From the monthly archives:

April 2010

The Best At Networking

April 24, 2010

My friend Colin Wright launched his new ebook called “Networking Awesomely.”
The reason I’m going to recommend you to check it out is because when Colin was in Buenos Aires he and I went to many, many events together: He’s the best at it, I learned a lot from him.
He lived at my place for a [...]

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Motivational Humiliation

April 23, 2010

This is the kind of motivation that I like.
You don’t tell a kid he can be the best just because it’s easier for you to give a positive message, you don’t let him win.
You challenge him. You humiliate him. You make him understand that you are between him and greatness.
This is how you weed out [...]

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The Struggle For Objectivity In Global Jante

April 19, 2010

My unrealistically smart friend Anita Lobo pointed me to The Law of Jante:
In the imaginary small town of Jante there is an informal, oppressive law that forbids anyone from standing out from the crowd:
The Law of Jante
1. Thou shalt not believe thou art something.
2. Thou shalt not believe thou art as good as [...]

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A Back And Forth With Tyler Hurst

April 6, 2010

Some email exchanges are too good to be kept private. Here’s ours:
CARLOS: I’ve been labeled as an asshole many times because of my tactless way of expressing myself. I am constantly getting into heated debates with people that aren’t big fans of my choice of words. This is a struggle some days, but then I [...]

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