1: Stanford business professor Tina Seelig divided her class into fourteen teams and gave them a challenge:

“Each group would get five dollars of seed funding and have two hours to make as much money as possible,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

When the two hours were up, each team presented their approach and results, sharing … continue reading

Richard Feynman was a theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965.

A brilliant thinker, without a doubt.

His true genius, however, was his ability to convey complex ideas in simple, elegant ways, as described by Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

“He observed that complexity and jargon,” Sahil notes, “are often used to … continue reading

1: Research shows that people who have a clear life purpose “lived about seven years longer and had a higher quality of life than those who did not,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.

Another study links “a strong sense of purpose with a lower risk of all-cause mortality after age fifty,” Sahil notes.

Yet, the idea of creating a life’s purpose can feel … continue reading

Yesterday, we explored the idea of living a new, more intentional life. Today, let’s dig into the first concrete step to make it a reality.

What all does this require?

Getting up an hour earlier to create a “Miracle Morning,” the title of Hal Elrod’s terrific book.

Now what?

After committing to this change, how do we structure our mornings for maximum impact across key areas: physical, … continue reading

1: For the first twenty-plus years of my adult life, my morning routine revolved around this question:

What is the absolute last possible minute I can set my alarm where I have time to shower, shave, and still make it to the office on time?

When I say the “absolute last possible minute,” I mean Absolute.  Last.  Possible.  Minute.

There’s a better way.  And a better life.  It starts with … continue reading

The stats tell a sobering story.

Obesity is a national epidemic. Rates of depression are at an all-time high. More than 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Personal debt continues to skyrocket.

In his book, The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod shares statistics from the Social Security Administration: If we take 100 people at the start of their career and follow them for the next 40 years until they … continue reading

1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.

Last week [here and here and here and here], we learned how to set and achieve goals to make 2026 the best year of our lives.

Goals that inspire and motivate us, driving us toward the person we want to become.

But we’re not done yet.

Articulating our goals is the critical first step.

But it’s … continue reading

Question:  How do we “develop a real plan for a better life?”

Answer: We create personally meaningful, powerful goals for the upcoming year.

This week, I’m outlining a straightforward approach to set motivating goals for the coming year, based on a methodology first outlined by Trent Hamm.  

So far this week, we’ve selected the areas of our lives on which we want to focus (Step One), outlined … continue reading

This week, we are exploring a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm called “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.”

Yesterday, we looked at STEP ONE: Selecting the areas of our lives we want to focus on.

Today, we turn to steps two, three, and four. 

STEP TWO begins with blocking off some quiet time to do the necessary work.  

“While it’s great to give this process some off-the-cuff … continue reading

1: That’s the opportunity.  

How?  

First, set powerful 2026 goals.

Next, achieve those goals through a simple process designed to optimize follow-through.

Over the past seven years, I’ve utilized a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm titled: “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.” Implementing Trent’s framework has resulted in the following:

o The decision to get married!

o Transforming our business at PCI through the launch of the Oral … continue reading