Someone recently asked me "when starting out what do you think is an underrated hack to success?"
Be someone people want to help.
That means being vulnerable, honest, action-oriented, ego-aware and inquisitive.
People lift up people they like.
I used to be very anti-working with friends on business things. I had tried it in the past and it never, ever worked out well.
Over the last year my stance on that has changed quite a bit, I now do think it’s possible and can be awesome… but only under specific conditions:
1.…
When you find people in your life who are honest and tell you what you need to hear, even if you might not want to hear it...
Cherish them.
It's easy to find "yes" men; it's much harder to find people who will honestly tell you when you're messing up.
People saying newsletters are dead forget that there are very, very few ways to own your own audience outside of a newsletter or starting your own business
Social media platforms can all disappear. Your following on any platform can disappear tomorrow.
If you don’t own your…
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