Blog Category: Impression Technique

You know who you are. I hired you/helped you/made you money/supported your efforts/donated to your charity/paid your rent/whatever. Then, when you had a chance, you trashed me. I wrote to you, “why?” Or I wrote, “I can’t believe you did that.” That was my mistake because you were never going to apologize. I never heard […]

I have to say No. I’m feeling hate. And despair. But I’m scared to say “No”. “No” feels like I’m saying, “I will never succeed”. I’m scared to say it. To say “No” means: maybe hurting someone who will then trash me. Am I turning down opportunity? Will the gods of good fortune no longer […]

Then he said, “Don’t quit your day job”. This is supposed to be a funny way of saying, “You shouldn’t get out of your comfort zone. You shouldn’t try to better yourself. You shouldn’t strive for more. Don’t try to be rich.” This is supposed to be a cruel way of saying, “Let other people […]

One of the most famous people on television was on my podcast. I asked him, “Are you addicted to being relevant?” He had to think about it. He had sacrificed relationships, time with family, rest time for himself, all in the name of what he did, which helps maybe millions. Or maybe not. Who knows? […]

Steve Martin was sick of it. He was performing in front of sold-out stadiums. But nobody wanted him and everyone forgot him. The reason: he was opening up for others. For The Carpenters, Toto, and others. He had to be CHOSEN BY them. It was THEIR crowd coming to the stadiums. It was THEIR crowd […]

Yes, I once considered running for Congress (after watching Season One of House of Cards). Yes, I went through the process of looking into hiring people to help me. I sought out advice from professionals (the advice I got is a story by itself) and even began the process of looking for endorsements from national-level […]

I hate learning. I wanted to learn how to trade stocks and I ended up losing my home. I wanted to learn how to play chess better and in one of my first tournaments I threw all the pieces on the floor and cried. I wanted to learn to play poker and I lost about […]