Updated September 1, 2017 How To De-Google-ify Your Life: The Complete Guide To Leaving Google Data collection is a fact. Whether or not you're spooked by the NSA releases this year, data collection is a thing and it's here. No matter where you are on the spectrum, you should be aware that you store data on the internet. You should also know that no company is perfect, so it's smart to take your data into your own hands when you can, and to know ...
7 Things That Happen When You Have A Plan
If you're like me, you might be a bit averse to planning. I like the flexibility of not committing to a "plan", and, for most of my life, I've avoided making solid "plans". That said, as I've started to build things that are bigger than myself - things that sometimes seem literally impossible -, I've realized that some of these things require systems if they are to scale. And systems require plans if they're going to be effective. As a result of ...
5 Mindset Shifts You Need To Make To Do The Impossible
Everything starts with your mindset. If your head's not in the right spot, you won't be able to execute effectively. Physical challenges are 90% mental (that's why I love them). That's why I talk so much about cold showers. They force you to physically face mental blocks head-on. They give you physical encounters with usually intangible obstacles. If you want to do something hard, difficult, or seemingly impossible, you have to start with mindset. ...
7 Things You Should Outsource Starting Tomorrow
2013 has been the year of "systems" for me. We've streamlined a lot of the underlying tech behind IMPOSSIBLE, hired a couple of team members, and started automating a bunch of processes to make it easier to scale things as we start executing the plans for growth around here. As part of that, I've started to really focus on outsourcing tasks. I used to do every single thing myself. Part of it was my control freak nature (I like to be able to sign off on ...
The Value Hierarchy
If you want to make more money, you need to understand the Value Hierarchy. The Value Hierarchy is a simple tool which demonstrates how you can charge more money by systematically adding value in your business environment, taking things to the next level (literally). Before we get started, I know a lot of people are visual learners, so let’s take a look at what the Value Hierarchy actually looks like. The Value Hierarchy is made up of a few ...
Cold Shower Therapy™ – Now Available for iOS
About eighteen months ago, I wrote a short post about taking cold showers as a way of building discipline and structure into my life. I had no idea what that post would start. Since then, Cold Shower Therapy™ has taken on a life of its own. Cold Shower Therapy™ by The Numbers My TEDx talk on Cold Shower Therapy™ has been viewed over 45,000 times. Over 7,500 people have watched me demonstrate how to take a shower. Almost 20,000 people have ...
Comfortology
Beliefs are an interesting thing - they don't matter at all - until they're all that matter. The word "belief" is generally understood to be one word - but there are really two separate kinds of beliefs. What you say you believe to be true. The actual thoughts you choose to orient your life & are indicated by your actions. The first type don't matter at all. The second type are the only thing that matter. If you can see yourself doing ...
Life’s No Good In Draft
Posts In Draft I've got a running joke with my friend Michael. He has a blog which he's been writing for a bit. In an effort to hold him accountable, I ask him every now and again, when it's been a while since he last posted something, how it's going. I usually get this response: Oh, I've got a lot of stuff I'm working on. I've got a couple posts in draft. Oh, I didn't know those counted. Fortunately, Michael is the type of person who dishes it right ...
Resetting The Default
Sometimes you get stuck. To get started again, you don't have to slay a dragon. You just have to reset the default. Resetting The Default If you find yourself stuck, stop thinking you need to do everything. You just need to do something. Anything. It doesn't have to be superhuman. *It just has to be done.* Instead making herculean efforts, trade out glamour for consistency, and retrain some of your habits. The focus here is on changing your ...
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Gotten
About three years ago, I was sitting on the veranda at the King Kamehameha country club in Maui, wondering what the hell I was doing there. I was at a mastermind summit, and had no business being there. All day long for three days, I was surrounded by business owners and entrepreneurs twice my age who made 1,000 x my income. I was way out of my league. I was not supposed to be there. 48 hours earlier, I was at my parents' house in Chicago doing ...