Will having kids make me richer and happier?
My new baby is about 3 weeks today. She’s our first child. I’m talking on the podcast today about my experience so far as it’s my first day ba...
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My best friend died and this is for him
Note: I wrote this post as therapy for myself. I just lost my dog, who I loved terribly. A post for my family and to Sid. I never cared about my legacy but this...
The Evil Business Genius: Arthur Sackler
Two things I love: evil thrillers and money. I’m reading about the Sackler family. They popularized Oxycontin. They were horrible people. Horrible to thei...
Warren Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
This week I’m reading Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist. Buffett’s more popular biography is Snowball. But its 1,000 pages. And so I wan...
I just spoke with one of the most impressive businessmen I’ve ever chatted with
His name is Syed Balkhi. Started a blog called WP Beginner, a blog about WordPress. The blog starts getting traffic. He writes about different WordPress plugins...
A Surprising Fact About the Secret Service
I’ve been on a history book reading binge. A book or two a week. I’ll write later about the ones that I love. A topic that particularly interests me...
My new company…
I have a new company. Its call Hampton. The short of it: it’s an executive peer group for CEOs. This company, I think, will be amazing. I started it becau...
Geek to Freak: I Just Called Out Someone to a 200m Track Race…and Will CRUSH Them
I went on a podcast the other day and called out a guy named Tyrone when I said I’d crush him in a 400m race (link). The backstory: I was an exceptional h...
How I Save Over 50% of My Income
Using the following tools and processes, I've been able to save 50% of my income for years, even when I was making very, very little.
Principles by Ray Dalio, Week 2
Think for yourself to first decide what do you want. Find out what’s true. Ask “what should you do to achieve what you want in light of what’s true?”...