StopDoingNothing BLOG
Clarity Makes Everything Else Better
Clarity of thought brings about massive action. There are about 6,000 reasons I could give you why I like to get up early in the morning and right now about 2 miles into a five mile walk. And this particular reason is just clarity of thought. I...
Are You Capable of Controlling Your Social Media Usage?
How do you control and limit your social media usage? Now, let's be clear. You're reading this. Or watching this (from the original day I published this YouTube Live video). You spent some time on social media. I made this. I'm putting it on...
My Annual Ask …
When I originally shared this YouTube Short video back in May, I asked … Can you do me a favor today and do yourself a favor? It’s Memorial Day, okay!? I'm not asking for you to go visit the graveyard or go do anything momentous. Just spend the...
Content Where You Are For The Rest of Your Life?
Why can't you just be happy where you are? You know, I love measuring progress on quantifiable things. How many calories did I burn? How much money do I make? You know, how much profit did I make this week? There's all kinds of cool,...
Is This Level Of Cynicism Unhealthy?
I have a problem. And that problem is I think I'm way too cynical sometimes. And I don't know where this came from. I don't know if it just came from getting older or from working in advertising and marketing, where I see that every single thing in...
You Might Be TOO Smart …
"Sometimes the questions are complicated, but the answers are simple." ~ Dr. Seuss Once upon a time, in a world enamored with intellect, lived a person named Alex. Alex was the epitome of brilliance, armed with a mind sharper than a surgeon's...
Do This … Or Watch Your World Fall Apart!
If your income relies on you waking up every single day and being healthy and going out and doing something for 6,812 hours … and then coming home and doing that again over and over, please find a way to either one. Figure out what you can do, what...
I Hated This Guy. Then I Became This Guy.
Be disgustingly positive. Many years ago, when I worked for IBM, there was this gentleman, I think his name was Ken, who was perpetually positive. Like no piece of bad news or depressing news could take this guy down. He was always smiling. He was...
Which Content Vibes With You More?
As I get older and smarter and wiser, I notice that I kind of float in between creating tactical content for myself, usually, but for other friends, and strategic philosophical content. And I think that this comes as you mature in life, you mature...
How To Figure Out What Drives You …
Once upon a time, in the bustling city of aspirations, there lived a person named Riley. Riley was navigating through the maze of life, surrounded by a cacophony of choices, opportunities, and the relentless pursuit of purpose. It wasn't an easy...
Can You Handle This Kind of Noise … Or Lack Of It?!
I'm curious, how well do you do with no external stimulation? So, I'm very much a music podcast guy, but probably over the past year or two I'd say I purposely go out on these morning walks and I don't take headphones and I just listen to the...
Old Guy Thoughts …
Here are some things, kiddos, that you get to look forward to in your fifties. Sometimes standing up is an event. Like my Apple watch, there should be like a stand up, where I get like 5 seconds of calorie burn credit for. You've heard people make...