Most people will never be successful. That’s not an opinion—it’s reality. #1 NYT best-selling author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss put it bluntly: “It’s lonely at the top. 99% of people are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for mediocrity. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most competitive.” In other words: playing it safe is actually the riskiest thing you can do. Why? Because mediocrity is a trap....

You don’t have to be an economic whiz to see the flashing red lights. The U.S. is $36 TRILLION in debt. That’s 36 followed by twelve zeroes. And no, this isn’t Monopoly money—we’re talking about real dollars, the kind that determine your future job prospects, cost of living, and ability to afford a house (you know, the one you might not ever be able to buy at this rate). Here’s the deal: The government is borrowing money at a pace that makes a shopaholic’s credit card bill look responsible....

Listen—too many of you are out here posting about your projects, hoping people will care. But they don’t. You know why? But FIRST If you are new, welcome to OCE’s weekly newsletter curated for the ambitious youth…here are some articles you missed from previous weeks: 📈 Forget Goal-Setting, Here’s What Actually Works Read More → 🎨 Best tools for building your passion project Read More → 📘 Ready for some real talk? Read More → Because your content is too safe. Too plain. Too forgettable. People...