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12 essays

1. The Future of the World Domination Summit

   Way back in 2011, 400 adventurers gathered in Portland, Oregon to consider an important question, “How do we live a remarkable life in a conventional world?”. Embracing the core values of

2. Jim Collins and $100 Million Dollars

   Originally posted March 15, 2010 — I’m a fan of Jim Collins’ work, especially the modern day classic Good to Great.

3. Just Because It Works … Doesn’t Mean It Works

   After I wrote that the first WDS operated at a net loss—financially speaking, not in terms of anything that matters—I was immediately pitched by a number of

4. Ready Or Not

   Originally posted on July 18, 2013. — If you want to get something done, don’t give yourself enough time to finish. Keep it short and tight.

5. “There’s plenty of time.” (But what if there’s not?)

   I’ve been working on a new, non-profit writing project that I’ll share tomorrow. Here’s a preview of the concept—for more on the project itself, see the note

6. The Tower: A Free Report for a New Way of Life

   Greetings, friends and readers. I’m on the road as usual, and today I’m also excited to announce the release of a new manifesto, The Tower.

7. The Reward for Conformity

   “The reward for conformity,” Rita Mae Brown said, “is that everyone likes you but yourself.” Thankfully, it’s not always quite that bad.

8. How to Do Big Things

   If you want to change the world, follow a dream, or otherwise find your own identity, you need to be able to do big things.

9. Unnecessary Traffic Lights

   Have you ever pulled up to a stoplight and waited … and waited … while there was no other traffic in sight?

10. How to Ensure You’ll Do Anything

    If there’s something you need to do, but you keep putting it off—or if there’s something you’d like to do but don’t seem able to push through, there’s at

11. Paying Attention

    “It was true: the entire ball game was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not.” -David Foster Wallace There are many things on the

12. Special Broadcast from the End of the World

    Dear friends and readers, Last week I made it to Norway, my final country after more than a decade of going everywhere.