I was happy when I sold my first company and made money. I was happy when I met my first wife. I loved her and on that first kiss I remember how…
I was happy when I sold my first company and made money. I was happy when I met my first wife. I loved her and on that first kiss I remember how much she was shaking because she was nervous and so was I. She wouldn’t kiss me until date 5. “Too fast,” she said. […]
(Note from James: Today I’m just republishing a post from the Choose Yourself Facebook group that is too good not to share. Thanks to Ian Luebbers for being brave, for writing this and for…
(Note from James: Today I’m just republishing a post from the Choose Yourself Facebook group that is too good not to share. Thanks to Ian Luebbers for being brave, for writing this and for letting me share it on my site) This is a true story. I’ll tell you how I did it in a minute (and […]
I had a boss who would push his glasses down on his nose when I walked in and look at me above the glasses. Like I was not worth focusing on. Like…
I had a boss who would push his glasses down on his nose when I walked in and look at me above the glasses. Like I was not worth focusing on. Like I was half a human. He hated me. Your boss hates you also. HATES. He takes your hard work and pretends, to his […]
In 1980. It was in NYC. I was 12 years old. I begged my dad if I could go. I called up the Democratic party national offices and said I “represented kids”.…
In 1980. It was in NYC. I was 12 years old. I begged my dad if I could go. I called up the Democratic party national offices and said I “represented kids”. My dad simply dropped me off at Madison Square Garden. I had to find the guy who gave me a special pass. I […]
Every day I realize more how stupid I am. It’s OK to be stupid. But when I was 18 I thought I was a genius. Now I realize I’m an idiot. Here…
Every day I realize more how stupid I am. It’s OK to be stupid. But when I was 18 I thought I was a genius. Now I realize I’m an idiot. Here are the other 50 or so things I realize as I get older. I list this just for me. Because my memory is […]
Every day for five years I wrote 3000 words a day and they all sucked. I wrote four novels and maybe 70 short stories. I sent every novel to about 40 agents…
Every day for five years I wrote 3000 words a day and they all sucked. I wrote four novels and maybe 70 short stories. I sent every novel to about 40 agents and all the publishers. I only got form letter rejections back. Finally I gave up, left my job, moved cities, my girlfriend left […]
Having children is awful. The first night I was the father of a child I left the hospital as soon as everyone was drugged up and I played poker all night at…
Having children is awful. The first night I was the father of a child I left the hospital as soon as everyone was drugged up and I played poker all night at the Mayfair Club. Ingrid, at the front door, refused to let me in until I insisted everyone was drugged and there was nothing […]
