Stevea Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more. Emma writes in,

How do I think big? I started a small dinner dating service on the island where I live. I want to expand to our sister island, but I'm too scared.

Oh, great question, Emma.

Frankly, I also have trouble thinking big.

I just attended reunions at Harvard Business School and MIT in one weekend.

They think big there.

Harriet, darling, how are you?

How's your little retail store?

Oh, really?

9,000 franchises in three years breaking every

business record ever set. I'm so very, very happy for you. Die, Harriet. Die. The boy who woke up

face down in the garden after our big party, he's a Fortune 500 CEO. The girl who always

played the bard in Dungeons and Dragons, one of the world's ten most

powerful women, says the Wall Street Journal.

And the dork who always had something stupid to say, U.S. Senator.

Are we surprised?

After I finish wallowing and feelings of inadequacy, I figured I'd find out how they approach

the world.

Since their friends,

they'll share their deepest, darkest secrets with me. It may take six margaritas,

but they'll share. You know what? The rich and powerful are just like you and me. It's just they have more money and power. From the inside, they're thinking, I did what I thought would work to reach my goals.

That's what everyone thinks when we reach our goals. We do what we think will work. But for some

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