Continuous Improvement https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb11_Post.mp3 A split test is a very useful mental tool. Split testing is generally a marketing term. Say you’ve got a website selling shoes. And it’s converting at 3%. For every 100 visitors, you get three sales. But you’d like to increase the conversations. A very simple […]
Deadly Reframes
Model Of The World https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb10_Post.mp3 There are two ways to look at the world. Or two kinds of people with two kinds of models. But before we talk about that, let’s be clear on something. The world is a harsh place. It is, and it will always be, less than ideal. […]
Ignore False Flexers
I’m Better! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb09Post.mp3 A lot of people like to flex. It is an ancient instinct. Way back in the day, status was everything. But status was based on what you did. What you did that helped everybody. The more productive of a hunter you were, the more status you got. […]
No Gin Water
Surprise! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb07_Post.mp3 Once I went to dinner with a friend. I ordered a scotch on the rocks. While I was waiting, the waitress brought me a glass of water. Or, a glass of what I thought was water. But it was gin. Pure gin over ice. Taking that first […]
True Independence
Childish Minds https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb06_Post.mp3 When we are children, we have a simple strategy for getting what we need. Keep asking until somebody gives it to us. Then we make a transition. Or we used to, way back in the caveman days. The transition meant a shift in how we got our needs […]
Become Worthy
Get To Know Me https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb05_Post.mp3 It’s a pretty basic idea that we are much more comfortable around friends than strangers. That most of us, the more you get to know us, the more you’ll appreciate us. The more comfortable we feel around others, the more expressive we’ll be. The more we’ll express […]
Mechanical Success
Deserving https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan29_Post.mp3 There’s a famous scene in the movie, “Unforgiven.” When Clint Eastwood puts behind his passive ways and becomes a stone cold killer. They killed his friend, so he kills everybody. Just before he’s about to blast Gene Hackman in the face with a shotgun, Hackman says: “I don’t deserve […]
Eliminate Imposter Syndrome
Yo Yo Brain https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan28_Post.mp3 There are a lot of structures that you’ll see everywhere, once you learn to notice them. Like the yo-yo diet syndrome. You want to lose weight, and you want to lose a lot. So you start out with tons of motivation. But then you burn out after […]
Remember The Cave
Ancient Philosophy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan27_Post.mp3 Stoicism has been around for a long time. Since at least 300 BC. Invented by a guy named Zeno of Citium. Plenty of Romans were also stoics. Notably, Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome. He’s the guy that came up with the phrase, “The Obstacle Is The Way.” What does this mean? Every […]
Name Your Demons
Name The Demon https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan26_Post.mp3 A common theme in demon movies is getting the demon’s name. According to common demon lore, once you know the demon’s name, you have power over the demon. Why is this? Who knows. But the metaphor is kind if simple. If you don’t know the demons […]
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