Sometimes, success comes down to a little bit of luck and being in the right place at the right time. For Marquis Jet, that lucky moment came when my partner's friend, a junior producer on a new r...
Karate Kid Of The Music Industry
Remember the classic film The Karate Kid? In it, the young protagonist, Daniel LaRusso, learns karate through seemingly mundane tasks like waxing cars and painting fences. Unbeknownst to him, thes...
Just four days after my family’s Africa trip, I was scheduled to tackle the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim, a grueling 45-mile trek across and back. My friend, Coach Chris, had sent out an intense...
What Was Your First Instagram Post?
On April 19th, 2012, I posted my very first photo on Instagram. It was a snapshot of me with a Sheets hat on and a Sheet hanging out of my mouth. It got 29 likes and three comments—awe-yeah! Oh,...
In 2023, I worked on a book called Always Go to the Funeral. I haven't decided what to do with it yet—it's waiting in the wings. But today, I want to share a little excerpt that I think offers som...
My SAT math scores weren't the greatest, okay, but I did get into American University. And a few years after I graduated, there was a big rivalry in the track and field world between Dan O'Br...
Back when I was working with Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC, we shared office space. At that time, a young 50 Cent was interning for me. He was signed to Jay's label and wanted to get some business e...
Growing up in the pre-digital era, I learned valuable lessons that shaped my work ethic. One such experience was during my senior year of high school when my family got a revolutionary new device:...
The other day, I took my son Charlie to basketball practice. When we got home, I popped into the kitchen to grab some orange juice. Sara had left some Mexican food on the counter, a basketball gam...
Today, I want to take you back to my breakdancing days in the '80s. That's right, I was part of a crew called TNT Rocks, and we were pretty damn good. It was me, Daryl, Myron, and my next-door nei...
I want to talk about something that has changed my life in the most amazing way – cold plunges. I know, I know, jumping into cold water might not sound like the most appealing thing in the world...
Right before joining Professor Galloway on his podcast, I came across a quote from him that got me thinking. He says, "Don't follow your passion; follow your talent." It's a smart perspective. An...
Remember that movie? Classic, right? And the best line in the film: "If you build it, they will come." Great advice. A year ago, I launched the first annual Runningman Festival. I wanted to do som...
It was back in the early 2000s when the Yankees were on fire. I had four front row seats on the third base line, and by sitting through 30+ games a year, I became friends with someone who was eith...
When my book Living With A SEAL came out in 2015, my friend Brian Groden asked me to come speak at his office. I was thrilled and even offered to pay him for the opportunity, but he insisted other...
My fellow Gen-Xers will get this, back in 1988 the song Push It by Salt-N-Pepa took the country by storm. It was everywhere. It was HUGE! And by 1990 Salt-N-Pepper were pop culture Queens. So… Dur...
Good Will Hunting for Coconuts
Back in 2012, when I was in my forties and just married, I went to visit Matt Damon at his house in Miami. As I was getting ready to leave, he asked if I wanted to spend the night. I told him I'd ...
Our family trip to Africa was amazing, we had some breath-taking moments and got close to the most beautiful animals on earth. We went on a nine-day safari; watching lions, elephants, leopards, ze...
In Search Of The Perfect Pickle
I used to believe that entrepreneurs had two paths to success: inventing something new that doesn't exist or making an existing product better. However, I've recently discovered a third category - ...
Speculating on Success—Go New York Go!
With the New York Knicks heating up in the playoffs, I thought I'd share a story about doing things on spec. Doing it on spec means creating something without a guarantee of payment in the hopes t...
I developed the habit of writing letters when I was in my twenties. I wrote 10 of them every day for an entire year, which amounted to over 3,000 letters. These were seeds that I planted, and alth...
The other day, someone asked me about my sleeping routine, which got me thinking. We spend about a third of our lives in bed. Yet, how much thought do we put into our sleep setup? It's like being t...
A friend of mine recently asked who the next Guest Swimmer would be for Free Swim, and my response was, "I don’t know," but then, on second thought, I said, "Maybe I should ask Katie Hoff, one of ...
I sat in a conference room alone. I had been brought in to consult. And then... Each member of the team, one by one, came in, and I asked a simple question: "Describe what your company does." As th...