I've never waited on a miracle. There ain't no miracles around here. I ain't afraid of the impossible. There ain't impossible around here. - Kid Ink, No Miracles This is for the days you're sitting around your house, wanting to get up and do the thing you committed to doing, but don't have the "oomph" you need. The cure? Drink some coffee, put on some gangsta rap, and handle it. http://www.instagram.com/p/6BlOHbTFtd/ It's simple, but that's ...
Archives for 2016
Want To Be A __ Person? Do More Things That Type of Person Would Do
I was sitting on the couch the other day - not doing something anything particularly inspiring and I thought out loud: This feels really lazy right now. When I looked at the list of things that I aspire to be - lazy is not one of them. But there on the couch, I felt sluggish. I could just stay here - it's easier to not move than it is to change something. So I started to go through the list of things that I wanted to do: I want to get my ...
Speed Up
Most people move really slowly. It’s not because they’re actually slow - they’re keeping up with the pace of traffic. In other words, people say, “X takes Y amount of time...” enough that it becomes accepted as reality. If you want - head to some entrepreneurial message board. Tons of people on there saying, “I want to try out my idea 'someday',” with lots of people agonizing over business plans, concept art, naming, what their mascot is going ...
Earthquakes and Glaciers
One of my favorite things about travel is the types of landscapes you get to see. Stuff like this. http://www.instagram.com/p/tyBptgTFmq/?taken-by=joelrunyon And this. http://www.instagram.com/p/6JPd02zFl0/ And this. http://www.instagram.com/p/2dNoHWTFuO/ If you look at the ways that these landscapes come to be, there are a couple of different forces that come into play. One is earthquakes: every now and then, a major earthquake ...
Remove The Hesitation
Ever had a great idea? The one you're so excited to start that you can't stop thinking about it, and it keeps you up at night. Then one day, you decide to do do something about it. That's when it starts... The questions. The imagination. The worry. What could go wrong... Why it’s not a great idea... Why you're not smart enough... Why you don't have enough money... Why you should do nothing instead... There it is - the ...
Say Your Excuses Out Loud
Ever wonder if you’re holding yourself back from something that you could actually do (if you just got out of your own head?) Here’s a simple trick: Say your excuses out loud. Make a list of all the reasons why you're NOT doing something and then say them outloud - with your mouth. Unless the reason why you can't do something is "a cheetah is closing in on me at 70mph for a late brunch", then most likely your excuses start to sound pretty ...
A Few Truths
I read a post by my friend Chris the other day where he recommended: Wondering what to write about? Someone once told me, “Start with the last thing you learned—then share that.” With that in mind, here are a few truths that I’ve been learning lately: 1. It’s better to become strong and do hard things than to stay the same and seek our comfort. 2. Honesty stings more and is much rarer than the alternative, but speeds up any learning process ...
10 Things I Learned Bootstrapping My First 4 Apps To 6 Figures
Over the last couple years, my company Impossible X has released 4 apps. Cold Shower Therapy Paleo (io): The Paleo Food Reference App MoveWell Paleo Recipe Pro In all, we've grossed over $100,000+ apps since we've started. No, we're not venture backed. No, I'm not a developer. No, we're not building the next Facebook. But we are profitable and we've had apps work extremely well for us. Here's a few major lessons I ...
How To Cure Insomnia: 5 Experiments for Better Sleep
I have an ongoing battle with sleep. For a long time, I simply hated it. Lying unconscious for 8 hours at at time seemed unproductive and boring. I would lay there, staring at the ceiling for an hour before getting bored and getting up to work on a project or something else that seemed like it was more productive to society. The aftereffects of this were that I would stay up to strange hours, crash out late, wake up late and feel groggy for the ...
Why January Is The Perfect Time To Start Cold Showers
Welcome to mid-January. The time of year when most people have already given up on their 2016 goals :) If you're reading this, don't be one of those people! This is the time to dig in. When things get begin to get hard, that's when the work is just starting. When most people slouch off, that's where there's opportunity. When the cold gets uncomfortable, that's when it's time to lean into it even more. Here's why you should take cold ...