My friend Ben Wilson has stage 4 lung cancer. He has 4 kids under the age of 5. Yesterday I saw him. He found out 6 weeks ago. In that time he moved his home closer to his doctor, got his will + estate stuff together, and gone to endless doctor appointments. He also raised…
Yesterday Lloyd Blankfein came to my office to record My First Million. Lloyd used to be the CEO of Goldman Sachs. I’ve met loads of billionaires and powerful people through the podcast. But Lloyd was the first person I’ve done a podcast with, I think, who was 1) powerful because he ran powerful organization that…
I’ve been lucky to hang out with incredibly successful people because of my job. Additionally, I spent the weekend speaking at a conference in Austin, Texas. Plus, I used to live in Austin. I have a ~30 person friend group there who I love like family. Most of them are entrepreneurs. And those who aren’t…
I just finished reading a book called The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing. I’m writing a summary here so that I can remember it better. It’s a 9/10 book. The Law of Leadership It’s better to be first than it is to be better. The first brand in a customer’s mind almost always wins, regardless…
And why I think you should dress this way (if you want to look great forever).
I’m on a Ralph Lauren kick. The entrepreneur, not the brand (but I am also very into that, too!). One concept that he’s turned me onto: designing your life to be like a movie, and you’re the star. I’ve always been into the idea of “being the director of your own movie.” It makes life…
I know how money is made. Tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions. I’ve studied it. And even made a little myself. The world of money making used to mystify me. Now I get it. And frankly, the topic is starting to even bore me! Politics on the other hand? I don’t get it. I…
I track my bodyweight and body fat like crazy. Here’s what 10% to 15% looks like.
I’ve made a new project. It’s called Sam’s List. The concept is simple: its a website with reviews for accountants. Why? Because finding a good accountant, whether its for business or personal, is hard. So, I made this little website to test out to see if I can help solve the problem. Here’s how I…
This past weekend I had an experience that I thought I should document. I’ll look back at this post one day and be like hey, that was pretty cool. My company Hampton hosted an event with Rob Dyrdek in LA. We let ~50 Hampton members come. I’ve had Rob on the pod and admired him…