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Burning the Boats with Matt Higgins

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We’re discussing why science proves that just THINKING about your

Transformation requires hard work.

Whether that’s:

Launching a new business
Leaving a relationship
Making a career pivot

All require a leap of faith, and scaffolding to support

There was a great 2018 study from Wharton I shared in Burn the Boats that proved the corrosive effect of backup plans:

“When people

In business, they don’t award points for complexity.

Once I internalized this truism, everything changed.

I stopped overvaluing my own creativity and stopped

A 2014 study out of Wharton confirmed that backup plans hobble us on the road toward success.

It’s okay to be unsure if you’ve

Have you had a feeling that something holds you back when you plan to make a big move to change your future? Great

Complacency isn’t solely a business or organizational hazard.

It’s a formidable adversary of the human spirit.

Make Plan A your unwavering commitment.

Oftentimes, people abandon their

Some straight talk on managing first impressions.
 
Workplace expectations and norms are changing rapidly in lockstep with the economy.

While I support the merits

If you want to embrace success, here are 5 reminders:

→ Humans perform better without a safety net.

A 2014 Wharton Business Study found

Fall semester reading list.

Wonderful people. Wonderful minds.
1.  Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson
The single greatest source of operations wisdom. From the wise and kind operator.

2.  The Right

We put too much pressure on ourselves to know the ultimate destination – when what we really should do is focus on making

BIG AMBITIONS REQUIRE BOLD MOVES.

"Burn The Boats: Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential” is a memoir by Matt Higgins

PDW Co-founder Matt Higgins joined CNBC's 'The Exchange' to talk about why it's critical to invest in America's defense tech startups and how

There’s a new social media app called Airchat currently ranked #17 but I suspect will be #1 soon enough.

Hard to explain but it’s

“I’m not a risk-taker.”

Don't condemn yourself to a life of playing it safe by convincing yourself you can't take risks. We are all

Stop self-censuring your ambition because you fear they'll say you're full of yourself. Ridicule you for becoming something you’re not - yet.

Nobody's

Ever been scammed?

It robs more than your net worth.

Your self-worth takes an even bigger hit.

You feel so low, so gullible. Trust me, I

How are you burning your boats in 2024?

A dream deferred is really a decision to relinquish its pursuit to another.

We often find ourselves fixated on making incremental progress and

One of my favorite conversations from this year was with my good friend Gary Vaynerchuk. We discussed everything from our first meeting, being