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Five Guaranteed Ways To Succeed As a Thought Leader In The Next Era Of The Internet
Something weird is happening on the Internet!
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Jeff Bezos' Rule Of 100 Will Make Your 10x More Creative
Jeff Bezos just did his first longform interview EVER. And, it did not disappoint. In the Lex Fridman Show interview, Bezos shared a few life-changing…
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Bezos, Musk, & Buffett See The World Differently, Because They See Time Differently
Where almost all public company CEOs, not to mention people in general, plan days, weeks, and months ahead, these visionaries think decades or even…
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Google Director Of Engineering: This Is How Fast The World Will Change In Ten Years
"My models show that we are doubling the paradigm-shift rate every decade."—Ray Kurzweil
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As The World Is Shaken Up, A 60-Year “Mega-Trend” Quietly Emerges
We know we’re living in the next generation’s history book. We just don’t know the name of the chapter… yet.
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A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points
—Alan Kay
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Brutal Truth: It Takes Years To Become A $100k Thought Leader Working Part-Time (Unless You're Lucky)
This post is for all of the people who are wondering what’s actually required to be a full-time thought leader earning $100,000+ a year while impacting…
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Blockbuster 2.0: The #1 Mental Model For Writers Who Want To Create High-Quality, Viral Content
Will this article be read by anyone?That was the #1 question going through my mind as I pressed ‘Publish’ on my first Forbes article in April of 2013.As…
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Blockbuster Blueprint: The Most Comprehensive Map Of Thought Leadership (Based On Thousands Of Hours Of Development)
I feel proud and excited to write this post. The map I share in this article is the culmination of thousands of hours of development that I’ve done with…
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Value Hooks: The #1 Skill Experts Need To Succeed Online (Based On Thousands Of Hours Of Research)
This post is a republish of an article I wrote in 2020, but the topic is even more relevant and important today. To succeed as a thought leaders, I am…
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The Bezos Flywheel: The #2 Mental Model That Has Helped Me Succeed As A Thought Leader
One question Jeff Bezos was often asked when he was the CEO of Amazon was one we all need to ask ourselves…
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Virality-Market Fit: The Only Thing That Matters In The Beginning
After you have found an Infinite Devotion, there is only one thing that matters when you’re getting started sharing your ideas online. That thing is…
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