My friend Ben has cancer and more dignity than I’ll ever know
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 cl...
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Notes from hanging out with a powerful person
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 powe...
The type of successful people I like all have these things in common
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, Tex...
22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
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 b...
A style of men’s clothing that will never go out of style and why I think that’s cool.
And why I think you should dress this way (if you want to look great forever).
“I don’t design clothes, I design dreams.” – Ralph Lauren
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 yo...
I did a cool thing this week (met the mayor)
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...
10% to 15% bodyfat — here’s what it looks like
I track my bodyweight and body fat like crazy. Here's what 10% to 15% looks like.
A new project
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 goo...
I had a wonderful weekend and I’m writing this post to remember it.
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 comp...