We don't control many of the things we pursue in life, yet we become angry, sad, hurt, scared or jealous when we don't get them. I believe that's because we haven't made an important distinction – the things that are in our control, versus the things we don’t have the sense to admit are outside of our control. So rather than plant your feet, learning to surf is how to be successful in life.

Being a freelancer taught me to stop playing small. Achieving perfection is not a real thing. Nor is it something we should aspire to. It slows us down, or worse, paralyzes our ability to stand out.

You have an idea. But the problem is, what do you do with an idea? How do you move your idea forward? Tip the scales in your favour. I gave you the formula to guarantee you fail at life. Here are the steps to make sure that never happens.

Every artist or creative knows the feeling: you've been working hard on a project or an idea, it all seems great, like the best idea you've ever had, until suddenly you hit a wall. There are special terms for this sometimes, like writer's block, but other times it really feels like a dry period in which you cannot come up with a single good idea or solution to a problem.

I get a kick out of going to my buddy Joel's. His little guy Malcolm hits me with the question "why?" the first chance he gets. I'm lucky if I get my shoes off. I'm sure it grows tiring as a parent, but as an observer it's fascinating. It's also, incredible life advice.

I once compared my life to the Truman Show before he realized he was on simulated television. For those who haven’t seen it, the movie follows Truman – a man who was adopted as a baby and raised by a corporation inside a television show. He was unaware that everyone he met was either acting out a script or repeating lines fed to them by the show’s creator.