Who do you follow — the smart, the rich, the influential, or the visionary?
You're walking through a long corridor. As you come to the end, the corridor opens out to a small Room, and in that Room stands a Doorman, showing you four Doors. "I present to you four Doors", the Doorman begins. The Doorman continues. "You can choose which Door to go through — the First Door leads to a Room full of smart people. The Second Door leads to a Room full of rich people. The Third Door leads to a Room full of people with large crowds of supporters and online followings. The Fourth Door leads to a Room with people with a
Frameworks to organise your whole life
I've been writing on www.withjoewehbe.com for more than a year, trying to open Doors for others. What I've learnt about people is that when we haven't clarified our own ideas or values on a topic, we are impressionable — we take them absent-mindedly from those around us. Ideas and values dictate what Doors we open, and so, we must choose our own ideas and values, so that we control our journeys. Here are some frameworks that will change how you think for the rest of your life: The Minimum Viable Lifestyle — personal finance, how you invest your time, how hard you chase income
Be careful who your first heroes are
Tim Ferriss runs one of the world's best podcasts, is a bestselling author, and was ahead of his time when he published the 4 Hour Work Week. He is one of few icons of mine. I consulted his blog a few years ago for guidance about writing a book. What I found disheartened me, shattered me. Don't write the book first
Within you there is a domestic ‘you’ and a work ‘you’
The typical family has a breadwinner who goes out to hunt or to work. And the nurturing partner who stays 'home' to protect and look after the young, to maintain order. But, if the breadwinner spends too much time away, the housebound partner eventually tells them off. "You're always working" they say, "you never have time for me". The breadwinner might love and be consumed by winning bread, by work, but no matter how deep one's immersion is in their work, they cannot neglect their home. Because by doing this, they throw their beautiful unity off balance, and drive the homebound partner away. In the
The Memory Pill Problem
My mother went to her Doctor and mentioned she was having memory problems from time to time. So, the Doctor gave her some supplements that were supposed to help her improve. She was driving away, when her friend turned to her and asked, 'where are your pills?' Mum gasped, 'I forgot them!' The Memory Pill Problem Thanks to Mum, who gave me the perfect example of this to write about, 'the memory pill problem' can be used to understand a lot of marketing and problem-solving situations. It's the case where the problem takes the customer away from solutions, rather than towards them. Solution Approaching Problems When