February 2, 2016

Wishing: When Success Bites Back

When I was a kid, Christmas was my favorite time of year. As an adult, I get a little overwhelmed. See, as a kid, you worry about getting presents and hanging out with your...

by Tom Meitner

Success

January 27, 2016

Start Small: How to grow into achievements

Big things start out as little things. But 92% of people can’t handle that. Last October, I started a little online gift shop. It’s nothing earth-shattering. I found a few...

by Tom Meitner

Intentional Living

Success

January 6, 2016

You’re Not Afraid to Fail, You’re Afraid to Succeed Poorly

For Christmas gifts this year, I decided to triple up my efforts for my wife and son and build them both some cool – and necessary! – wooden furniture. Now, I’m by...

by Tom Meitner

Intentional Living

Success

December 23, 2015

Take A Shot: Give Yourself The Chance to Win

“If we do something together after this, it’s not going to be a retainer… it’s going to be another project. Things are just taking too long.” Those are the words I heard...

by Tom Meitner

Success

November 25, 2015

Sacrifice: What Lengths Are You Willing To Go To?

As some of you know – mainly those of you who get my exclusive weekly content on Fridays – I’ve invested a little bit of my work day into building an online gift...

by Tom Meitner

Success

November 13, 2015

Optimization: When is perfect “too” perfect?

A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a cheap online course on how to build an e-commerce store with Shopify. The idea had always intrigued me, but I hadn’t pursued it because I...

by Tom Meitner

Success

November 12, 2015

Practicality: The One Principle to Remember When Goal Chasing

In the summer of 2009, I was at a crossroads. My business was not doing well. At all. In fact, it was the worst it had ever been to that point – over a year into...

by Tom Meitner

Success

October 29, 2015

Overinformed, Part 1: The Fetishization of Success

Two nights ago (at the time of this writing), I was lying in bed at midnight, wide awake. My body wanted to sleep. I was craving it. Sleep was the only thing that I wanted to...

by Tom Meitner