Man of Action vs Man of Words

Too many men seduced by words, social media signaling, mental masturbation of “self improvement” which becomes purposeless consumption, philosophical opining of “fate of western civilization”. Still broke, still unfit, no meaningful Action, no creation.This is not the Way.  A Man of Action – A rich life of experiences, adventures, wisdom has been earned by LIVING. […]

How I Made $1 MILLION Through Twitter, An Email List and Ebooks

I’ve broken the whole process down into 12 principles and points Feel free to ask questions at any time Since someone will call BS, here is proof of work, lifetime sales on @gumroad… 1. The Digital Economy is the richest, most open economy in existence Lets go back to 2011, I was a personal trainer […]

A Man Can Always Reinvent Himself

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My father has been a handyman, substitute teacher, correctional youth counselor, prison guard, vocational rehab, and then Doctor.  He’s continuously reinvented himself over and over. I silently internalized the lesson that a Man ALWAYS can reinvent himself, evolve. And there is no age where this stops. Don’t like where you are in life, change it, […]

Hero’s Journey

The Hero’s Journey is an archetypal story pattern, and you see in ancient stories and modern ones. It is not a “new” idea that someone thought up, rather, its representative that people ALWAYS think in narrative form. It looks like this. (credit to Reg Harris for the image)  Joseph Campbell was the one to fully […]

A Leader Of Men?

I never planned on being a role model. I never wanted to be someone that other people “looked up to” and relied on for guidance. Truthfully, all I wanted years ago was one thing: to dance, and be left alone, and have no concerns but training and performing. That dream went to dust eventually. A […]

The Power Of Compound Action

10 years ago I became a personal trainer. I have studied and practiced every day since then to improve my craft. 7 years ago (2013) I started writing. I didn’t get paid until year 2. I didn’t make more than $10k a year from writing until year 5 (2017). And that was because I went […]

Some Thoughts On Writing

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Simple writing tip: Stop trying to make your writing simpler Use run on sentence, use big words, use phrases, metaphors, luxuriate how you express yourself, develop your own style, make art with words & enjoy doing so Don’t listen to shitty writers that write for dumb audiences I absolutely despise this “write for a 1st […]

Serious Plan For People At Rock Bottom

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If you’re at Rock Bottom, you’ve only got two choices, Wait here and die, or keep moving and climb up out. If it’s going to be the latter, you need to have a plan, a serious plan. Write this down. 1. Visualize WHERE you are trying to climb to You can only go forward, you […]

Use Writing To Mentally Program Yourself

Writing is mental programming. Whether you are “goal oriented” or not, writing down your plans and intentions requires you to consider and define your thinking. You cannot lie to yourself when you physically write. And when I say write, I mean WRITE, with pen and paper. Typing is not the same. Nothing is so powerful, […]

20 Life Lessons for the Gentlemen in their 20s

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1. There is no arbitrary age in your 20s in which you “figure it all out”. The greater reality is that unless you actively and willfully take control of your life and environment, your 20s will be a long decade of you learning the hard way, the painful way, and having equal amounts fun and […]