This story was originally published on my Substack publication, Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble. Before diving in, here are a few short details about my family: Em is my daughter. Her full name is Emily, but we mostly call her Em. She’s just over two-and-a-half-years-old and has severe…

What does success mean anyway? It’s so subjective. Some people look at the size of their bank accounts, while others look at what their progeny are able to achieve. There are lots of different ways to look at it. But if I’m being honest, I’m not asking for anyone else…

They say to time the duration of each contraction from when it starts until it ends. At first, the contractions are sporadic and brief then get more regular and long with a shorter amount of time in-between. When they get to 4 minutes apart with a duration of 1 minute…

I don’t buy into the “things come in threes” concept. Yet sometimes it feels like they do. But when you examine them, you could fill in the gaps between the three things with a bunch of other things. Things don’t come in threes, they come in ones, you only happen…

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin* Today I begin a new journey. In some ways, it’s a familiar journey. I’m officially a writer now. It might sound silly, but it’s important for me to write that down…

I received a cold email awhile ago from a guy who’s finishing up his undergrad somewhere up in Canada. He had read some of my previous writing. His email essentially boiled down to asking me whether or not Tradecraft (TC) is worth the money, especially since he would effectively be…

I keep hearing and reading about the benefits of writing Morning Pages, and heard it yet again on a Tim Ferriss podcast during my commute this morning. It’s the daily practice of writing (not typing) stream of conscious thoughts on paper, preferably first thing when you wake up. So after…

Before I dive into my point of view on this topic, let me give you some perspective on what it means to be a growth marketer these days. There are a lot of aspects to growth. Take a look at the list of topics from growthhackers.com: That’s a total of…

I just bought the latest iPhone 6S last night. It’s an incredible device. I’m not an engineer, but it seems like 3D Touch is an amazing engineering feat. Well done. I just have one beef with you, Apple. It’s a beef I’ve had for a few years now. And it’s…