What would it feel like if when you walked into an interview, you were confident, collected, and calm?

How would your job search experience be different if you had learned exactly what the employer was looking for before you walked into the interview room?

Let me tell you a story of the worst interview I ever sat through – and what I learned that let me ace my next interview at the same company.

I went out today to buy an iPhone 5 and found something amazing: A fake iPhone 5.

This is the second fake iPhone I’ve seen this week, but it’s the best fake I’ve ever encountered. The weight and texture felt right and the software looked right. It was only with a bit of close observation I was able to figure out what it was:

I’ve had the weirdest mental block about writing until recently. I knew I should read a few books about non-fiction writing, but I kept dismissing the idea because ‘Why would I need to read a book about writing? I can already write.’

Even though I knew I would get a lot of value out of the books, I kept hesitating to pick them up because — I don’t know, I foolishly thought I was special? Thankfully, I got over that block and picked up these three books. If you’re curious about writing non-fiction and are looking for a good place to start, I recommend these three:

The shortest path between **doing the work I enjoy** or **spending time outside** and **regret at the end of my day** is becoming distracted with mindless Internet surfing.

As a guy who makes his living online, I spend a lot of time on the Internet. But I want the time I’m using the computer to be by choice, not a default set by poor impulse control. I use four tools to stay focused on what I want to be doing or stay off the computer. If you’re looking a kick-in-the-pants for additional focus, I hope these help you.

My experiment of writing and publishing daily has been fun and it’s coming to a close. My biggest takeaway is that the goal and intention slightly missed each other.

The goal of this experiment has been to publish something new every day. That’s different enough from *writing* every day to produce a complication. When I focus on publishing something new every day, I feel like a runner constantly sprinting for the finish line. I don’t have the time to settle into a steady pace and win the long game in a marathon.

Writing is hard.

It takes time to sweat out words. It takes dedication to put my butt in a chair day after day — even if I don’t know what I want to write about.

If you have a company in mind that you want to work for, maybe you’re curious what types of jobs/experience you should take to eventually get a job at that company.

The most effective strategy is to backtrack from your where you want to be to where you are now, and see what the in-between steps are. When you follow this strategy, you’re answering three questions:

• Where do you want to be in 5 years?
• What steps did other people take to get there?
• Of those steps, which can I copy?

Okay, let’s break down what iPhone apps I use and love. This is a look into my homescreen with a summary of the apps I’m using, what I use them for, and why I love them.

If you’re looking for podcast recommendations, I’ve included a list of every podcast in my Instacast feed – marketing, business, travel, and brilliant long form content.

When you open a package right after it arrives, what do you usual think?

• “Woah, awesome! It’s finally here!”
• “Oh cool, this is beautiful.”
• “This is it? This… sucks.”

What’s the experience for your client when they receive your package, read your proposal, open your gift? Their entire emotional experience can be set in those first few seconds. If the experience is confusing or average, you prime them with a negative or neutral emotional response.

But if the experience is positive, you prime your client for a positive experience.

When I decided to move to Honolulu, Hawaii, I had one question: What will I do when I get there? Moving to a city where you don’t know anyone, don’t have a personal network, and don’t know where to eat at is hard.

I did some research before I moved and now that I’ve lived through this type of move once, these are the lessons I’ve learned that will help me with my next move.