How To Know If Your Business Idea Is Worth Pursuing. Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about why you already know the answer to most of the things you're sitting on, and why nobody is coming to give you permission. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Before we dive into the letter. Hi from week 2 of my potentially terrible idea of a driving staycation throughout the UK. Staying over at Chester Zoo was a win, Chester is stunning, Liverpool was awesome and...
12 days ago • 7 min read
You Already Know. You're Just Waiting For Someone Else To Say It. Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about why the most important things in my life all came from chasing something else entirely, and the obliquity principle You can read that (and all past issues, here) Before we dive into the letter. I'm writing from week one of a two week staycation because with weather like this, why get on a plane with kids? Other than a few tantrums from the 5 year old and the...
19 days ago • 7 min read
You'll Never Get There By Going Straight. Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about going from AI zero to hero in a month and why I wrote my first ever sales email for a friend's course. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Before we dive into the letter. (Personal update about something.) Today I want to talk about why the most important things in my life all came from chasing something else entirely. I Wasn't Trying To Build A Supplement Company I was trying...
26 days ago • 6 min read
A.I. Zero To Hero In One Month - join me. Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about working til my teeth fell out, and rest. You can read that (and all past issues, here) This week, (high on painkillers still) I'm doing something I dont do. Its a sales email. And before I do - I want to make something clear - I dont sell ads in this newsletter. I am not against doing it - I just have no need to do anything that I dont think is of value to my readers. I've been offered...
about 1 month ago • 10 min read
Work Till Your Teeth Drops? Read time: 7 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about how England's World Cup loss was a leadership lesson, why Heights supplies the England squad, and what happens when fear replaces belief at the worst possible moment. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Before we dive into the letter. Read books they said. Start a business they said. Invest they said. Share your content online they said. Build up your brain to get smarter and wiser they...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
England Didn't Lose Last Night. Their Leader Did. Read time: 6 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about how our family had values for everything except ourselves, and how a jar, some paper hearts, and a four-year-old changed that. You can read that (and all past issues, here) . You can read that (and all past issues, here) Before we dive into the letter. I need to get something off my chest. And then I need to tell you how Heights was involved in last night's game. And then I need...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Your Family Already Has Values. You've Just Never Named Them. Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about being unremarkable and why it was one of the best things anyone has ever called me. You can read that (and all past issues, here) This week I want to tell you about an afternoon that's become one of the best things we've done as a family, and how you can do a version of it whether you've got three kids, a partner, a flatmate, or just yourself. The confession that...
about 2 months ago • 8 min read
I'm Unremarkable Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about the pros & cons of giving your brain to a machine. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today I want to tell you about a word I picked in January and what it made me do six months later. I'm Unremarkable I just got the results back from a preventative full-body MRI scan. Both Melissa and I came back as "unremarkable." That's the actual medical terminology. It means nothing unusual found, nothing...
2 months ago • 5 min read
The Pros & Cons of Giving Your Brain to a Machine Read time: 5 minutes Hey, welcome back. Last week, I talked about the ups and downs of my fitness journey, and how it's making me a better dad in the process. You can read that (and all past issues, here) Today I want to talk about AI. And I want to say something that might annoy a few people. Four Years In And We're Still Talking About Potential We're four years into the AI era now. And I find it fascinating that most of the conversation is...
2 months ago • 7 min read