AJAug 15, 20182 minWhy My Biggest Success Was a FailureThere is a fine line between learning from failure and excusing failure. In the first, you recognize that failure sucks and never want to...
AJJun 29, 20182 minHow Am I Retiring Early, You Ask?For those of you who aren’t curious, who won’t read more than 10 words to find an answer this is for you: I’m retiring early because I ma...
AJJun 28, 20183 minAre You Profitable?There was one question I heard most often as a business owner and it told me something about the person asking the question. It told me t...
AJFeb 20, 20184 minYou From The GhettoTruth is the story of your life, how you tell that story is marketing. Without knowing anything else about these two people, which one wo...
AJFeb 12, 20182 minStay In Your Comfort ZoneAre you tired of the advice to get out of your comfort zone? it’s worn out cliches like this that the mindless quote machines masqueradin...
AJFeb 12, 20182 minWork Smarter, Not HarderWelcome to the second in my series challenging the conventional wisdom of financial advice (check out the first article here). I think th...
AJJan 25, 20181 minI've Stopped LookingThe things I used to do to find inspiration, to charge myself up to work harder, and to strive for success, no longer work. I’ve stopped ...
AJJan 25, 20184 minThe Business End of Gunsight LoopWe weren’t dressed appropriately for the type of hike we were about to embark upon. The park ranger saw it but didn’t say anything as we ...
AJDec 3, 20172 minI Speak, Therefore I’m an ExpertThere are a lot of people who want to give you advice. Many will offer valuable insight but many others have no right to give you, or rea...
AJDec 2, 20172 minSuccess = Walking on EscalatorsI don’t know why this question came to me, but as I was preparing to interview Gary Vaynerchuk several years ago this question came to mi...
AJNov 13, 20172 minWhy I Wrote a Book I Knew No One Would ReadWho would buy a book written by someone they never heard of telling them how to be successful? I am that nobody. If I want to be technica...