Hi! I'm Nic
Welcome! I work in analytics but have a lot more interests.Follow along to see what I'm up to!
Nic’s career journey includes significant roles at Citi as Vice President of Strategic Data Insights and providing top-tier consulting services to public sector clients. His ability to thrive in fast-paced, data-driven environments has led to substantial, quantifiable impacts across all his roles.
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What I Value
Health: without it, can you live your life to your fullest potential? Health includes everything from diet, fitness, to reflection and writing, to your personal relationships. Health is at the cornerstone of everything we do, so I (try to) invest heavily into it.
Freedom to and freedom from. Freedom isn’t about doing whatever I feel like. It’s about having options. Freedom is about being able to choose how I want to live my life – and being able to change my mind and choose a different path. Freedom isn’t just about living in the moment. It’s about having choices – today AND in the future.
Curiousity is a value close to my heart. Nothing brings me more joy than learning about someone or something new.
Adventure adds texture to my life. I don't mean adventure from the sense of bungee jumping or skydiving - but traveling, going off the beaten path and experience new places and cultures.
My Board of Mentors
Naval Ravikant: business / life
Marcus Aurelius: stoicism
Paul Graham: investing / life
Jesse Itzler: health / balance
Nikola Tesla: curiosity / craziness / inventiveness
Leonardo da Vinci: rennaissance, inventions, intelligence
Lao Tzu: Taoism (effortless action, simplicity, spontaneity, balance of opposing forces)
My Principles
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid one hundred days of sorrow. — Chinese Proverb
To suffer before it is necessary is to suffer more than is necessary.—Seneca.
Focus on getting it right not being right. Outcome over ego
Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly.
In conversation, lead with curiosity instead of critique.
Curiosity is the beginning of knowledge. Action is the beginning of change. Action creates progress. Progress creates momentum. Momentum creates motivation.
Luck is a function of surface area. More experiences generate more serendipity.
It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war
Will vs can
Use congratulate console and compliment to maintain and create authentic relationships
It’s not about doing your best it’s about doing what’s required
When solving a difficult problem, invert it
Questions I'm Thinking About
What important truth do very little people agree with you on?
What pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for?
If you had 5 minutes to explain your most important life lesson, what would you talk about?
Who is on your personal board?
What are the habits, actions, or behaviors you consistently engage in when you feel at your best or at your highest self?
If you hired the best CEO in the world to be the CEO of your life, what actions would be on their 100-day plan?
Most people don’t need systems / frameworks. They need to increase their intensity. What are some things I can increase my intensity on?
What do you have unreasonably high standards for?
Stay tuned for more updates!