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 […]
Run Towards Danger
Easy At First https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept27_Post.mp3 A long time ago, I went skiing for the first time. With my boy scout troop. At first it was pretty cool. On what they call the “bunny slope.” But after that, it got even cooler. Except for what they call “moguls.” These can be […]
World Domination Secrets
Asian Trade https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept26_Post.mp3 During the middle ages, all the different European countries were battling for trade supremacy. Everybody in Europe was crazy about Asian goods. Spices from the spice islands, textiles from China, etc. This was the same back during the Roman Empire. Rome had a huge trade deficit with the […]
Historical Wealth Building
What Really Happened? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept25_Post.mp3 I’m a huge fan of history. There are plenty of ways to study history. Or to simply enjoy expanding your knowledge about history. But one thing about history is that it’s not really “history” like we think. It’s far from a collection of dates and events and […]
Enjoy God’s Laughter
Unstoppable Brilliance https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept24_Post.mp3 I’ve had a ton of great ideas in my time. Ideas I was absolutely certain would take me to the next level. I tried them out, and they fizzled. Either they only sort of worked, or they didn’t do anything. I’ve also had plenty of things I needed […]
Practice Life
Flexible People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept23_Post.mp3 Our bodies are built to conform to our environment. At least to an extent. Humans have thrived in all kinds of different environments. One way to see this is how humans have developed all kinds of different farming techniques based on the location. Cutting flat spaces out of […]
Fumble Your Way Wealthy
Fumbling https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept22_Post.mp3 I don’t like to turn on the bathroom light at night. So when I wake up, and need to use the restroom, I kind of feel my way in. If I turn the light on, it might wake me up and I won’t be able to go back to sleep. […]
Destroy All Enemies
Fall On Your Face https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept20_Post.mp3 The best learning comes from failure. Nobody likes to hear this. Everybody is a sucker for a sure fire, guaranteed system. The one magic collection of words to say to get them to fall in love with you. The one magic sales pitch to get anybody […]
Dominate The World
Domination Memories https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jan16_Post.mp4 Imagine the following scenario. You are on the way to a party. You don’t know many people at the party. The party is being thrown by a friend of a friend. But your friend texted you and said he can’t make it. So you are going solo. […]