Personal growth
Feeling fear after a business failure: what I meant by taking action
A viewer asked whether I feared the factory would fail. My answer was about acting thoughtfully, learning and accepting mistakes.
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Personal growth
A promise kept. A question asked. Something you finally begin. I write about personal growth through choices you can recognise in an ordinary day. Start with self-respect and the promises you keep or turning an intention into a next step.
When the next step feels difficult, explore acting while you are still afraid. When you need another perspective, try choosing a book for the question you are living with.
Personal growth
Kindness needs courage too
Being good does not mean being weak. A reflection on mercy, courage and the biblical imagery in my original post.
Personal growth
The same person online and offline
A short note on authenticity: being the same person in real life as on social media.
Personal growth
Before the next restart, understand what went wrong
Some of my ideas never became companies. Others failed after launch. My reply to a frustrated builder was about learning between attempts, including my restarts with…
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The choices I meant when I said: stop waiting for luck
A viewer asked how to break a run of bad luck. My reply came back to ordinary decisions: work, movement, reading and the way we approach…
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My factory investment failed. This is what I learned.
A viewer asked whether I had feared losing borrowed money. My answer included the part that matters: the factory investment did fail, and I still had…
Personal growth
Before sending more emails, show why someone should trust your app
A solo builder asked me for feedback after reporting 150 outreach emails without a reply. My first question was about the evidence on his website.
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What is money worth if you have no time to live?
A conversation between Tim Ferriss and Rolf Potts helped me question what wealth means. For me, money has to leave room for a life I actually…
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What breaking my arm taught me about patience
I started a month-long trip through Europe with my arm in a cast. The hardest lesson was accepting that recovery would not follow my timetable.
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Confidence does not come from a haircut or a car
Taking care of yourself is a good thing. But I do not believe that every hair needs to be in place before you can feel comfortable…