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Remember…I told you 3 reasons why college is (still) a lie. If you missed it, read this post. Better yet make sure you listen to this podcast with Ryan Deiss. He’s one of the most successful names in his industry…and together we’re going to help guide you away from what’s broken to what’s working now. […]

At 40 I lost my wife, my home, and my job. And many of my friends. And I was ashamed. I didn’t want to tell people my wife had left. I didn’t want to tell people my home was for sale. And the website I had been writing for for seven years, had bought a […]

John Waters, the movie director, told me the other day where I could go if I wanted to kill myself. I suspect he was even more of an introvert than me. I’ll tell you where he suggested in a second. A few months ago I was at a dinner where everyone was “networking”. I was […]

  I got fired… Security escorted me out. They would send me my box later. All self-help is bullshit. It’s hard to choose yourself when an iceberg hits the Titanic. People write books: “How To Not Give A Shit” and it’s supposed to be helpful – to toughen you up, make you stronger. “The 5 […]

There was total silence. I’m not sure if anyone laughed at a single joke. First, I prepared to be bombed. I spoke with the comedian Jim Norton. I said, “I’m afraid it will be a disaster.” He said, “The fear goes away when you realize that bombing is survivable.” I spoke to the MC of […]

Is Da Vinci a plagiarist? Is Andy Warhol? Is Steve Jobs? How do you take “the greatest story ever told” – a story around thousands of years and has been painted 100s of times, and make it your own? Answer: Idea sex! The most famous rendition is Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper. ” Da Vinci […]

(rules, “non-rules”, and bibliography and a “tl;dr” for each section) I wanted to get better at poker. I showed up at the local underground club and within ten minutes I was out $1000 and I went home. My wife said, “Did they scam you?” My sister said, “Was it mafia?” No. I sucked. I went […]