The Twenty Percenter
Weekly advice for top business professionals.
How to Host a High-Impact Hot Seat Mastermind (4 Min Read) | Vol. 148 April 25, 2025 “No two minds ever come together without, thereby, creating a third, invisible, intangible force which may be likened to a third mind.” – Napoleon Hill How to Host a High-Impact Hot Seat Mastermind In May of 1968, the …
Shore Up Your Digital Bunker (3 Min Read) | Vol. 147 April 18, 2025 “Today, just over a decade since smartphones entered our lives, we’re beginning to suspect that their impact on our lives might not be entirely good. We feel busy but ineffective. Connected but lonely. The same technology that gives us freedom can …
Read for What You Need (2 Min Read) | Vol. 146 PSA: The First Domino is open. It’s a 9-week coaching experience to help you get clarity, protect your time, and build momentum that lasts. Join the ONE Thing coaches, a small group of high performers and me, all dedicated to helping you achieve what …
Quality Inflation and The Red Queen Hypothesis (3 Min Read) | Vol. 145 April 04, 2025 “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” – W. Edwards Deming Quality Inflation and the Red Queen Hypothesis In 1973, evolutionary biologist Leigh Van Valen proposed the idea that species must proactively evolve to maintain their …
Start Sooner (2 Min Read) | Vol. 144 March 28, 2025 “It is not only right to strike while the iron is hot, but that it may be very practicable to heat it by continually striking.” — Benjamin Franklin Start Sooner In the spring of 2014, sales of The ONE Thing were flagging. We’d sold …
What’s Your Freedom Number? (5 Min Read) | Vol. 143 This mirrors the final chapter of a three-part wealth-building series on The ONE Thing podcast. You can follow along on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. March 21, 2025 “Financial wealth is available to you. No matter how little money or knowledge you have in the beginning, …
9 ½ Habits to Build Wealth (5 Min Read) | Vol. 142 This mirrors the second chapter of a three-part wealth-building series on The ONE Thing podcast. You can follow along on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. March 14, 2025 “Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have …
The Path of Money: A Simple Framework for Building Wealth (4 Min Read) | Vol. 141 This mirrors the first chapter of a three-part wealth-building series on The ONE Thing podcast. You can follow along on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube. March 07, 2025 “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, …
Top Takeaways from KW Family Reunion 2025 (3 Min Read) | Vol. 140 February 28, 2025 “We don’t become what we want. We become what we believe we are worthy of.” – Jamie Kern Lima Top Takeaways from KW Family Reunion 2025 | Vol. 140 Last week KW hosted our annual convention, which we call …
The Perfectionism Trap: Just in Time vs. Just in Case (3 Min Read) | Vol. 139 February 21, 2025 “I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it’s just terrified.” – Elizabeth Gilbert The Perfectionism Trap: Just in Time vs. Just in Case I …
