The Ultimate “Advice To My Younger Self” Compilation

I have doubled down on any knowledge I could find online around “what I wish I knew when I was 20 (or 21 or younger).” Why am I such a fanatic about “advice to my younger self” content? Most people (99%) don’t care to take the time to learn from others’ mistakes. If you don’t… Continue reading The Ultimate “Advice To My Younger Self” Compilation

How To Master Anything – A Chat with Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, author of Peak (Podcast)

I highly recommend the book Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Success by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. This book is one of the most well-researched, evidence-backed books on what it takes to become a master of a craft that exists. It’s a must-read before any other books on the topic, including Mastery by… Continue reading How To Master Anything – A Chat with Dr. K. Anders Ericsson, author of Peak (Podcast)

5 Tips on Networking With Charisma at a Conference or Convention

If you’re into self-development in any way, there are a million conferences to go to. For entrepreneurs, there’s Start-Up Grind… and a hundred others. For people into improving their fashion, there’s StyleCon (now Menfluential). For Pokemon lovers, there’s Pokemon World Championships. For people non-tech start-up founders, there’s HustleCon… and more. There are comic, video game,… Continue reading 5 Tips on Networking With Charisma at a Conference or Convention

How To Take Successful People Out For Coffee

Based on the speech and exchange I had with Mark, he appeared to be a regular guy. Famous and successful people are humans at the end of the day, not objects you put on a pedestal.

A lot of successful people have recommended taking people you admire out for coffee, especially when you’re starting, so you can learn from them or even get them as your mentor. In the book Getting There, I learned that the billionaire Michael Bloomberg used to eliminate reasons they could refuse. He would find successful people… Continue reading How To Take Successful People Out For Coffee

How To Network With Successful People Without Being Sleazy

I used to dislike networking. I thought it was sleazy. I thought networking meant being sleazy by trying to get a job or something from others by going to 50+ networking events  or dealing with others with clear ulterior motives. In fact, I’d been to a few, and it sucks. If people didn’t see any… Continue reading How To Network With Successful People Without Being Sleazy

A Review and Demo of Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well Being Course

Rick Hanson is a neuropsychologist and the author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Since a lot of what we do is ultimately to become happier (we make money to have freedom to be happy, for example), I figured how can I get a head start and just jump… Continue reading A Review and Demo of Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well Being Course

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The Power of Writing Down Your Goals: 9 Tips to Goal Setting

So I was keeping up with the YouTube landscape and came across a video by The Gabbie Show. She’s a well known Viner who went on to Youtube and has obtained millions of subscribers. She posted this goal-setting video on how to become successful on social media, and it blew me away for one reason.… Continue reading The Power of Writing Down Your Goals: 9 Tips to Goal Setting

10 Ways To Stay Positive No Matter What Negative Bullshit Comes Your Way

People are confused, they count in the short term, mark my words, negative vibes and pulling people down is how you can sometimes be leading at half time but I promise you those motherfuckers get blown out in the second half. -Gary Vaynerchuk Staying positive and upbeat is tough. I do it because it feels… Continue reading 10 Ways To Stay Positive No Matter What Negative Bullshit Comes Your Way

Best 7 Books on Cognitive Biases & Human Behavior

Understanding human psychology and biases can help you succeed in your career, business, or life. How? Well, we make a lot of illogical decisions. Have you ever experienced a situation where you know a human isn’t behaving logically? We do crazy, emotional things because of psychological biases, addictions, habits, and other things wired by our… Continue reading Best 7 Books on Cognitive Biases & Human Behavior