Insult Defense System A much sought after skill is the ability to defend against insults. Much like physical defense, feeling vulnerable can put a serious dent in your ability to get out and enjoy life. From a purely physical standpoint, if you don’t feel physically safe enough to leave your house, the world can be […]
What’s Over Your Next Hill?
The other night I was watching a movie about those Rugby players that got stranded in the mountains. It was based on the book, “Alive,” and it’s a horrible, tragic and uplifting story all at the same time. These guys were on this plane, on a way to a match. The plane crashed. They were […]
You Are My Density
I caught that scene from “Back to the Future” on TV the other night. McFly was in the restaurant, speaking to his future wife, when he said: “You are my density.” She, being confused, looked at him with a puzzled look on his face. Then he corrected himself, and said, “You are my destiny.” He, […]
Rediscover Your Child Like Magic
If you’re like me (and most normal folks today) you love kids, or at the very least can appreciate them. Now, I don’t have any of my own, but plenty of my friends do, and they can be incredibly cute. (I know there’s a lot more to raising kids than just the “cute” part which […]
Everybody’s Hidden Fear
One of the biggest secrets of life is that we all have the same fears inside our heads. Dale Carnegie discovered a long, long time ago that public speaking was the quickest way to self confidence in social situations. Before he wrote his famous book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People,” he’d organized a […]
Talk To Her Like A Buddy And She’s Yours
Getting girls to like you is a strange thing. It’s easy to understand things on a structural, “objective” level. Meaning you read about some guy’s problem as posted on some forum, and everybody involved knows what he did wrong, knows what he should have said or done, etc. But when you’re in the field, in […]
Unleash Your Magical Powers
I used to have this buddy in high school. All through the first two years ( went to a three year high school) he had this HUGE crush on this girl, but never said anything. Finally, there was this party (we didn’t start going to parties until our third year) and the two of them […]
Five Proven Techniques For Effective Personality Development
Few of us wouldn’t like to improve our personalities. However, it’s not like improving your jump shot, where you exactly what to do and how to measure your success. There are a lot of aspects of our personality, and a lot of ways we can improve. It’s also not always easy to tell when we’re […]