Under promising is amateur hour. Dare yourself to do something totally stupid and then either succeed or learn from it.

SHOCK & HAPPY I'm sort of in shock because it's never happened to me before and this is my 18th book. But my latest book, "REINVENT YOURSELF" is #1 on ALL of Amazon in the Kindle store today. #1 ahead of all fiction in every category. #1 ahead of all non-fiction in every category. #1 ahead of five million other books in Amazon. I believe strongly that everyone is in a constant state of reinventing themselves. Or...I have no idea. Right now I'm just happy. Thanks! …see more

I started 2018 with NO JOB, NO DEGREE, and 200,000 followers on Linkedin. This year has been a complete 180 for me. Throughout 2018, I... - Doubled my follower count to 400,000 on Linkedin - Received my 3rd Linkedin Top Voice Award - Graduated from the University of Southern California - Joined the team at Studio71 - Was featured in Adweek, Inc, and more - Guest podcasted on 10+ shows - Spoke at 10+ events internationally - Hosted 5 events in San Francisco and LA - Helped launch Impact Mentality I learned 3 major things: 1) Your goals should constantly be changing. You can't predict in January what opportunities are going to come in the next 12 months. 2) Execution is more important than your age. People will listen to a 22 year-old if they have already proven results. 3) Don't think that because you aren't going to that party on Saturday that you are "missing out". If you want to spend all of your birthday, Christmas, and New Years Eve working at coffee shops, do it. #podcasts #studentsoflinkedin #hardwork #2018inReview …see more

Online Grocery firm Ocado is now worth £21.7bn with revenues of £2bn with a profit of £45m. Tesco is worth £21.1bn with revenues of £64bn and profit of £1.32bn. I'm ALL about digital transformation, I'm all about rethinking systems, building new, challenging legacy assumptions, but it's wild out there. Ocado and Telsa join Peloton, Wayfair, Zoom and Instacart as signs of the insanity of 2020 …see more

Often leaders who expect more are labeled. 'Being tough' as a label has never bothered me. To me, it just means that you care enough and are honest enough to say what you think to ensure perfection and better outcomes. I enjoyed this article by Bill Gates . It takes a true leader to acknowledge another leader. Bill Gates on #SteveJobs - "I have yet to meet any person who in terms of picking talent, hyper-motivating that talent and having a sense of design, of 'this is good, this is not good.' So he brought some incredibly positive things along with that toughness." Microsoft Apple …see more

When we work closely together in new combinations and collaborations, one plus one can equal three https://virg.in/ixP Virgin Unite

I got a surprise with some very tough questions at the end of #BusinessIsAnAdventure – as some children joined us to quiz our business knowledge https://virg.in/i7h

The Amazing Ways Wild Me Uses #Artificial #Intelligence And Citizen #Scientists To Help With Conservation #Wildlife #conservation is an enormous challenge. Wild Me , a non-profit organization, is leveraging the photos and videos of citizen scientists and the cloud, #AI , and #computervision to help track individual animals and to inform wildlife conservation efforts. Learn more about this extraordinary collaboration between man and machine. …see more

The headlines say big Tech Stocks crashed 5% yesterday led by Telsa (-9%) Apple ( -8%) Microsoft (-6%) Netflix was down 5%, Facebook down 4%, doing far far worse than companies like Samsung, Verizon, Disney, New York Times, Planet fitness, Volkswagen, etc. It does make you wonder what a tech company is? Is Facebook not just a media company in a digital age? Is Netflix not an entertainment company? Is Apple not a Smartphone and services company? Tesla a battery developer currently in the car marking market? Shopify as a tech company is down 5.5%, but isn’t it simply part of the retail business, not tech? Wayfair is down 8%, but isn’t it just a furniture store? Redfin is down 7% , but it’s a real estate agency Peloton is down 9.6%, but it’s a gym. When are we going to understand technology is just the modern world. We’d not call Delta, UPS, Nike, McDonald's, Verizon, GSK, American Express technology companies, but because of their inception dates, not because of how vital and advanced their technology is. Why does Uber, Amazon, Zoom, Airbnb, Stitchfix, Blue Apron etc get to be valued on such a different basis? …see more

Join us as we discuss: 1. How to automate wealth building with Beanstox. 2. How to purchase equities in private companies like Honeyfund. 3. How to stay focused and successful so you can achieve more in 2021. Featuring: Kevin O'Leary Chairman of Beanstox and O'Shares Sara Margulis CEO of Honeyfund Connor O'Brien CEO of Beanstox …see more

Okay [Youtube] friends, I'm trying something new. Want to ask me a question? Now you can record a short question (60 seconds or less) Link: https://lnkd.in/dTGNKtE And IF it's a good question, I might answer it in my next video. // Rules: 1. No a$$holes. Be nice and Mr. Wonderful will be nice in return. 2. Don't waste my time or yours with stupid questions that can be answered by Googling it. New to business or entrepreneurship? No problem. Just make sure you use this opportunity wisely. #justsayin 3. This Youtube channel is free to watch and I'm giving away my best biz secrets--AND giving you behind-the-scenes access of my personal life. Don't ask me to fund your product or company here. This is not the place and time. Capisce? If you'd like to be considered for Shark Tank, I post casting dates all the time from my Instagram. // Pro Tips: Find a quiet place and record a question. If we can, we'll answer it on an upcoming video. The tool we use to record questions works with the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox on Android devices. iOS devices don't support recording audio in a browser, so you need the SpeakPipe iOS app in order to record voice messages. Sorry in advance. Ask from your desktop if you've got an iphone. …see more

The ORIGINAL Queen's Gambit: The ORIGINAL Queen's Gambit: Judy Garland playing chess on the set of the 1938 movie, "Listen, Darling". --- "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." -Judy Garland --- #chess #chessgame #chessboard …see more

“He beat his wife to the point where her face was split open,” our friend told us at lunch. “Then they called a private doctor who came over to the house to sew up his wife’s face.” I was having a hard time picturing it. “How do you know?” I asked. “I spoke to the doctor. I spoke to the wife.” . . . #relationship #Iamfine #writing #lifestyle #friends …see more

It's hard to get "chosen" to succeed. Nobody will do it for you. There are no magic blessings from the gatekeepers. It's even harder to put in the work by yourself and lonely and struggling. But then it works. Choosing yourself, without expectation, is the formula. You have to say, "I'm going to do this." Then everything clicks. & You never look back.  http://ow.ly/N86r30hj2II …see more

If I get my way, more African Americans will respect, revere and embrace their connection to the mighty continent of Africa. Keep watching this space, y'all... African Union #Africa #AfricanAmericans #AfricanUnion …see more

What causes the most performance pressure? - Peer performance - Ambitious Goals - Unclear Expectations - New situation/ Unchartered territory Inviting you to vote on the poll I am running on Twitter. Would love to hear your thoughts on the topic. https://lnkd.in/f-RwQfq …see more

Have you ever heard of the crunch? That's the sound of a perfect mechanical watch being wound by hand. Its magic and maybe the best gift you can give to your lover, but which one to buy? I'm a crazy watch collector but I have a suggestion that I think you may be surprised by, because you don't have to spend $30,000 to buy a legendary timepiece! #Fashion #gifting #GrandSeiko …see more

It's amazing how many people who talk about the failure of Kodak, or Nokia or ask why didn't Marriot set up Airbnb or GM set up Uber, are running legacy businesses that refuse to change.

Alexander Graham Bell's school record was undistinguished, marked by absenteeism and lackluster grades. His main interest remained in the sciences, especially biology, while he treated other school subjects with indifference. During the year he spent with his grandfather, a love of #learning was born, with long hours spent in serious discussion and study. The elder Bell took great efforts to have his young pupil learn to speak clearly and with conviction, the attributes that his pupil would need to become a teacher himself. Learnings from here: 1. Bell didn't become a teacher but became the greatest inventor of our time. 2. You don't have to be good at everything if you are great at something. 3. Many of the world's greatest were late bloomers. 4. Even if one person can #inspire , latent potential can get unlocked. …see more

I have always LOVED the element of surprise and have been managing judgments my entire life. Strangers take one look at me and make their assumptions based on appearance. Add the fact that I'm a millennial to the mix and the entire world seems to judge me as a nobody or a moron. But I LOVE a challenge. That's why I decided to pick up the hockey stick as a teen and get tough, taking slapshot after slapshot to the stomach until the wind knocked me out cold in the goal... ...why I studied law until life pulled me in a different direction... ...why I obsess over neuroscience and quantum physics attending courses I'm definitely not qualified for... ...why I keep fighting for inclusion when my community of differently-abled warriors told me to "give up - nobody will ever want you." ...why I launched my business and speak all over the world, regardless of visual impairment and mobility issues. And I continue to prove them wrong through positivity and inspiration, encouraging them to rise up to THEIR greatest potential, too! Use those judgments as FUEL to be the best version of yourself. Prove them wrong. You're a somebody. You're incredible and you're worth it. Go Bruins! #inspire #motivation #inspiration #personalgrowth #stanleycup #mindset …see more