Field notes

Notes from the trail.

Short pieces on business, courage and building something worth having.

From the field guide

Choose the right hard

Do you want the pain of growth, or the pain of a crappy life? Choose the right hard, instead of having the wrong hard thrust upon you.

From the field guide

The scoreboard is courage

It’s okay to suck at something for a while. It’s not okay to wimp out. Build your scoreboard around effort and courage, not outcomes you can’t control.

From the field guide

NFNR: nice for no reason

By the time someone needs you, it’s too late to show them who you are. Be a good person, always, to all people in all situations.

From the field guide

Winners quit all the time

They quit early and often, whenever the size of the opportunity doesn’t match the size of their ability. The trick is finding the right dip, and not quitting that one.