Why The Best Advice Can Still Build the Wrong Life

Good business advice can solve the wrong problem. I spent years asking bosses, mentors, and investors to tell me exactly what to do, then doing my best to follow their instructions perfectly. Sometimes that only took me farther from the life I was trying to build. I still ask for advice. Now I want to know who it came from, what they're trying to protect, and whether I'd actually want the life it leads toward. Other people's experience is useful. They still don't get to make my decision. Chapters 0:00 The Advice I Followed Too Well 0:40 What Safety Advice Protects 1:29 The Experience Behind the Advice 2:14 The Survivorship-Bias Problem 3:24 Three Questions Before You Listen 4:51 When I Asked Investors What to Do 5:59 The Advice That Builds an Ordinary Life 7:28 Everyone Treats Advice Like a GPS 8:15 Is This Advice Built for You? 9:07 The Decision Nobody Else Can Make Watch next:    • How to Become an Entrepreneur Before You H...   ---- I tell true stories about starting businesses, working for yourself, and figuring out what success is for.