I just saw the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, which many successful people have recommended, including Disney’s CEO Bob Iger, the investor Tim Ferriss, personal finance expert Ramit Sethi, and actor Zac Efron. The documentary contains so many incredible insights on success. If you’re not familiar, it’s about a tiny sushi restaurant in Tokyo that has…
7 Actionable Tips on Developing Your Emotional Intelligence [Podcast]
Warren Buffett has said that if you want to be a great investor, what’s more important than IQ is emotional control. He jokes that if you have extra IQ, you should sell it because you don’t need it in investing. He’s seen a lot of very smart people do a lot of very dumb things….
10 Best Self-Help Books For Men in 2020
Having read tons of books, I’m a little shocked that I haven’t done a “best self-help books” list yet. These are some of the fundamental books you should read if you want to change your life. I tried to cover the major areas people care about in life with these recommendations: regret, happiness, wealth, mastery,…
7 Tips on Being More Socially Skilled As A Sensitive Introvert
Improving my emotional intelligence has been a focus of mine for the last couple years. Part of that involves observing what works and doesn’t in my social interactions and how I feel. I’ve learned a lot of lessons throughout my reflection, feedback from those better than I, and testing that are worth sharing. These tips…
How to Stay Focused on Your Priorities Without Burning Out
So I was reading the marketing legend Gary Halpern’s Boron letters. He wrote these letters to his son and his son adds feedback on what he learned. There was one thing that stuck out. His son said that Gary was really great at saying no and prioritizing. Nothing stood in the way of what he…
4 Tips on Dealing with Uncertainty During Tough Times
“Nothing is certain except for death and taxes.” No matter who you are, you will face tough times. No matter how good you are, you will face unfair or unexpected things. No matter how successful you’ve become, you will face challenges. Whether it’s for your career or life, these tips can help get you through….
5 of My Favorite Daily Habits To Improve Your Life
One of the worst things you can do towards your own success is let your behaviors and environment control you so you slowly drift into worse habits. It’s dangerous because it happens so slowly over time that you don’t realize it. This gradual process is what can bring you to eat junk food that destroys…
The Rational Vs. Intuitive Mind: A Guide to Your Gut Feeling
“All of my best decisions in business and in life have been made with heart, intuition, guts… not analysis. If you can make a decision with analysis, you should do so. But it turns out in life that your most important decisions are always made with instinct and intuition, taste, heart.” -Jeff Bezos You have…
How to Define Success for Yourself So You End Up Happy
Many people think of rich people when they think of the world success. But after discovering many depressed rich people, I realized that wasn’t a solid definition of success. Some people have more money than can ever spend, but they hate what they do — or they’re just disengaged with their work, finding no meaning…
Emotional Intelligence for Engineers: A Discussion
I’ve been creating a lot of content over the last year and a half on improving your social intelligence. That’s because I’ve learned that this skill is one of the most powerful, overlooked skills for one’s pursuit of wealth, career success, and relationship success. I’m happy to say that I’ve seen noticeable progress in myself…