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How can I develop self confidence and self-esteem?

I had an idea. Tell me if you like it. I loved the idea of living in hotels. What sort of person could live in a hotel? Did you have to be…

I had an idea. Tell me if you like it. I loved the idea of living in hotels. What sort of person could live in a hotel? Did you have to be rich? Sometimes. At the time, I lived in The Chelsea Hotel in NYC. If you ever saw the movie, “Sid Killed Nancy”, you […]

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What are some of the dark lessons that life showed you?

I can picture it right now: my youngest daughter will one day breathe her last breath. She will be buried. And then she will be forgotten. Or the seas will rise up…

I can picture it right now: my youngest daughter will one day breathe her last breath. She will be buried. And then she will be forgotten. Or the seas will rise up and claim us all. Or most of the people I know are mentally ill criminals. Or…I want pancakes. I want them right now. […]

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I turn 49 today. I hope I die by the end of the day but my guess is it won’t happen. Although I’m totally fine with it. Not that I’m depressed. But…

I turn 49 today. I hope I die by the end of the day but my guess is it won’t happen. Although I’m totally fine with it. Not that I’m depressed. But I feel like I did a good job. It had its ups and downs. I’m ready for the next job. If there is […]

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I Did 200 Podcasts With My Heroes. This is What I Learned…

I didn’t even want to do a podcast. Too much work! And I’m too shy to ask guests to come on. And I get so nervous I hope each podcast will get…

I didn’t even want to do a podcast. Too much work! And I’m too shy to ask guests to come on. And I get so nervous I hope each podcast will get cancelled. Or a natural disaster will happen. But I wanted an excuse to ask people how they made their lives better. Maybe I […]

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How To Be A Genius

Someone asked this on Quora. I decided to give my sage advice on the topic. One time I had two million dollars left. You have to be pretty damn smart to make…

Someone asked this on Quora. I decided to give my sage advice on the topic. One time I had two million dollars left. You have to be pretty damn smart to make two million dollars, I thought. And then I had an idea. Or rather, an opportunity presented itself. I needed to make a lot […]

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The Ten Most Important Aspects of Reinventing Your Life

I wanted to write the book that 20 years ago I wish I had read. That ten years ago I wish I had read. That five years ago I wish I had…

I wanted to write the book that 20 years ago I wish I had read. That ten years ago I wish I had read. That five years ago I wish I had read. That yesterday I wanted to read. So today I published it. “Reinvent Yourself.” When I turned 40, a friend of mine threw […]

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10 Times When Less Is More

“You might do serious damage to your brain,” my 14 year old told me. She is my nutritionist. I tried a three day fast. I drank only water and had no food…

“You might do serious damage to your brain,” my 14 year old told me. She is my nutritionist. I tried a three day fast. I drank only water and had no food or anything else. On the first day I was hungry but I watched TV at night to distract me and then I fell […]

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