This week on Ten Mentors, Dan shares four lessons that hit hard in real life.

First: we’re living through a “we” crisis. Trains full of silence. Dinners with phones on the table. Couples side-by-side but miles apart. This is not about blaming anyone, it is about noticing the default and choosing something better. A simple restore: put the phone away, not face down, away. One pint. One dinner. One night. Full attention back.

Second: nobody cares about your first podcast, your first book, or your early drafts, and that is freedom. Anonymity gives you room to experiment, be imperfect, and build momentum without performing.

Third: focus is a finite resource. If you chase money, fame, and status, you drift. Excellence is the input. The rewards are the outcome. Protect your attention from drama, comparison, and people who drain your energy.

And finally: balance is not evenly distributed. On the way up, imbalance is often the price. Different paths, different constraints, different seasons. The key question is not “Do I have balance?” It is “Do I understand the trade I am making?”

Borrow what helps and leave the rest.

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