“How do I stop loving a girl who doesn’t love me,” someone asked me. I didn’t answer him correctly. I gave some bullshit answer. The correct answer is: there’s nothing you can…
“How do I stop loving a girl who doesn’t love me,” someone asked me. I didn’t answer him correctly. I gave some bullshit answer. The correct answer is: there’s nothing you can do. You’re in pain. You’re wounded. Time heals all wounds. For me, I fall in love very quickly so my only solution is […]
I didn’t have any money so couldn’t start a business. And even if I started one, I didn’t have an office, or clients, and I was too shy to cold-call clients. I…
I didn’t have any money so couldn’t start a business. And even if I started one, I didn’t have an office, or clients, and I was too shy to cold-call clients. I didn’t have connections or rich parents or anything for that matter. I didn’t have talent. I just got lucky. Nobody will hire me. […]
It’s easy to get anonymous people to hate you – to attract haters. All you have to do is have an opinion. Be creative. Be yourself. But sometimes it gets worse. I’ve…
It’s easy to get anonymous people to hate you – to attract haters. All you have to do is have an opinion. Be creative. Be yourself. But sometimes it gets worse. I’ve had death threats, legal threats, I’ve lost friends, even family, over things I’ve written. I’ve lost the respect of many I still respect. […]
Are you satisfied with your life? Do you go to work knowing you could do better? Knowing there are unique talents in you that could make you great, the best in the…
Are you satisfied with your life? Do you go to work knowing you could do better? Knowing there are unique talents in you that could make you great, the best in the world? This post is about achieving mastery. But also why it’s ok to not get mastery in the traditional sense. You can define […]
Imagine for a second you are working for a well-known Internet media site and unless you wrote an article that went “viral” you would get fired. You know very well what…
Imagine for a second you are working for a well-known Internet media site and unless you wrote an article that went “viral” you would get fired. You know very well what goes viral. “10 things done by famous people”, “the 10 habits of rich people”, “that ONE SPECIAL trick Richard Branson does with his […]
When I first wrote a novel in 1991 I remember walking down the road and seeing a pretty girl and thinking, “She might like me now.” I know that a lot of…
When I first wrote a novel in 1991 I remember walking down the road and seeing a pretty girl and thinking, “She might like me now.” I know that a lot of what I write seems to involve whether or not women like me. But that’s what I think about. I want people to like […]
I once wanted to be a stand-up comedian but I was too afraid to even go on a stage. Then I wanted to do a TV show but kept getting rejected. So…
I once wanted to be a stand-up comedian but I was too afraid to even go on a stage. Then I wanted to do a TV show but kept getting rejected. So finally I switched industries and started an Internet business. Louis CK is my favorite comedian. He is the high priest of understanding our […]
