Albert Einstein once said there are only two ways to live your life: "One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."  I'm here to tell you about a third way.  One where there's not such a hard line between science and spirituality, between work and play, and between doing well for yourself and doing good in the world.

Everything you need to learn as an entrepreneur or as an investor can be learned from The Matrix.

Lesson 1: Start by Starting

Fear, Doubt, Disbelief: if it weren't for these, the problem you are solving would already be solved, and there'd be no opportunity left for you.

Free Your Mind: to cross a chasm that others can't, you can't remain trapped in old ways of thinking, including your own.

Everybody falls: we are all the same when it comes to the law of gravity; it's how we react that makes us each unique; are you going to view the lesson to be "don't jump anymore", or "try a different way"?  Every failure is also an opportunity to pivot.

It doesn't mean anything: if you were a good person before the fall, you are still a good person afterwards.

Learning to love jumping is the most important aspect of being an entrepreneur or and investor.  Because we are always jumping, whether we know it or not.  Have you ever realized you were falling -- or even hit rock bottom -- but didn't remember ever having jumped?  Doesn't it hurt more when you didn't see it coming?  So the fear is good, it's what allows us to bounce back up, like Neo.  The way you get beyond that fear is to just... jump.

Lesson 2: Nobody invests in ideas, technology or companies...

The idea, the technology, the company, are all manifestations of the founders.   Their core values.  Their personal relationships.  Their beliefs about the world, and what they wan't to be different about it.  Ideas don't get executed without founders.  When an investor invests in a company, they are really investing in in the people running it.

Lesson 3: When you are ready, you won't have to.

When you are ready to invest... you will have to work hard to convince the founders to let you in... you will get an unfavorable valuation... the company will be executing well without your investment.

When you are ready to receive investment... it won't be hard work to get it... you will be able to name your price... you won't need investment.

Lesson 4: Forget Everything

 "Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. "

"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it."

"Neo, sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

"What are you waiting for? You're faster than this. Don't think you are, know you are. Come on. Stop trying to hit me and hit me."

Forget everything you've learned in school.

Forget the way it's "supposed to happen".

Forget everything other people tell you (including this).

Jump.

Now.

Here are some ways we can connect:

• Accelerating Possibilities Group
• Video Consulting
• In-Person Consulting
• Public Speaking: email me via link to the right.