Subject: Since people are asking, I'll tell you

Since people are asking, I'll tell you

September 29th, 2023 at 8:17 pm PDT

What do I have in mind? View onlineSome folks excited about our new virtual mastermind —O'Leary's Inner Sphere. Tell me more about this thing. When is it going to start? What is an inner sphere? Like a mastermind, mastermind? Napoleon Hil ...

What does a cougar attack and a haircut have in common?

September 29th, 2023 at 3:03 pm PDT

Not a joke, just a sad reflection on my instincts View online Trust your instincts, is fairly common advice. I don't know where I come out on that. When I was working in the outdoor industry, a co-worker of mine recounted a tale of a fishing trip he ...

Dr. Fauci is an expert.

September 28th, 2023 at 2:49 pm PDT

So what? He's also evil View onlineIn order to learn, we look toward experts. College, in particular, is supposed to be full of them, though the jury is still out on whether that is true. As we move forward in life, there are experts everywhere. Fol ...

You're an expert. Tell us about it.

September 27th, 2023 at 4:09 pm PDT

Don't be shy View onlineThere's something I noticed recently that kind of bothers me. I don't know why it should, because I have nothing to do with it. Several online creators I follow have notices on their blog, podcast, emails, etc. that I don't h ...

Does 'mindset' work?

September 26th, 2023 at 4:17 pm PDT

Consider dressing oneself View onlineThere are plenty of schools of thought when it comes to mindset. Perhaps the term isn't so useful, but let's stipulate that it is for the moment. A book I read a few years back by Carol Dweck called Mindset: The ...

I am your ambassador of quan

September 25th, 2023 at 1:12 pm PDT

Learning from Jerry Maguire View online Function, function, function! Perhaps to some, this is a motivating mantra. For instance, when you lose your job and the prospect of losing your top client is a very real possibility, get back to function. Fo ...

Learning from "Nathan's Law"

September 22nd, 2023 at 5:57 pm PDT

I guarantee you don't know what I'm talking about View onlineI like to run experiments from time to time to see what, if anything is working. I send out our emails from my own account here or on our Substack account depending on the material. It is ...

Getting "cozy" on Twitter/𝕏

September 16th, 2023 at 10:18 am PDT

Narrowcasting in my bathrobe View onlineBefore the advent of the podcast generation, we had Talk Radio. The three-hour program was the standard. Granted, talk radio was rather formulaic. Usually, 4 blocks per hour with commercials in between.  Ha ...

Reckoning with that tragedy. It never goes away

September 11th, 2023 at 12:51 pm PDT

22 years and I'm still not over it View onlineThough I don't read newspapers regularly like I once did, I still get the news every day. I curate my feeds and lately a good deal of that is on Twitter/𝕏. So, this being the anniversary of the 9/11 ...

From the depths of my cold heart flows occasional charity

September 6th, 2023 at 1:21 pm PDT

And free swag for those who want it View onlineI'm giving away free stuff... With two conditions: follow me on Twitter (@BrianDOLeary) and subscribe to our daily emails. If you've been following us for a while, you may remember O'Leary's First Law: ...