1: In the 1980s, Microsoft founder Bill Gates began secluding himself for a week each year, cutting off communication to dedicate time solely to reading and thinking.
He called it “Think Week.”
It was his time “to be creative and push his thinking with new depth and breadth,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
“It allowed him … continue reading
1: “Shutdown complete.”
Those are the two words we should say at the end of our workday.
Why? Because we are trying to create a “bright line” between our professional and personal lives.
When we are working, we are working. All-in. 100%.
And when our workday is over, we set a boundary so we can be 100% present with our families, friends, hobbies, or whatever we do to relax and … continue reading
1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.
Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share a fresh perspective on living.
This week, we’ve been exploring some of Sahil Bloom‘s ideas on Mental Wealth from his book The 5 Types of Wealth. Today, we share a selection of “Mental Wealth Hacks I Wish I Knew … 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
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
