Always Practice https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug18_Post.mp3 If you wanted to be an athlete, you’d need skills in a couple of categories. Specific skills and general skills. Specific skills would be skills related to the sport. Champions in one sport are rarely champions in another sport. Michael Jordan, arguably one of the best basketball players […]
Social Competitive Advantage
Nothing Is Easy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May21_Post.mp3 Most of everything is a competition. Nobody likes to hear that. But think of all the things you want, that are easily within your grasp. Things you don’t have, but can get relatively easily. When you choose, there is choice. And among all the choices, you […]
Critical Life Skill
Silver Brain https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr09_Post.mp4 Language and thought are two sides of the same coin. Studying language is a trip down a never ending rabbit hole. Not things like nouns and verbs, but language itself. Like why we have it, but nobody else does. Super Penguin Like penguins and kangaroos. Some animals […]
Master Your Mind
Watch The World https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb14_Post.mp4 It’s been said that very few people make things happen. Then a slightly larger group sits back and watches things happen. But most people notice the changes and then say: “What happened?” A few very interesting studies have been done about the role of our self consciousness. […]
Ancient Leadership Magnetism
You Got This https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jan29_Post.mp4 The most powerful human force of human nature is confidence. This isn’t so helpful. Mainly because confidence is something that everybody can describe in their own way. There is specific confidence. And general confidence. General confidence that is REAL is the most compelling human trait you […]
Escape Short Time Thinking
Switch Teams https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept08_Post.mp4 There are a few ways to sell things to people. One is to memorize a pitch. Practice that pitch. And spit it out to as many people as possible. So long as you make enough money during a 40 hour week, with whatever sales you get, you’re good. […]
Subconscious Love Energy
Specific vs. Meta https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May24_Post.mp4 There are very specific skills you can learn. And there are very meta skills you can learn. Specific skills are things like a specific martial art, or a specific kind of software. Meta skills are things like mathematics, logical thinking, how to cook, general mechanical skills. Meta […]
F-Bomb Origin Story
F-Bomb Origin Story Don’t Say That! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr06_Post.mp4 Most adults know to monitor their own speech when kids are around. If you accidentally drop and F-bomb, the kids will pick it up. If you are visiting a friend that has kids, you might have heard them say: “Don’t teach them any bad habits.” […]
Self Confidence Feedback Loop
Scrambled Egg Theory https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar31_Post.mp4 What is confidence? There’s contextual confidence. There’s meta-contextual confidence. Then there’s meta-meta confidence. When people say, “be confident,” they are referring to “meta-meta confidence.” First, contextual confidence. Let’s say you’ve never made an omelette. And you have no idea how. All you can […]
Practice Being Your Best Self
Critical Skill Creation https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar09_Post.mp4 There is a lot of mixed feeling associated with any kind of “self help.” And nearly all of these are entirely justified. Most of the things people want involve other people. Making more money, creating better relationships. And since these are also the things that TERRIFY us […]