How Talent Can Hold You Back
The Burden of Talent at a Young AgeI’ve seen this scenario a thousand times:Gifted kid in high school… good looking… smart… athletic…Never had to study because he “was a good test taker…”Able to charm...
View Article15 Ways To Stabilize So Your Dreams Can Materialize
Set and Then Forget… (at least for a little while)As an aggressive entrepreneur, I was ready to conquer the world at a very young age. My plan was to out-work, out-innovate, and out-run my competition...
View ArticleWhat is a Genius Type?
A Genius Type is when artist meets entrepreneur.It’s not a statement of how “smart” you are, because intelligence is an out-dated understanding of mental capacity and besides… grit and perseverance...
View ArticleDo You Have the Stomach For a Non-Linear Career Path?
AdaptabilityIn my life, I’ve found that creative problem solving skills have allowed me to excel in a number of environments. Some say it’s better to pick a career field and stick with it; (and that...
View ArticleWelcome to Genius Types, “Creative Life & Productivity”
I started this blog in 2006 as a young entrepreneur who was looking for something more creative than the typical American life of 50-60 hour work weeks, skipping vacations to move up, and not hoping to...
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10 Ways to Increase Productivity for Creative Types & Entrepreneurs
(photo by Sonny Abesamis) https://s3.amazonaws.com/geniustypes/10+Ways+To+Increase+Productivity.mp3 The Ol’ Day TimerMy father used to carry around a Franklin day timer. Something about it was...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Poker Strategy For Life & Dating?
Image by Anton Raath https://s3.amazonaws.com/geniustypes/What%27s+Your+Poker+Strategy.mp3Playing poker is in some ways a microcosm of life. Your strategy will often determine whether you succeed or...
View ArticleDid You Get Your #HDW Badge Today?
Imagine with me for a minute, that we live in the future, where society’s highest value is an honest day’s work……not overachieving, or ingenuity, or intelligence, or finding loopholes……just the ability...
View ArticleFive Strategies to Manage Your Self Control / Discipline Conundrum
One of the foundations of the self-improvement movement is self-determinism: the act of determining your future through your own efforts by exercising self-control and discipline.Inspiring stories of...
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Inspired To Start A Blog? Learn What Makes These Five Bloggers Successful
For this post, I set out to find people who started a blog and went on to do well; and I asked them about their story. What inspired them? What traits helped them? What circumstances helped them?The...
View Article5 Distractions and How To Overcome Them
Does this scenario sound familiar to anyone?You’re a busy professional with multiple clients and/or projects. You consider yourself highly productive and able to multitask.You painstakingly plan out...
View ArticleBrain Rules Book Review
Brain rules by John Medina is a book about the modern scientific understanding of how the brain learns and performs, and what we might do to improve it. The basic take away is: we, as humans, have set...
View ArticleInterview With David and Melina Montelongo of “Flip This Houseâ€
I had the pleasure of sitting down with David and Melina Montelongo of A&E’s “Flip This House” the other day. They explained to me how they got started investing in real estate and what they are...
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Interview with Mitch Stephen, Author of “My Life & 1000 Housesâ€
I had the pleasure of interviewing the author of “My Life & 1000 Houses,” Mitch Stephen. Mitch is a self-made real estate investor out of San Antonio Texas who has mastered the art of...
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The Symbiotic Trinity of Real Estate Investing
Wholesalers, Rehabbers, and Hard Money Lenders In the business of real estate investing, three major players feed off of each other to spin the wheels of wealth creation. Wholesalers, rehabbers, and...
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