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25 Ways To Make a Trillion Dollars – part two

[Note: Rewritten version of an earlier post. I rewrote because I think NOW is the time to get our share.] I only just found out the other day they lied to us…

[Note: Rewritten version of an earlier post. I rewrote because I think NOW is the time to get our share.] I only just found out the other day they lied to us about the American Dream. When you have a gun to your head, with two kids, a mortgage, and your entire self-esteem at risk, […]

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Is Fear Holding You Back?

Beautifully done and inspiring video from my friend Mike Lazerow, who has had his own share of ups and downs. And if you can’t see the above embedded video, Click Here.  

Beautifully done and inspiring video from my friend Mike Lazerow, who has had his own share of ups and downs. And if you can’t see the above embedded video, Click Here.  

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Looking Good

“I have an idea you should do for a blog post,” she said. She was sort of squinting at my face. We were sitting by the river. I always need a good…

“I have an idea you should do for a blog post,” she said. She was sort of squinting at my face. We were sitting by the river. I always need a good idea! Tell me! “Well,” she said, “it’s very important to look your best. So maybe when you, or a reader for instance, wakes […]

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How to Avoid Burnout

I’m an addict. For 20 years I replaced one addiction with another. I can’t even describe all of them. I’m actually embarrassed. Ashamed. I would cling to whatever addiction was making me…

I’m an addict. For 20 years I replaced one addiction with another. I can’t even describe all of them. I’m actually embarrassed. Ashamed. I would cling to whatever addiction was making me happy at that moment. A fire sucks the oxygen out of everything in the room. When the oxygen is gone, the  fire is […]

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Love Yourself As If Your Life Depended On It

Kamal went missing. We had been corresponding for over a year, ever since I started this blog. I’m very grateful for the great friends I have met through this blog. It has…

Kamal went missing. We had been corresponding for over a year, ever since I started this blog. I’m very grateful for the great friends I have met through this blog. It has been a totally unexpected but much appreciated benefit of doing this. Finally I was visiting San Francisco and after 100s of emails back […]

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Ask James: Honesty, Marriage, Job Search, Hitting Rock Bottom, Ideas, Fun, and More!

[This is part of the expanded answers to my Twitter Q&A I do every Thursday from 330-430. I will have other answers in smaller blog posts. If you like these Twitter Q&A…

[This is part of the expanded answers to my Twitter Q&A I do every Thursday from 330-430. I will have other answers in smaller blog posts. If you like these Twitter Q&A posts, please Facebook Like so I get a sense of how useful (or fun) they are. Thanks. And please provide additional answers for […]

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How to Be Persistent And Get Success

[This is part of the expanded answers to my Twitter Q&A I do every Thursday from 330-430. I will have other answers in smaller blog posts. If you like these Twitter Q&A…

[This is part of the expanded answers to my Twitter Q&A I do every Thursday from 330-430. I will have other answers in smaller blog posts. If you like these Twitter Q&A posts, please Facebook Like so I get a sense of how useful (or fun) they are. Thanks. And please provide additional answers for […]

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