The Twenty Percenter
Weekly advice for top business professionals.
No-vember – Avoid the Curse of Knowledge (3 Min Read) | Vol. 123 “The gift of a beginner is fresh eyes.” – James Clear No-vember – Avoid the Curse of Knowledge In 1990, Stanford University graduate psychology student Elizabeth Newton published a study highlighting the vast communication gap between experts and beginners. Subjects were instructed …
10,000 Kicks (3 Min Read) | Vol. 122 “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee 10,000 Kicks After we published SHIFT, I traveled the country teaching all-day workshops to promote the book. Teaching ballrooms packed with …
Perfectionism as Protection (3 Min Read) | Vol. 121 “Imperfection is underrated. Perfection is overrated.” ― Helena Bonham Carter Perfectionism as Protection Children’s book author Adam Wallace taught about 40 authors and entrepreneurs how to draw. Wallace is most famous for his “How to Catch” series, including How to Catch a Unicorn. He’s sold a …
Thinking Time and the Fake Commute (2 Min Read) | Vol. 120 “It has struck me that all men’s misfortunes spring from the single cause that they are unable to stay quietly in one room.” – Blaise Pascal Thinking Time and the Fake Commute Keith Cunningham is the author of one of my all-time favorite …
Find Your Entrepreneurial Superpowers with ADHD (3 Min Read) | Vol. 119 Our thoughts and prayers are with the people and businesses who have been devastated by Hurricane Helene. KW Cares, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is dedicated to serving Keller Williams professionals impacted by this natural disaster. If you feel so moved, please visit donate.kwcares.org to make …
Plus One vs Done | Vol. 118 “Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.” – Peter Drucker Plus One vs Done Last week, I heard a story about success coach Brendon Burchard. His former marketing lead shared something interesting. During team meetings, Brendon always asked everyone to make each idea a …
The Three Powers of Curiosity | Vol. 117 “Curiosity will help you be more focused about what’re the real things that we need to solve.” – Michael Bungay Stanier The Three Powers of CuriosityI recently reread Michael Bungay Stanier’s excellent book, The Coaching Habit. A remarkable stat jumped out at me. On average, physicians interrupt …
Success in a Nutshell & Occam’s Razor | Vol. 116 “Everything should be kept as simple as possible, but no simpler.” – Albert Einstein Gary Keller and I recently appeared on a two-part episode of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Podcast (You can listen to Part 1 and Part 2 here.) Host Jason Abrams wanted …
Chief Brody’s Scar | Vol. 115 “Your cracks can become the most beautiful part of you.” — Candice Kumai Chief Brody’s ScarI’ve seen Jaws more than any other grown-up movie. I’m pretty sure the actual record goes to Pixar’s Cars, thanks to my children. I still watch Jaws every year or so but hope never …
The Speed Trap | Vol. 114 “In an effort to go faster and outsmart the process we turn to shortcuts, cut corners, and engage in short-term behavior. While it might seem like we’re going faster, these tiny debts accumulate into an anchor.” – Shane Parrish The Speed Trap This summer, my son Gus and his …
