How do you tell the truth w/o sounding like and a$$? –@socialhotchoco In my post, “Seven Things Happen to You When You Are Honest” http://bit.ly/roqech I advocate, obviously, honesty, but not “radical honesty.” Radical honesty is when you have no filter between brain and mouth and is advocated by many as the right way to […] Read On…
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How do you learn to think on your feet?
How do you learn to think on your feet? –@socialhotchoco Things always go wrong. All the time. When I was selling my first company, everything went wrong. We lost clients. Our landlord refused to give approval. We forget to get health insurance for our employees (and we had to admit that to our buyer), we […] Read On…
Should we take advice from others?
Should we take advice from others? –@ibrute Never! And that includes all the advice I am giving or have ever given. This seems like an odd answer. I’m giving advice here after all. I spend an hour answering questions on Twitter on Thursdays. Then I summarize them as posts. Not to mention all my other […] Read On…
How Can I Get Un-Stucked?
A lot of people get stuck. They don’t like where they are at. They don’t know how to move forward. They don’t know how to shake things up. I don’t know if this is true but one time a friend of mine told me (he got his PHd at the age of 15 so I […] Read On…
Have you ever given up on yourself?
Have you ever given up on yourself? –@bluenextbear Yes, this is a perpetual problem I have, and maybe many people have: I give up on myself every day. I wake up, and I have to make sure my first thoughts are not negative thoughts. I get angry. And anger is just a small shade on […] Read On…
How do you get so much energy to do the things you do?
How do you get so much energy to do the things you do? –@yoda_2little Energy is a bit overrated. The key thing is to spend as little energy as possible and still get things done. Why would you want to spend little energy? Because everything you do in the outside world gives you little time […] Read On…
How do you do things you hate but have to do?
How do you do things you hate but have to do? –@liewmomo There are a couple of answers now that I think more of it. A) Each day limit the things you do that you hate. If you hate talking to your boss, for instance, then either talk less to your boss (no social chit-chat, […] Read On…