Goals. Goals. More Goals.
Thats right! Another stream of consciousness post. Purely personal. Read on if you dare…
Short term: (next 6 months)
Get under 10% bodyfat or sixpack..whichever comes first..(July 1st)
Get an apartment or townhouse..Santa Monica, Costa Mesa, or San Mateo.. (September 1)
Close seed round for CareCrunch (Sep 1)
Turn profit on cashflow business (Immediately)
Travel to SE Asia + Australia + New Zealand (End Summer or Fall)
Mid term:(2-3 years)
Sell seniorcare biz (Feb 11th, 2012)
Started on Cleantech venture (Before selling seniorcare/healthcareIT biz)
Long term: (10 years)
Be Financially independent (35+)
Married + kids
Things I want to accomplish before I’m 35:
Climb Everest…climb the 7 summits
Meditation retreat at Plum Village
Black belt in JiuJitsu… then fight 1 amateur fight.. win that amateur fight
Hit 225lb bench press (5 reps)
Hit 500lb deadlift
Sell Senior Care Business for 5M+
Get a DJ residency at Les Deux
Spin a party in Ibiza
Scratch with Qbert
Play “Snow” by Chili Peppers on the guitar
Skydiving
Wakeboarding
Bungee Jumping
Run with the bulls
Get baked in Amsterdam. Have hemp beer.
Speak at TED or TEDx
Meet the Dalai Lama. Make him laugh.
Meet Thich Nhat Hanh. Make him laugh.
Live in Austin, SF, Seattle, New York (6-12months each place)
Live in Buenos Aires (3months)…operate business from abroad
Write a book about success, business and motivation
Complete Marathon
Complete the Iron Triathlon
Sell HealthCareIT company for 5M+
Meet Ted Turner, Bill Gates, Richard Branson
Enroll in Yoga class. Be able to sit comfortably in the lotus position.
Learn massage. Give one good massage using grapeseed oil
Learn to surf..then surf the pipeline
Start stroke fund for R&D
Give mom an expense account
See mom wearing Gucci, Prada, LV, and Monolos. All at the same time.
Tip a waiter $100
Buy a homeless person a suit
Angel invest in 3 companies a year (2 for profit, 1 social)
Own a nightclub to host business clients, like Rich Rosenblatt
Snowboard in Park City Utah, Whistler, and Nagano… backcountry snowboard
Build a school in Vietnam (Room to Read style)
Start a coworking space with friends
Do the Polyphasic sleep experiment.. document it in a blog
Join adult flag football league
Start a legacy business ($1B+ company)
Date a supermodel… Dump a supermodel.
Rockclimbing at Joshua Tree
Learn Chinese. Hold a 30 minute conversation with a stranger in Mandarin.
Write a book on “selling”
Be interviewed by Charlie Rose
Sell an oil on canvas piece for $2,000+
Get a blackeye for being wrong. Give a blackeye for righting a wrong.
Break a bone doing an extreme sport.
Shoot a gun. Desert Eagle.
Buy a Tesla Roadster. Buy a Tesla Roadster for a good friend.
Bail a friend out of financial trouble…. Bail a friend’s parents out of financial trouble.
Hire an assistant. Remember to hire a male assistant.
Give a wedding toast.
Play a full 18 holes of golf.
Be featured on the cover of INC magazine.
Throw a little person
Practice Muay Thai in Thailand. Practice BJJ in Brazil. Practice Judo in Japan.
Learn Tango in Argentina.
Eat the most expensive Kobe steak in Japan then go on a vegan diet for 3 months.
Backpack through Europe with a good friend.
Start a venture investment group with 4 close friends.
Provide seed funding for a family business
Be able to recite “If” by Rudyard Kipling by heart
Receive the E&Y Best Entrepreneur award
Meet Mike Tyson
Make a sports documentary
Get an honorary degree in entrepreneurship
Character Traits:
High Integrity. Never compromise. Always tell the truth.
Self Confidence through experience.
Self Esteem through acknowledging unique qualities.
Selfless giver. Always give without expectation of a return.
Courage under fire. Critics let you know that you’re doing something worth doing.
Hustle. Outwork everyone. EVERYONE.
Leadership. Inspire others. Sell Hope.
Never too attached to the outcome.
Time efficient. Time is the most important commodity. Fight like a sonofbitch to protect it.
Mindful.
Honor is sacred. Virtue safe.
Humble.
Positive.
Shed negative people. Be careful of who is let in to social circle.
Become the best fuckin salesman the world has ever known