Two Habits To Adopt Immediately: Asking For What You Need & Brutal Honesty

My old swim coach, Tim Murphy, used to tell us that we’d beat 90% of the competition just by properly performing the streamline position coming off of a turn during our races. That was it. Turn and push off the side of the pool in a more efficient manner than most people were willing to […]

“I Love You” is Dead – Say This Instead

“I love you” is so 1994. It’s been overused by both sexes for decades in an attempt to garner sexual favors, secure engagement rings, and further foster codependency. I tell my new roommates I love them. My neighbor tells me she loves me before I take cross-country flights. I do love my new roommates, and my neighbor does love […]

How to Make Massive Change – Instantly

My neighbor Josh doesn’t want to quit smoking. He just wishes he didn’t smoke any longer. I know this because he came over for a visit the other night and asked me what my thoughts were on hypnosis. Hypnosis for the specific purpose of quitting smoking. Hypnosis may be the cat’s pajamas when it comes […]

Nurturing Your Talents – Why Patience Is Key

Who’s born with their “roar” fully developed? Tell me who? Mozart? Madonna? Mike Tyson? Hell, Chopsticks on a keyboard still seems impossible, making out with Britney Spears on stage sounds gross, and I couldn’t even sell out the local movie theater masturbating, let alone Madison Square Garden. Roars take time. Everyone I talk to wants […]

The Power of Doing Nothing

Welcome to my spiritual development. Or insanity. And desire to slam my head into a wall. Here’s how a conversation went last week with one of my favorite mentors: Me: “What should I actually do, though?” Him: “Do nothing.” Me: “I’ll ask the question again since you’re either: A) a completely deaf asshole (some of […]