Earlier today, I was listening to an episode of the Exponential Wisdom podcast hosted by Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan. In one episode, they discussed the notion of simplifiers vs. multipliers and how they differ from one another. Essentially, a simplifier is someone who takes complex things and simplifies them. Great entrepreneurs are able to…

The habit of being easily persuaded by mass media The habit of doing it right instead of doing it over The habit of responding to nastiness with nastiness The habit of failing to trust people who care The habit of wasting time in meetings The habit of being on time The habit of avoiding things…

A way to measure success in post smartphone era weekends is to ask: How many times did you forget where your smartphone was?  On some particularly memorable weekends, I found myself completely disinterested in my phone for long periods of time. As a result, I have started beginning weekends by placing my phone in inconspicuous…

A theory that I've been thinking about lately is that we have a hierarchy of feelings that we require/desire. According to my understanding, the order is as follows: safety ----> love -----> belonging -----> respect ------> admiration. Physical safety is the first step. A certain amount of money in combined with good health is what this…

What problem you are solving? Who is it intended for? Would we miss it if you didn’t build it? Would we be disappointed if you didn't build it? If it was hard to explain why someone needed what you were doing, you had a real problem. Many startups fail because they start from a different…

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.

"Too big to listen." Great businesses listen to our grievances, our aspirations and our dreams. Alas, when a company grows big enough, it tends to listen to the needs of its shareholders and its best-paid executives instead. Too big to listen is only a millimetre away from "Too big to care."

I came across this earlier and thought it was worth sharing. I'm not sure who the original author is, but it reads as follows: ________________________________________ At the end of the war, Leaders shake hands, the mothers wait for their children, wives wait for their husbands, kids waiting for their fathers, I don't know who started…

Being a leader entails displaying profound caring for people, processes and outcomes. This caring reveals itself in many little ways: Keeping promises and following throughEnsuring that customer needs are reflected in the roomRespect people's time by showing up on time and, responding to them as soon as they contact you.Arriving on time and preparedOrganising successful…