyone sees it, but no one is talking about it. Except for Liquid Death VP Andy Pearson who understands it best: Let that sink in for a second. The feed = attentionAttention = sales Now let s look at a real example using two other companies: [ ] The post Where Attention Goes, Money Flows 💸 first appeared on Mitchell . The post Where…
Cam Houser is a 4x founder who builds entrepreneurship and leadership programs. I loved his blog post on How to Run a Personal Board of Directors Meeting. In this episode, we talked about these personal board of director meetings, starting companies, guest lecturing at universities, and much more! Cam s Links: The post Personal Board of Directors, Lessons from “3-Day Startups”, College Lecturing…
Joel Byars is a comedian and founder of Hot Breath! Comedy Network. We cover (and laugh) a TON in this episode. A few highlights: All links and timestamps are in the episode show notes. Feel free to leave a review or let me know what you thought of the episode! The post Joke Writing, Comedy Business, & Laughing 15+ Times a Day (w/ Comedian Joel Byars) first appeared on Mitchell . The post Joke…
There are few experiences in life where after experiencing them, we are a different person. This was one for me. But it was NOT easy. This one night in the jungle was the most intense, profound, and beautiful experience I’ve ever had. In that order. The intensity (and letting myself get to that point, through [ ] The post Ayahuasca: a Transformational Night in the Jungle first appeared on Mitchell…
27 minutes into the Zoom call I felt tears come down my cheek. I remember thinking wow this was a great investment, I didn t know anything was here! My eyes were closed as I was working with a coach going through inner child work. I didn t really seek this out, but I m so glad I [ ] The post WTF is Trauma? first appeared on Mitchell . The post WTF is Trauma? appeared first on Mitchell .