Easy Manipulation https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb26_Post.mp3 It’s been said that people will do anything for those who: “Encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions and throw rocks at their enemies.” If you want to sell something to people, that will do it. If you want to persuade anybody, that will […]
Groucho Marx Seduction
Be Real https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov18_Post.mp3 Groucho Marx famously said that sincerity is the most important thing in the world. And if you can fake that, you’ve got it made. The reason A list actors get paid so much is they are believable. When they say their lines, we BELIEVE them. They are absolutely […]
Leverage Imaginary Power
Fiction Instinct https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar12_Post.mp4 Movies are fantastic. Books are fantastic. Stories are fantastic. Ever since the dawn of time, we’ve been telling each other stories. This clearly is a instinct. Whenever you can find something that exists in all cultures now, and has existed in all cultures before, chances are it’s […]
Stop Chasing Illusions
Unlimited Desires https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Oct06_Post.mp4 Everybody wants things. Everybody wants to get rid of things. Everything costs something. Nothing is free. This is why economics is referred to as the dismal science. We humans LOVE to believe in magic. Not necessarily magic, but we believe there is always some kind of […]
The Inner Golden You
Inside Magic https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jun22_Post.mp4 There’s a cool story about a golden Buddha. The golden Buddha is real. I’ve actually seen it. It’s a popular tourist destination in Thailand. It’s about two meters high, the kind of Buddha that is sitting there cross legged. A very wise smile, and eyes slowly downward. […]
Profit From Human Nature
Not Vulcans https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May29_Post.mp4 Humans love to believe in our own logical decision making. But in reality, most of us are driven by emotions. Unless you are making a tough decision about a big purchase, like a house, then your decisions are emotional. If we were purely logical, we wouldn’t have evolved. […]
Custom Built Heroes
Unlimited Supply https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr09_Post.mp4 The entertainment industry is a kajillion dollar a year industry. Movies, books, TV shows, music, etc. These are sometimes purely “escapism.” You watch a movie that has no bearing on reality whatsoever. But at least for a couple hours, you can forget about life. This is why […]
Language Flow State
Unconscious Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar08_Post.mp4 The flow state is a very interesting psychological state. One that sports psychologists have been keenly interested in. One idea is that it represents the top of the Maslow hierarchy. The temporary yet blissful state of “self actualization.” It kind of make sense from a biological, mind-body perspective. […]
One Mind Shift To Rule Them All
Two Kinds Of People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar07_Post.mp4 There are plenty of ways to look at things. Plenty of simple categories to put things into. Pretty people and non pretty people. Tall people and short people. Perhaps one of my favorites is the famous line at the end of “The Good, The Bad, and […]
Relationship Success
Rich Old Couple I met this interesting couple couple of weeks ago. They’re a very older couple very very wealthy there were several hundred million dollars. When I, before I met them, I had this kind of assumption the man was the successful business person and the wife more or less spousal support that […]
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