A coach friend once asked me: “How do you improve the quality of your thinking and by extension that of the people around you?” This stumped me. I sat with the first part of this question for a while because I think it’s a really important idea to understand. To…

What if those negative thoughts, those “bad” thoughts that pop into your head, are just “bad habits”? This idea landed with a thud for me when I first heard it. It was during a time in my life when negative thoughts dominated my thinking. I hadn’t yet learned to see…

I once heard it said that “The internet is a jungle, your writing practice is your garden”, and I believe this to be true. Writing forces me to ignore distractions and use my brain to actually think, in an effort to be clear and compelling. …

“I shall pass this way but once; any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” Dale Carnegie The idea for…

Do you feel successful right now? Would you text a friend right now and say “I’m feeling pretty successful today.” My guess is a no to both of those questions (and maybe even a queasy sensation to go with the second question). Success is one of those words that has…

I’ve been thinking a lot about leverage recently. It all started when I decided to spend the first 6 months of 2022 reading as much as I could about the mental models that Charlie Munger and Warren Buffets rigorously use. …

The First 10 Podcast - How to talk to your customers with Brian Casel - Conor McCarthy This week, joining the podcast is special guest, serial entrepreneur, and the king of shiny objects, Brian Casel. Brian…www.conormccarthy.me This week, joining the podcast is special guest, serial entrepreneur, and the king of shiny objects, Brian Casel. Brian is the founder of Zip Message, a popular video messaging tool for async conversations, which launched at the beginning of 2021. Brian recently sold and exited some of his earlier businesses…

The First 10 Podcast - How to think about value with Dave Parker - Conor McCarthy This week, listeners are in for a double treat as joining Conor on the show is tech guru and five-time founder…www.conormccarthy.me ‘’If I don’t understand the cost of selling the product, how to price and how to monetize it, I’m kind of screwed. Right? And that’s why 70 to 90% of startups fail, they start with that first bucket, and they don’t look at the second bucket.’’ — Dave Parker.

The First 10 Podcast - Finding people who care with Rob Walling - Conor McCarthy Calling all bootstrap founders! Joining us on today's masterclass on launching and growing a business is special guest…www.conormccarthy.me ‘’The biggest risk is not can you build this? The biggest risk is that no one cares. So how do you validate that someone will care? And how do you validate that someone will be willing to pay for what you are selling?’’ — Rob Walling.