Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Build A Bias to Action Action. Inaction. It’s a spectrum. Knowing is not enough, We must APPLY. Willing is not enough, We must DO. - Bruce Lee Before we dive in, a word from this week's sponsor: Taking action is fundamental. As you travel the unpredictable roads of life, you’ll find yourself at a crossroads: Action or Inaction. You need to recognize it...
6 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. A Rock in Your Shoe, a Bear on the Trail I love to write from lived experience. And, if it’s a recent lived experience, all the better. I recently went for a 60 minute walk along the river with my son, niece, sister and our two dogs and it resulted in two lessons I wanted to share with you today: The Rock in Your Shoe The Bear on the Trail Before we...
13 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Stand Your Ground I got an email back from a city planner today and it was challenging to read. In real estate development, you'll often find yourself experiencing death by a thousand cuts, but what does that look like? Well, before we dive into details, let's take a minute from our sponsor. Back to Stand Your Ground With real estate development, you...
20 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Reservations, Not Resolutions I'm sure many people are in the thick of your New Year Resolutions, but have you heard of Quitter's Day? Before we dive in, a word from this week's sponsor: Quitter's Day Gyms love it. Pizza restaurants celebrate it. But, have you heard of Quitter's Day? This is scary, folks. Quitter's Day is the day most people quit their...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Lessons Through Losing The past few weeks have been hard in sports for the family, which is where I draw many of my life lessons. My oldest boy's team got eliminated from the Provincial Playoffs in the semi-final in a close game. Super close. Grade 8, 9, 10 and 11 they were provincial champions and only lost two games. Two. That's insane. They also won...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide. Each week, I help 450k+ Guiders grow personally, professionally and financially by sharing actionable advice from Millionaire Mentors, Expert Authors and my Life. Before we dive into F*ck Labels, this week's newsletter is sponsored by: F*ck Labels I remember it like it was yesterday. My wife and I had just been married and moved to Bermuda to work for two years. While it looked like it was all smiles, it wasn't. I didn't care about anything at that point. I'd wake...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. It Isn't About You A past colleague and friend sent me a note after one of my newsletters. What struck him was a specific section of the Spotlight Effect article when I wrote The person you're worried about judging you is worried about you judging them. But first, a word from this week's sponsor: What struck him the most was the idea others are worried...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. In Ten Years This is such a powerful prompt. I want you to think of a few ways you can use it and I'll share some of mine. But first, a word from this week's sponsor: In Ten Years: How old will I be How old will my parents be How old will my children be What will I be proud I accomplished What are the regrets I'll have in my life What will I want to be...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. Proud Dad Moment I'm going to share a proud Dad moment with you. Don't worry, there's a rationale to what I'm sharing and I'm going to get to it, give me a minute. But, before I give you the full story, let's check-in for a word from our sponsor: We found out Sunday night our son was selected as an Offensive Lineman Provincial All-Star, which, for...
3 months ago • 7 min read
Welcome to the Growth Guide, a weekly newsletter where I share actionable ideas to help you Live Better, Achieve More and Be Financially Free. The Fisherman and Businessman I just finished reading The Good Enough Job, by Simone Stolzoff, for an episode of the Growth Guide and he shared one of my favorite parables, which illustrates the And Then Mental Model. But first, a word from this week's sponsor: Let me share my version of the parable with you and then we can break it down. In a quaint...
3 months ago • 3 min read