Stay Curious. Be Kind.

For the first 6 months of this job, I moved fast—but rarely in the right direction.

I’d jump to redesign the website, promote a polished post, or throw money at something that made our company look like we had it all figured out. But most of it was noise. Looking back, those moves weren’t rooted in strategy. They were rooted in insecurity. We weren’t building— we were decorating.

It wasn’t until our first production where I started working closely with people in the film industry that things started to shift. These were smart, seasoned producers. They didn’t move until they were sure it was the right direction. They talked constantly about protecting the money and only greenlighting something once all the pieces made sense.

At first, I thought they were being overly cautious. But over time, I saw the wisdom: they weren’t afraid to slow down if it meant getting it right.

That changed everything for me.

Now, instead of rushing to look legitimate, I try to focus on doing the work that makes us legitimate: getting new business, delivering value, learning from seasoned business owners, and putting people much smarter and more creative than me in a position to succeed.

Warren Buffett said, “I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business.”

Yes, there are plenty of small decisions in business that require speed. But the art is knowing when to pause and ask the harder question:

Is this move about making me feel better… or making the business better?

If you’re building something meaningful, make space to think. Make space to get it right.

There’s a fine line between staying up to date and waterboarding your brain with unnecessary information.

Too often I find myself consuming.

If the plan is to continuously “create and do,” why would we “create and do” something that we don’t love?

It’s daunting to try and build a million-dollar business.

It’s hard to become the best of all time at anything.

There’s nothing wrong with aiming high, chasing greatness, or wanting to be better than your idols.

We’ve all done it.

But friendly reminder: success is subjective.

Who’s to say Jordan is better than LeBron?

Some analyst who’s never touched a basketball? Five of your buddies that have had too many drinks in your basement?

The truth is, there’s no scoreboard for this game. The goal isn’t to win. The goal is to get better.

That’s it.

Are you willing to surrender to that idea?

Are you willing to change how you approach life?

Because the point isn’t perfection.

The point is becoming who you’re meant to be.

You know those days when you wake up early, move your body, eat clean, have good conversations, stay off your phone, and go to bed with a clear head?

That’s it.

That’s the win.

You didn’t crack the code to life.

You didn’t make millions.

You didn’t break a world record.

But you got a little bit better.

And that’s the whole point.

Remember, at one point in your life you were eager to get to where you are now.

Now you are just eager to get to the next point.

Stop for a moment, think about how far you’ve come, and enjoy the ride from here on out.

Even the word, “content” is over saturated.

So much content, such little care.

The top 1% in any industry do not do different things than us. They do the same things differently.

On any given day, Jerry Seinfeld and I might write for an hour.

Now, other than the blatantly obvious difference between us, what is the difference in that hour?

Well, for me that hour might include a couple phone checks, overthinking what I put down on the paper, and getting frustrated.

For Jerry Seinfeld, it is complete solitude from the outside world.

He doesn’t have to write, but he can’t do anything else, which usually results in him writing.

The second difference is that I get frustrated and think, “I will wait until I’m inspired and have something to say.”

Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t get inspiration and then write, he writes to get inspiration.

The final difference is that Jerry Seinfeld is going to show up the next day and every day after that until he leaves this earth.

I have a tendency to show up when I feel like it.

The top 1% don’t do different things than us—they do the same things differently.

We live in a world obsessed with software.

Automate this. Streamline that.

There’s a new tool every Tuesday that promises to change your life—make your workflow smoother, your business faster, your calendar tighter.

In a world where everyone is able to code, soft skills are the separator.

Anyone can bring an idea to life overnight, but the ones that can communicate that idea and build a community around it will win.