I was at a dinner with some VCs and they were talking about entrepreneurs. One of them said, "we never invest in entrepreneurs who have failed before." And I thought, "that's the worst advice ever." Because if you are afraid to fail, then you will never try anything new.
In order to get someone to help you, you have to know what they want. If you are trying to get a job from a company, find out what their goals are for the next year or two. Find out if your skills and experience can help them meet those goals. If you are trying to get an investment from an investor, find out what their goals are for investing in the next couple of years. Are your ideas aligned with that?
The idea is, if you are not willing to tell your future self what you did today then maybe you shouldn't have done it.
Divide your writing into 25 minute chunks. Write for 25 minutes straight. No breaks. Then take a break. Repeat four times. During the breaks, don’t think about writing or you will get “writer’s block” again.
He's a good friend of mine and I love his hustle.
The best books ever written have good titles. “Think and Grow Rich”, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, “The 4 Hour Workweek”, etc. The title has to catch your eye and make you think, “What’s that about? I want to know!”