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I want to know what people think. And feel. I want to be able to read a room. And then use that to either make more money, create relationships, have more success, make business deals, etc. So I found Euny Hong and invited her on the podcast. She is the author of “The Power of […]

I’m always scared before and DURING a negotiation. Fear = the illusion of having no control. But I’ve learned that there are no mathematical equations in a negotiation. It’s all an illusion. You make it up. And you have to make sure the formula you decide is the formula that wins. Or at least doesn’t […]

I went to the hotel. I wanted to be lied to. I wanted to get lost. I brought my kids. We went to see David Kwong, a famous magician, puzzle creator and illusionist fools us for ours. We got what we wanted. I brought him on the podcast. Because David Kwong has all the elements […]

“I’m not sure I would’ve come on the podcast if I knew you were a chess master,” Jonathan Kay said. He just wrote the book, “Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us About Life” with co-author Joan Moriarity. “Why?” I asked. “Do you just hate chess players?” “No, it’s intimidating. It’s like a person telling […]

I got shot last week. “You shot me!” “I wrapped you,” the officer said. There’s a difference. People get shot by tasers and guns every day. And my friends are on a (successful) mission to change this. They invented something that we desperately need: a non-lethal weapon. Chief Don Deluca game me the stats. Every […]

It was the worst advice. I just started doing stand-up and someone said, “Just be yourself.” Imagine if someone said that to me at age four. Imagine if I listened. I’d still be shitting myself. I change everyday. I have to. Scott Adams is one of the best examples of this. He started writing the […]

My hands are soft. I don’t use them. Except for typing. Writing. Eating and wiping. I’ll never know how to build a house. I don’t know why the lights turn on. Or how the subway tunnels in New York were built. I’m useless. And I’ve never (really) worked. This is proof that life is never […]