Ryan Johnston

It’s probably someone you know.
It’s probably someone you see everyday.
There’s a good chance it’s someone you live with.
Most of the time, we get in our own way.  We make up excuses for why we shouldn’t do something great.  We come up with reasons to do something that wastes our time.  We figure out ways to [...]

I don’t know about you, but I have a tough time getting started on things unless I know they’re going to turn out well.
But, why do it that way?
Why not do it simply because you can?
The thing that seems to get in the way is whether it’s the right thing to do.  I don’t know [...]

I haven’t posted in quite a while.
I’ve been searching and trying to define what exactly I’m supposed to do with this site.
I have far too many interests to just do one thing.  So, instead, I’m going to being talking about a lot of different things.  But, the overall theme will be change.
We’ll be talking about [...]

I’m going to try something different for a while, just to see what the response is, if any.
I’ll be posting quotes about making a better life for ourselves.
My hope is that it will inspire change and help push you to do something that might take you beyond your average self and on to something really [...]

If you have a backup plan for anything you’re doing, then do me a favor.
Find it.
And get rid of it.
When you have a backup plan, you’re already admitting and accepting the fact that you might fail.  If you already accept that you might fail, then why not just let yourself do it?  Why not fail [...]

Why?
You have to have an answer to that simple question for everything you do.
Why do you spend time checking Facebook instead of writing that book?
Why do you you want to blog?
Why do you want to be self-employed?
Why do you check email more than once a day?
Why do check your traffic stats all the time?
You’re starting [...]

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I know I’ve talked about Seth Godin here before.  And I’m going to do it again.
But, right now, I’m telling you to never read anything by Seth Godin.  Don’t read his books or his blog.  Oh, and don’t listen to him speak either.
Well, don’t do any of these things as long [...]