RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2026.06.29
Recommended Video
Inside the Mind of a Procrastinator
Why do you cram? Why do you scroll? Why is the most important project on your list also the one you can’t seem to start?
Tim Urban answers all of it in this TED talk — with three characters living in your head:
The Rational Decision-Maker (the responsible one)
The Instant Gratification Monkey (the one who keeps suggesting “just one more video”)
The Panic Monster (the only thing the Monkey is afraid of)
He doesn’t hand you tips. He hands you something better — a mirror.
By the end, you’ll see exactly why you procrastinate, when it’s harmless, and when it’s quietly stealing years from you.
Watch here — 14 minutes: [LINK]
Then ask yourself the question he leaves you with…
What are you REALLY procrastinating on?
Recommended Reading
Brian Kurtz says “authentic” is the most overused — and most meaningless — compliment in marketing today.
His take? If you have to work at being authentic… you’re not.
There’s a better word he thinks we should all be chasing instead — one that turned a random LinkedIn request into a relationship he still remembers years later.
He calls the payoff “Relationship Ascension.” Because people don’t refund relationships… only transactions.
Read Brian’s post here.
Recommended Book
Forget everything you’ve been told about retirement.
The golf course. The grandkid visits. The slow fade into “managing decline.”
Jay Samit says toss all of it.
In The Second Act Advantage, the international bestselling author makes a bold case… your best years aren’t behind you. They’re just getting started.
Here’s his big idea: the stuff that used to count against older entrepreneurs — your age, your decades of experience, your fat Rolodex — is now your secret weapon. Pair all that hard-won wisdom with AI, automation, and a few emerging technologies, and you don’t just stay relevant…
You become unstoppable.
Samit backs it up with science, real stories (Auntie Anne’s pretzels empire at 65… Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at 50), and a pile of actionable strategies for turning your experience into consulting gigs, online courses, passive income — a whole second act built from a laptop.
The kicker? Entrepreneurs over 50 are 3x more likely to succeed than the twenty-somethings.
The Second Act Advantage is the July selection for The Mastermind Book Club.
Every month, Ted Prodromou and I choose a great business book for Club members to read and discuss. We meet, live on Zoom, usually on the fourth Thursday of the month, often with the author.
The meetings are free to attend. But you have to join the Club to have access to our online community and meeting replays.
Jay Samit will join us for the discussion of his book in July.
See you there.
Thursday, June 23, 2:30 p.m. ET
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81923429262?pwd=sA11am6xyiulB6A8KXqiMZDwbbwj81.1&jst=2
Podcast (The Story Power Marketing Show)
How to Knock Out Excuses and Build Relentless Momentum (with Corey Dissin)
Corey Dissin is the no-nonsense force behind Knockout Life and High-Performance Coaching, helping driven pros ditch the fluff and finally get unstuck. After nearly 30 years leading massive media projects, he flipped the script and built a coaching system rooted in grit, structure, and relentless action.
He and I discuss getting the most out of life and business by instilling focus and practicing effective time management. Corey emphasizes “the power of the pen” to write tasks down, build consistency without immediate results, and develop resilience through repeated effort. He explains how he diagnoses clients by auditing their daily routines to expose poor time management and the gap between activity and productivity
If you aspire to be more productive and determined in your life, this episode is for you.
DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE
~00:54 Meet Corey Dissin
~01:56 Cutting Through Excuses
~03:22 Discipline and The Pen
~04:31 Swing The Bat Mindset
~07:02 Boring Success Routines
~09:43 Small Steps Compound Wins
~13:38 Walking The Walk Fitness
~14:31 Filtering Prospects Video
~18:24 Discovery Call Logistics
~20:26 Where To Find Corey
~21:16 Book Story And Legacy
~23:59 Parting Advice And Wrap
~26:34 Outro And Subscribe
FULL EPISODE VIDEO: vimeo.com/1203699044
Listen on…
Words to Ponder
“If your stories are all about your products and services, that’s not storytelling. It’s a brochure. Give yourself permission to make the story bigger.”
— Jay Baer
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