I’ve been an entrepreneur for 23 years, and never have I accumulated as many learnings as I have in the last 365 days. It all began during a retreat in Ibiza with my friend Pablo, an entrepreneur and trainer who helps his clients lose weight, stay fit, and feel better—in essence, helping them enter “airplane mode.” In fact, he refers to his clients using exactly those words—they are his airplanes.
Sometimes we forget that everything we say to others, we’re actually saying to ourselves. Every time we get angry, we’re really getting angry at ourselves. Trying to win an argument is one of the most energy-draining things a human can do. Is it really worth it?
Yesterday, Saturday, I watched The Last Dance for the second time. I saw it from start to finish, all 10 episodes. It’s the docuseries about Michael Jordan and his story with the Chicago Bulls, the iconic basketball team from the best league on the planet, the NBA.
They’ve sold you the idea that entrepreneurship is like flying at cruising speed. They’ve sold you that you need to be extremely productive to be