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"Do you ever get discouraged"
-Of course. I am human like everyone else,
The difference though, is that I don't fall into the feeling of discouragement and FOLLOW it,
I detach from it, and have total faith it will pass,
And it always does
-Of course. I am human like everyone else,
The difference though, is that I don't fall into the feeling of discouragement and FOLLOW it,
I detach from it, and have total faith it will pass,
And it always does
There have been many many many moments the past 2 years when I felt stuck or questioned whether what I was doing was working,
But I dont allow these emotional states to settle over my mind
I don't fight feeling them, but I dont hold onto them either
But I dont allow these emotional states to settle over my mind
I don't fight feeling them, but I dont hold onto them either
Emotions are not "proof"
Its entirely normal to have moments of doubt, inflection, uncertainty
My Way of Being is simple,
Action reveals all. Action brings clarity. Action is what is True
Its entirely normal to have moments of doubt, inflection, uncertainty
My Way of Being is simple,
Action reveals all. Action brings clarity. Action is what is True
On Writing as Art
-I've written every single day for many years now, and especially the past 1.5 years, my work has been read every single day
Writing is a poor forum to create a masterpiece,
As a medium, its the clumsiest of all forms
-I've written every single day for many years now, and especially the past 1.5 years, my work has been read every single day
Writing is a poor forum to create a masterpiece,
As a medium, its the clumsiest of all forms
Writing is purely of the mind, and this makes it messy,
To write well is to think focused,
But to write masterfully is to NOT think at all
Immersing one's self into the artistic Flow state requires the conscious mind to be unmoored from its bearings
To write well is to think focused,
But to write masterfully is to NOT think at all
Immersing one's self into the artistic Flow state requires the conscious mind to be unmoored from its bearings
My breakthroughs in writing, when I wrote articles that struck the hear and soul of the reader
They have never been planned
They were not consciously designed
They came when my mind was at the edges of its logic, and I let myself write freely
They have never been planned
They were not consciously designed
They came when my mind was at the edges of its logic, and I let myself write freely
To be able to tell a story,
Your life must BE a story,
And the advantage to your life is that you can continuously change, challenge, rewrite, and make it interesting, over and over again
Your life must BE a story,
And the advantage to your life is that you can continuously change, challenge, rewrite, and make it interesting, over and over again
What you must understand about stories, is that stories are inherently believed to be VALUABLE
-Why so?
=Because why else would something be storified if it was not worth knowing?
-Why so?
=Because why else would something be storified if it was not worth knowing?
Stories are information give context and meaning,
Storis are "data" with past present and future applied to them
Stories are stimulus that has been processed, and made sense of, and is now useful
Stories reflect TRUTH (or at least they should)
Storis are "data" with past present and future applied to them
Stories are stimulus that has been processed, and made sense of, and is now useful
Stories reflect TRUTH (or at least they should)
Archetypes are the how the world operates,
People learn through STORIES.
An archetype is a story, a set of qualities that tell you about a person, or situation
There are hundreds of archetypes, and you believe in them whether you realize it or not
People learn through STORIES.
An archetype is a story, a set of qualities that tell you about a person, or situation
There are hundreds of archetypes, and you believe in them whether you realize it or not
Mother
Father
Brother
Sister
Grandmother
Grandfather
A "wise" old person
A "Bad boy"
Easy to understand examples, you attach qualities and characteristics to every single one of these
And there are MANY more beyond this
Father
Brother
Sister
Grandmother
Grandfather
A "wise" old person
A "Bad boy"
Easy to understand examples, you attach qualities and characteristics to every single one of these
And there are MANY more beyond this
Many of you have enjoyed my archetypal film breakdowns
Im not pointing out anything in those films you didn't already "know"
Rather, it was clarified to you what it was that made those stories powerful
Im not pointing out anything in those films you didn't already "know"
Rather, it was clarified to you what it was that made those stories powerful
The 5 kinds of people You Dont Need In Your Life
1. The Lazy-These people live in a state of inertia
They can be âniceâ people, and âgoodâ people, but they will never be successful people in anything.
They live to survive, not thrive
1. The Lazy-These people live in a state of inertia
They can be âniceâ people, and âgoodâ people, but they will never be successful people in anything.
They live to survive, not thrive
You spend too much time around these people, your energy will start falling to their energy
And they are energy vampires, because youâll always feel obligated to âlift them upâ, but they live to stay stuck, and your efforts will be futile
And they are energy vampires, because youâll always feel obligated to âlift them upâ, but they live to stay stuck, and your efforts will be futile
2. The Venomous-These are the people who live on bitterness, ill will, and resentment
Theyâve got dark hearts, & their core is driven by hate & self loathing
Their motivation comes from getting back at someone, or something. Life is a 0 sum game to them
Theyâve got dark hearts, & their core is driven by hate & self loathing
Their motivation comes from getting back at someone, or something. Life is a 0 sum game to them
Blood In The Game-The evolution of Skin the Game.
What is blood in the game? I characterize it this way
What is blood in the game? I characterize it this way
Blood in the Game-When you play the game knowing loss is guaranteed, the question is how much. Blood in the game comes down to who can lose the most & remain standing
These games are deadly for most, & require extreme robustness, resources, & pain tolerance
These games are deadly for most, & require extreme robustness, resources, & pain tolerance
Skin in the Game-When you exposed to risk and the possibility of losing
Soul in the Game-When you are staking your reputation on the game working in your favor. This is the riskiest position arguably, as if you lose, you lose it all.
Soul in the Game-When you are staking your reputation on the game working in your favor. This is the riskiest position arguably, as if you lose, you lose it all.
Principles on Growing a Tribe Online
-A following is what most people think of online, but a following by itself can be shallow
You don't just want attention, you want loyalty and investment
That means growing a TRIBE
And that means being a Leader
-A following is what most people think of online, but a following by itself can be shallow
You don't just want attention, you want loyalty and investment
That means growing a TRIBE
And that means being a Leader
I differentiate following and tribe, because many many people have grown large followings,
But their content is superficial, flimsy, and their followers follow them purely for entertainment
This is Not what you can build a Network or personal brand on
But their content is superficial, flimsy, and their followers follow them purely for entertainment
This is Not what you can build a Network or personal brand on
Why should you care about building a Tribe?
Because as the digital world grows, being a digital "public" figure is the way of the future for those that work for themselves
You've got infinite leverage, infinite scalability, infinite possibility
Because as the digital world grows, being a digital "public" figure is the way of the future for those that work for themselves
You've got infinite leverage, infinite scalability, infinite possibility
10 Essential Skills and Principles to Learn in Your 20s
1. Compounding Consistency
What you repeat is what you become, and what repeats is amplified by increasing magnitude the longer you do it
1. Compounding Consistency
What you repeat is what you become, and what repeats is amplified by increasing magnitude the longer you do it
Compounding is when what repeats increases itself, this applies to EVERYTHING
Money
Love
Learning
Skill building
Relationships
The past is ALWAYS building the future. If you can "get" this, the world and everything in it is yours, IF you ACT to make it so
Money
Love
Learning
Skill building
Relationships
The past is ALWAYS building the future. If you can "get" this, the world and everything in it is yours, IF you ACT to make it so
2. Learn how to Learn
Learning is a superpower. Those who can learn quickly, practice readily, and improve at a higher level have an incalculable edge over those who are slow to learn
Learning how to learn is training your thinking, and removing your ego
Learning is a superpower. Those who can learn quickly, practice readily, and improve at a higher level have an incalculable edge over those who are slow to learn
Learning how to learn is training your thinking, and removing your ego
Executing your Inner "Nice Guy" ~by @BenSettle
-Because if you don't, he's going to ruin your life and you'll be self-loathing
1. Set hard and fast boundaries for how you treat others, and how they treat you. These boundaries are not fluid
-Because if you don't, he's going to ruin your life and you'll be self-loathing
1. Set hard and fast boundaries for how you treat others, and how they treat you. These boundaries are not fluid
2. Remove all low class, toxic, passive-aggressive, vampiric people from your life. Friends, family, business relationships, doesnt matter
Get rid of all of them.
Get rid of all of them.
3. Establish standards on who you give your time, love, money, attention, energy, and assistance to.
These standards should be high standards, as you want high standard people only in your life
These standards should be high standards, as you want high standard people only in your life
Sources of Stress that will Steal your Soul
1-Faking relationships with people you don't like-draining & always feels unethical
2-Working a job that you HATE-it might be necessary, but its impossible to be content when you loathe the work that you do
1-Faking relationships with people you don't like-draining & always feels unethical
2-Working a job that you HATE-it might be necessary, but its impossible to be content when you loathe the work that you do
3-An unhealthy lifestyle-when health is in the gutter, stress from all sources is heightened.
Life always gets worse the unhealthier you are
Life always gets worse the unhealthier you are
4-Financial struggles-$ solves problems that a lack of $ creates. A lack of financial security is chronically stressful
5-Negative family and friends-you might love them & they might love you, but if they are negative people, theyre energy parasites
5-Negative family and friends-you might love them & they might love you, but if they are negative people, theyre energy parasites
10 Strategies Skinnyfats Need to Implement (and things to avoid)
1. Fix Your Hormones First
-Your entire lifestyle affects your hormonal health. A lack of sleep, a lousy diet, too much time in front of the computer screen, all are ruining you slowly
1. Fix Your Hormones First
-Your entire lifestyle affects your hormonal health. A lack of sleep, a lousy diet, too much time in front of the computer screen, all are ruining you slowly
Your high sugar, high carb, processed food diet, and especially drinking lots of alcohol, this is going to wreck your health.
High amounts of sugar negatively impacts testosterone, high carbs reduces insulin sensitivity and makes you more prone for fat gain
High amounts of sugar negatively impacts testosterone, high carbs reduces insulin sensitivity and makes you more prone for fat gain
Drinking lots of beer and dark alcohol also lowers test and increases estrogen. A lack of sleep halves your testosterone further
Gentleman, the crux of attraction is to make a woman FEEL things she has never felt before; physical, mental, visual, sexual, experiential
If your Way of Being carries that implication, you'll be attractive, & be the "Man of Gravity"
That's the "secret"
If your Way of Being carries that implication, you'll be attractive, & be the "Man of Gravity"
That's the "secret"
Why are women attracted to Artists? They are made to FEEL something.
Dominant men? They'll be literally FEELING him and being led by him.
Intelligent Men? Their intellectual mind will have them feeling some kind of way.
Dominant men? They'll be literally FEELING him and being led by him.
Intelligent Men? Their intellectual mind will have them feeling some kind of way.
Athletic Men? Their very presence has gravity to it that is felt.
When you being "yourself" creates a range of never before felt Sensations/feelings, and expectations of more
=Natural attraction dynamic
When you being "yourself" creates a range of never before felt Sensations/feelings, and expectations of more
=Natural attraction dynamic
The soul needs a particular balance of masculine/feminine
What you lack in childhood will become a void you try to fill as an adult, and often in the worst way
What you lack in childhood will become a void you try to fill as an adult, and often in the worst way
Men need to be raised by Men to learn how to be Men
Women need to be raised by Women to learn how to be Women
Women need to be raised by Women to learn how to be Women
A man needs a mother to establish a healthy relationship w/ the feminine
A woman needs a father to establish a healthy relationship w/ the masculine
Children need a mother and father to learn a Model of how Masculinity and Feminity complements each other
A woman needs a father to establish a healthy relationship w/ the masculine
Children need a mother and father to learn a Model of how Masculinity and Feminity complements each other
Pain is useful, very very useful
I love pain, and I should, as I've put myself through a lot of it
Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual
I think I've done a good job walking the line between self-creation and self-destruction
I love pain, and I should, as I've put myself through a lot of it
Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual
I think I've done a good job walking the line between self-creation and self-destruction
Pain is raw emotional FUEL
Its the transcendent mana of life that can be used to power ANYTHING you desire.
This was once known as Alchemy, and Carl Jung characterized it as such;
How can you take what has hurt you and turn it into what serves?
Its the transcendent mana of life that can be used to power ANYTHING you desire.
This was once known as Alchemy, and Carl Jung characterized it as such;
How can you take what has hurt you and turn it into what serves?
I have a theory about Pain and Self Destruction, and why we are so inclined towards it
The pain that we inflict on the self is how we establish TRUTH to reality
Pain cannot be denied, it is never relative
The pain that we inflict on the self is how we establish TRUTH to reality
Pain cannot be denied, it is never relative
"Do you believe in marriage? Is it worth it for men"
I "believe" in marriage, it is the best we have, and we are never going to do better.
But you asking me this question is not about myself, its about who you are as a Man
I "believe" in marriage, it is the best we have, and we are never going to do better.
But you asking me this question is not about myself, its about who you are as a Man
Whether it's worth it or not depends largely upon
-The WOMAN you marry
-Your own Way of Being as a Man
I cannot qualify that for you. You must do your own vetting and assessment
-The WOMAN you marry
-Your own Way of Being as a Man
I cannot qualify that for you. You must do your own vetting and assessment
The only successful long-term marriages I have seen have essentially been "traditional" ones of
-Husband works and is father
-Women is homemaker and is mother
-Family's #1
Values are the same
Vision was shared
Religion lined up
Nothing profound at all
-Husband works and is father
-Women is homemaker and is mother
-Family's #1
Values are the same
Vision was shared
Religion lined up
Nothing profound at all
Overcoming Procrastination
-give yourself responsibilities beyond yourself. Procrastination is symptomatic of a half-lived life.
When you live for little, aspire to nothing, and are driven towards nothing grand.
Why wouldnât you be lazy?
-give yourself responsibilities beyond yourself. Procrastination is symptomatic of a half-lived life.
When you live for little, aspire to nothing, and are driven towards nothing grand.
Why wouldnât you be lazy?
Life is purposeless until you assign it purpose,
Highly Productive all have three things in common
-vision
-focus
-drive
They are after something, focused on something, and driven.
Highly Productive all have three things in common
-vision
-focus
-drive
They are after something, focused on something, and driven.
Lazy people always maintain a minimum of responsibility. They can waste their time, as they wouldnât be using it otherwise.
Procrastination is the default of laziness.
âIâll do it later...â
No. You wonât.
Procrastination is the default of laziness.
âIâll do it later...â
No. You wonât.
Why Men Need Fathers
-All children learn how to be by modeling after their parents. Boys without fathers then have no models as to how they must operate as Men
The pinnacle of hubris & ignorance is to believe that a mother can model how to be a Man
-All children learn how to be by modeling after their parents. Boys without fathers then have no models as to how they must operate as Men
The pinnacle of hubris & ignorance is to believe that a mother can model how to be a Man
She cannot, ever. She can only TELL him HOW to be.
In the same way, a Man cannot model how to be a woman to a girl. He is Not a woman!
He can tell her HOW to be, not demonstrate Being
In the same way, a Man cannot model how to be a woman to a girl. He is Not a woman!
He can tell her HOW to be, not demonstrate Being
It is incoherent to believe otherwise.
As such, children need both father and mother to grow up and be healthy adults.
They learn how to go a from a boy to a Man, or a girl to a Woman
& they learn how to have a healthy relationship with the opposite sex
As such, children need both father and mother to grow up and be healthy adults.
They learn how to go a from a boy to a Man, or a girl to a Woman
& they learn how to have a healthy relationship with the opposite sex
Why To Be Selfish In Your 20s
1-20s are the foundation decade
Setting yourself up for success requires you to take care of yourself first.
If you waste your 20s, you go into your 30s having to make up for lost time
And fixing your past mistakes.
1-20s are the foundation decade
Setting yourself up for success requires you to take care of yourself first.
If you waste your 20s, you go into your 30s having to make up for lost time
And fixing your past mistakes.
2-Your 20s are the best time to optimize your
Health
Learning
Environment
Social circle
Youâve got the most freedom youâll ever have, & can create a platform of success for the rest of your life, IF you choose to (and act accordingly)
Health
Learning
Environment
Social circle
Youâve got the most freedom youâll ever have, & can create a platform of success for the rest of your life, IF you choose to (and act accordingly)
3-Your 20s establish your lifelong habits and practices
Undoing bad habits and starting new ones becomes harder as you get older
This is the decade to sharpen your edge and create a Mode of Being that keeps you continuously improving
Undoing bad habits and starting new ones becomes harder as you get older
This is the decade to sharpen your edge and create a Mode of Being that keeps you continuously improving
Principles for Natural Lifters
1. Progressive Overload-To grow in size and strength, you must view your training as a quest to get stronger over time.
Physical development is a continuum
And you must be Patient in doing this.
1. Progressive Overload-To grow in size and strength, you must view your training as a quest to get stronger over time.
Physical development is a continuum
And you must be Patient in doing this.
2. Prioritize Compound Movements
Squat, deadlifts, presses, rows, and then isolation exercises. Those patterns are the cornerstones of training, and competency must be achieved in them before anything else
Squat, deadlifts, presses, rows, and then isolation exercises. Those patterns are the cornerstones of training, and competency must be achieved in them before anything else
3. Master technique and understand the principles behind it
If you lift with poor technique, your results from training will be subpar. and you will injure yourself. Proper technique is based on GRAVITY. Gravity goes straight down. Technique=efficiency
If you lift with poor technique, your results from training will be subpar. and you will injure yourself. Proper technique is based on GRAVITY. Gravity goes straight down. Technique=efficiency
Leadership and social skills are seemingly lacking in many young people
Cant lead+poor communicators= immense disadvantage
Regardless of how digitized the world becomes, the SAME people will always rise to success
Those that can LEAD
Those that can SPEAK
Cant lead+poor communicators= immense disadvantage
Regardless of how digitized the world becomes, the SAME people will always rise to success
Those that can LEAD
Those that can SPEAK
Being an effective communicator can dramatically elevate you ahead of your peers and competition
This applies to ANY field
This applies to ANY field
A person with an A level skillset but D level communication ability is going to be hellish to work with and cannot lead anything ever
A person with C level skillset but A+ communication ability will likely be favored simply by way of likability+perception
A person with C level skillset but A+ communication ability will likely be favored simply by way of likability+perception
Working online is guaranteed $$ IF you persist in building the skillsets and doing the work
You start at 0, but there is no ceiling to what you can create and earn
You start at 0, but there is no ceiling to what you can create and earn
One client Iâm consulting with, theyve got 22 people on their email list
Seems paltry right?
But get 22 people in a room, who want to hear what you have to say
Not so few is it?
Seems paltry right?
But get 22 people in a room, who want to hear what you have to say
Not so few is it?
A video gets 500 views, not so many in seems like
Stand in front of 500 people in a room and talk,
Thatâs a lot of people
Stand in front of 500 people in a room and talk,
Thatâs a lot of people
"Nice guys" seem to suffer from 3 things
-anxiety
-anger management (and being angry in general)
-comparison complexes
When you spend your life trying to please others, you neglect your own internal mechanisms of self control, expression, and confidence
-anxiety
-anger management (and being angry in general)
-comparison complexes
When you spend your life trying to please others, you neglect your own internal mechanisms of self control, expression, and confidence
Men that are pushovers, they've spent their lives being everyone's punching bag
-never been assertive
-never been respected
-angry at people, despite not being worth respecting
-constantly anxious because they've never been the gravity in any situation
-never been assertive
-never been respected
-angry at people, despite not being worth respecting
-constantly anxious because they've never been the gravity in any situation
I get contacted a lot by young men, some of whom express having anger issues, anxiety issues, people not respecting them
But they are not respectable themselves
Dont lead
Dont represent themselves with strength
Dont communicate well
Dont convey confidence
But they are not respectable themselves
Dont lead
Dont represent themselves with strength
Dont communicate well
Dont convey confidence
Some Superpower beliefs
-Believe you can learn anything
-Operate on the principle that you are continuously getting smarter, better, faster, stronger every single day
-Embrace time as your most reliable ally, not a feared enemy
-Believe you can learn anything
-Operate on the principle that you are continuously getting smarter, better, faster, stronger every single day
-Embrace time as your most reliable ally, not a feared enemy
-Love getting older. Maximize your youth, but do NOT ever live in any manner as to wish you could "go back".
-Excellence or nothing. The in-between is the death field of mediocrity
-Excellence or nothing. The in-between is the death field of mediocrity
-Don't ever say anything is "hard". As soon you speak the words, you create an obstacle
-Operate that you are capable of doing ANYTHING that you want, and that life is simply deciding what to do
-Operate that you are capable of doing ANYTHING that you want, and that life is simply deciding what to do
The "fears" of entrepreneurship remind me of the over-glorification of writer's struggle and the romanticization of the starving artist
Its all bullshit.
People love to mythologize their struggles into some kind of Hero mythology,
its ego stroking
Its all bullshit.
People love to mythologize their struggles into some kind of Hero mythology,
its ego stroking
Working for yourself is the EASIEST thing in the world if you have the right mindset
People LOVE to make life sound HARD,
The "struggle" and "grind" and the insecurities,
As if you didn't choose to do this willingly.
I don't buy it at all
People LOVE to make life sound HARD,
The "struggle" and "grind" and the insecurities,
As if you didn't choose to do this willingly.
I don't buy it at all
You know whats "hard"?
Working for someone else and be ruled over
You know whats easy?
CHOOSING when you wake up, work, and what you do with yourself
Most are too fearful and unknown as to what they want, so they let it be done for them
Born to be Lead
Working for someone else and be ruled over
You know whats easy?
CHOOSING when you wake up, work, and what you do with yourself
Most are too fearful and unknown as to what they want, so they let it be done for them
Born to be Lead
Self-worth is an entirely real element of being,
And far too many people undervalue themselves
-I didnât fully believe in the idea, until I started working with people, and people would express outright that they didnât believe they deserved to be better
And far too many people undervalue themselves
-I didnât fully believe in the idea, until I started working with people, and people would express outright that they didnât believe they deserved to be better
You ask people to imagine a stronger, healthier, better version of themselves
And theyâre embarrassed to do so,
it feels stupid trying to think about it, shameful even
And theyâre embarrassed to do so,
it feels stupid trying to think about it, shameful even
You dig deep enough, you eventually hit raw emotion
People are ashamed to admit what they want,
Theyâve got a whole hoard of self limiting beliefs in place to protect their ego and inadequacy
People are ashamed to admit what they want,
Theyâve got a whole hoard of self limiting beliefs in place to protect their ego and inadequacy
Some Notes on building a personal brand I just found from last year
Branding in Real time:
-what actions are being taken?
-what needs to get done?
-what is most pragmatic to do right now?
-what message is being conveyed?
-what is creating momentum?
Branding in Real time:
-what actions are being taken?
-what needs to get done?
-what is most pragmatic to do right now?
-what message is being conveyed?
-what is creating momentum?
Growth
-What is the medium?
-Go to where the people are
-Presence-message X proliferation =growth
-Content, someway somehow some form, what is your content?
-What is the medium?
-Go to where the people are
-Presence-message X proliferation =growth
-Content, someway somehow some form, what is your content?
Personal/Professional Development
-What do you need to be learning?
-Strengths?
-Weaknesses?
-Opportunities?
-Traps?
-What do you need to be learning?
-Strengths?
-Weaknesses?
-Opportunities?
-Traps?
On Leveling Up In Life (Thread)
-Iâm not a video game player at all, but the metaphor of the Level Up
Itâs entirely true to life
-pick an archetype
-select skills
-acquire experience
-fight monsters/solve problems
-Iâm not a video game player at all, but the metaphor of the Level Up
Itâs entirely true to life
-pick an archetype
-select skills
-acquire experience
-fight monsters/solve problems
Is life like a video game? Or are video games like life?
It goes both ways
A video game gives you a world, a story, pathways to experience, and you ascend levels the more XP you acquire
That is life distilled
It goes both ways
A video game gives you a world, a story, pathways to experience, and you ascend levels the more XP you acquire
That is life distilled
The biggest and baddest of monsters/problems require the most of you
Some adventures are linear, others are not
You can be singularly focused, you can explore side quests
Some adventures are linear, others are not
You can be singularly focused, you can explore side quests
Something I've learned from writing/publishing every day for the past 1.5 years
You cannot truly know what will resonate with people, BUT
-The more honest and purely raw you are with YOURSELF when you write, the more likely people are to identify
You cannot truly know what will resonate with people, BUT
-The more honest and purely raw you are with YOURSELF when you write, the more likely people are to identify
Everyone has a "voice" in the digital world
There are no barriers to expressing yourself, anyone can find a medium and begin communicating
What stands out?
Those who are most REAL in their communication
There are no barriers to expressing yourself, anyone can find a medium and begin communicating
What stands out?
Those who are most REAL in their communication
But authenticity is not a factor of telling people what you THINK is honest
Its being honest with yourself
Who are you?
How are you living?
What do you live out?
Its being honest with yourself
Who are you?
How are you living?
What do you live out?
ON Time Management (Thread)
-I got asked this question this morning of what my approach to scheduling is
Short answer-I do what I want
More helpful answer-
Scheduling is energy management and priority identification
-I got asked this question this morning of what my approach to scheduling is
Short answer-I do what I want
More helpful answer-
Scheduling is energy management and priority identification
Morning routines are bullshit. Thats a sign of groovy guru chicanery
So it the "schedule things down to the nanosecond" systems
These are prescriptive answers that neglect the real question
WHAT are you doing with your time? What is it for?
So it the "schedule things down to the nanosecond" systems
These are prescriptive answers that neglect the real question
WHAT are you doing with your time? What is it for?
Physiologically speaking, you only have so many hours in a day where your mind is in an energetic and creative state
Additionally, you only have so many things you can attend and do with FOCUS before you begin diluting the quality of that focus
Additionally, you only have so many things you can attend and do with FOCUS before you begin diluting the quality of that focus
Working with the body, I came to appreciate that EVERYTHING can be trained
There is no physical function that cannot be actively improved upon in some way, NOTHING.
Everything from the strength of your toes to flexes to vision to muscles
All of it
There is no physical function that cannot be actively improved upon in some way, NOTHING.
Everything from the strength of your toes to flexes to vision to muscles
All of it
As it is with the body, so it is with the mind,
EVERYTHING can be trained as well,
I believe entirely in the power to change anything about a person, THROUGH the training thereof
The caveat is the work/intensiveness of the process
EVERYTHING can be trained as well,
I believe entirely in the power to change anything about a person, THROUGH the training thereof
The caveat is the work/intensiveness of the process
The physical gauntlet is easy
The mental gauntlet, that is the area in which the mind gets in the way and people will fight tooth and nail to defend their ego and identity
The mental gauntlet, that is the area in which the mind gets in the way and people will fight tooth and nail to defend their ego and identity
I moved back home with my parents over a year ago after an ex girlfriend convinced me it was the only way to start over (I was in a bad position financially)
I did not want to at all, as it felt like failure
But sometimes we need to be humbled
I did not want to at all, as it felt like failure
But sometimes we need to be humbled
I moved out this week, got my own apartment entirely to myself in the exact neighborhood I wanted to live in,
Life is at an all time high
I worked relentlessly the past 18 months to rebuild myself
Being fully independent is wholly gratifying
Life is at an all time high
I worked relentlessly the past 18 months to rebuild myself
Being fully independent is wholly gratifying
Some of you gentleman have asked me what I think of âliving at homeâ
If you maximize the advantages of it, go for it
But do NOT do it to lapse into comfort
I was in monk mode the past year, the goal was always to get back out
If you maximize the advantages of it, go for it
But do NOT do it to lapse into comfort
I was in monk mode the past year, the goal was always to get back out
Hustle and Grind culture is its own Rat Race,
-People espousing working yourself to the bone to avoid...working yourself to the bone
"A bunch of fake virtue signaling about how hard they work
Its all bullshit
-People espousing working yourself to the bone to avoid...working yourself to the bone
"A bunch of fake virtue signaling about how hard they work
Its all bullshit
"Hustle and Grind" pushes this mythology that every day, hour, second needs to be spent working on something, and you're lazy if you not
Reality is that the best work is often done in mo more than 3-4 hours a day, at max
The rest is low conscious task work
Reality is that the best work is often done in mo more than 3-4 hours a day, at max
The rest is low conscious task work
And the physiological reality is that you cannot work ALL the time,
you need to recharge, replenish, reenergize,
The "hustle" marketing of non-stop grinding is truly pretentious bullshit
you need to recharge, replenish, reenergize,
The "hustle" marketing of non-stop grinding is truly pretentious bullshit
Why College Can Be a Major Mistake (thread)
1. The divide between world reality and collegiate education had continued to widen. Campuses are ideological safe spaces policed by weak people who are slaves to SJW ideology. Campuses are dystopian reeducation
1. The divide between world reality and collegiate education had continued to widen. Campuses are ideological safe spaces policed by weak people who are slaves to SJW ideology. Campuses are dystopian reeducation
2. College teaches you to follow a narrative
There's no sense of personal leadership truly, a degree is a done for you plan, all the steps laid out. This engrains being a follower
You THINK youre focused/productive, but youve no idea how to plan for yourself
There's no sense of personal leadership truly, a degree is a done for you plan, all the steps laid out. This engrains being a follower
You THINK youre focused/productive, but youve no idea how to plan for yourself
3. College rewards the lowest common denominator
Outside of top universities and STEM fields, colleges increasingly cater to the lowest common denominator. The quality of education has been vastly diluted, and excellence is no longer the norm
Outside of top universities and STEM fields, colleges increasingly cater to the lowest common denominator. The quality of education has been vastly diluted, and excellence is no longer the norm
If your biochemistry isnât optimized, your mental emotional physical performance and health is always compromised
People have NO idea how much their ability to think reason feel and move is driven by hormones
People have NO idea how much their ability to think reason feel and move is driven by hormones
Testosterone
Estrogen
Insulin
Cortisol
Ghrelin
Leptin
Growth hormone
Dopamine
Serotonin
Theyâre all in a constant 24/7 cascade keeping you running
And your diet lifestyle stress mindset directs and is fed by all of them
Estrogen
Insulin
Cortisol
Ghrelin
Leptin
Growth hormone
Dopamine
Serotonin
Theyâre all in a constant 24/7 cascade keeping you running
And your diet lifestyle stress mindset directs and is fed by all of them
Optimize hormones, you optimize health
Donât optimize hormones, you will always be performing subpar
-Thereâs a reason I feel like Superman on a daily basis, 24/7
And itâs simply from my mentality
My biochemistry works for me on a razors edge
Donât optimize hormones, you will always be performing subpar
-Thereâs a reason I feel like Superman on a daily basis, 24/7
And itâs simply from my mentality
My biochemistry works for me on a razors edge
Personal Branding-TIMING
-Ive seen many make this mistake
You create momentum for yourself. Followers, viral tweets, a shared article, some interaction with bigger nodes that draw an audience, some consistency in content for a few weeks
But you STOP
-Ive seen many make this mistake
You create momentum for yourself. Followers, viral tweets, a shared article, some interaction with bigger nodes that draw an audience, some consistency in content for a few weeks
But you STOP
Momentum is what creates TIMING,
You have the Timing of Acceleration-being prolific and making a push for growth
You have the Timing of Cruising-sustaining creative momentum and production, most especially between spurts
You have the Timing of Acceleration-being prolific and making a push for growth
You have the Timing of Cruising-sustaining creative momentum and production, most especially between spurts
It does not matter WHAT domain your personal brand is in, DOES NOT
It doesnt matter whether its digital or physical, for that matter
When you have breakthrough moments, high energy moments, growth moments
You have to SUSTAIN that momentum
It doesnt matter whether its digital or physical, for that matter
When you have breakthrough moments, high energy moments, growth moments
You have to SUSTAIN that momentum
People WANT you to Fail (thread)
Ive worked with many kinds of people,
And one of the "redflags" of a futile attempt to change lifestyle is when all of someone's friends are living in the "past" that they are trying to get away from
Ive worked with many kinds of people,
And one of the "redflags" of a futile attempt to change lifestyle is when all of someone's friends are living in the "past" that they are trying to get away from
I call this the "stupid shitty friends effect"
=when peoples friends or family are completely impeding their efforts to change
It becomes multiple obstacles to deal with
=when peoples friends or family are completely impeding their efforts to change
It becomes multiple obstacles to deal with
Self Doubt is already going to try to sabotage you, because doubt by practical definition is self-sabotage,
There is another pitfall to watch out for that ends up being worse oftentimes,
-Sabotage by others
There is another pitfall to watch out for that ends up being worse oftentimes,
-Sabotage by others
Harsh Realities of Unfatting Yourself
1. Until you get Serious, you are staying fat
When your life falls apart enough for you to give a shit, thats when people decided they need to get serious
What will be your get serious moment? Heart attack? You decide
1. Until you get Serious, you are staying fat
When your life falls apart enough for you to give a shit, thats when people decided they need to get serious
What will be your get serious moment? Heart attack? You decide
Human beings are special in that we will wait to get away with things for as long as possible, and until you hit your personal threshold of breakdown, or pull out the internal drive within yourself to unfuck yourself
you're going to stay fat
you're going to stay fat
2. You are going to be hungry at times, more than you'd like
Even if you follow a low carb, high fat, moderate protein (which is increasingly proving itself to be the best diet for fat loss and overall health),
You are still going to deal with HUNGER
Even if you follow a low carb, high fat, moderate protein (which is increasingly proving itself to be the best diet for fat loss and overall health),
You are still going to deal with HUNGER
If you've lived a sheltered life and were raised by parents who tried to protect you from everything and insulate you from difficulty
-You're not going to have sense of self
-You'll have a vague identity
-You wont know what you really want
-You're not going to have sense of self
-You'll have a vague identity
-You wont know what you really want
Many of you that have written to me asking about how to find "purpose"
Or how to find yourself
You are in this position
Your parents or parent sheltered you, and subsequently you've not been subjected to anything that would shape you at all
Or how to find yourself
You are in this position
Your parents or parent sheltered you, and subsequently you've not been subjected to anything that would shape you at all
Ironically, some of you have also unwittingly PUT yourselves into this position as adults
You followed the narrative path of what you were supposed to do,
And now you're lost, as you realize youve never challenged yourself with what YOU wanted
You followed the narrative path of what you were supposed to do,
And now you're lost, as you realize youve never challenged yourself with what YOU wanted
Strategies for Long-Term Weight Lifting
1. Don't believe injuries are a guarantee.
Catastrophic injuries are uncommon compared to the âstupidâ injuries people incur that are entirely avoidable
Lift to be able to lift LONG TERM
1. Don't believe injuries are a guarantee.
Catastrophic injuries are uncommon compared to the âstupidâ injuries people incur that are entirely avoidable
Lift to be able to lift LONG TERM
2. Remove your ego
-Most men get hurt because of ego
-bad technique
-too heavy
-something to prove
-stupidly planned workouts
-no warmup
This all emblematic of the bullshit in your life that you create.
Remove ego, get out of your own way, dont get hurt
-Most men get hurt because of ego
-bad technique
-too heavy
-something to prove
-stupidly planned workouts
-no warmup
This all emblematic of the bullshit in your life that you create.
Remove ego, get out of your own way, dont get hurt
3. Take care of your rotator cuff & shoulder ROM
Pressing heavy wont go forever, but if you can always maintain full ROM in your shoulders, and keep rotator cuff health up as much as possible, youâll still be muscular and functional well into your later years
Pressing heavy wont go forever, but if you can always maintain full ROM in your shoulders, and keep rotator cuff health up as much as possible, youâll still be muscular and functional well into your later years
I loved Mr. Rodgers as a child
I remember him vividly, he was so kind, never condescending
That stood out to me more than anything.
Most adults talk to children like theyâre stupid, that damn babyish voice that I hated even when I was 5
I remember him vividly, he was so kind, never condescending
That stood out to me more than anything.
Most adults talk to children like theyâre stupid, that damn babyish voice that I hated even when I was 5
Mr. Rodgers never spoke that way
He didnât speak to anyone in the neighborhood differently than how he spoke to you
He was respectful with everyone, and heâd listen and speak to them however they needed to be spoken to
He didnât speak to anyone in the neighborhood differently than how he spoke to you
He was respectful with everyone, and heâd listen and speak to them however they needed to be spoken to
And he spoke clearly, he told the truth
Most adults lie out their ass. Another thing I remember, rarely are people honest in their expression
Especially trying to talk to kids, its an easy to see through show
Youâre not who you are trying to sound like
Most adults lie out their ass. Another thing I remember, rarely are people honest in their expression
Especially trying to talk to kids, its an easy to see through show
Youâre not who you are trying to sound like
The Most Irrelevant Tactics For Success (Thread)
1. Reading "success" books
Wanting to know people's "success" reading material is myopic. It an attempt to extract prescription (hat tip to @KapilGuptaMD )
And experience>reading regardless
1. Reading "success" books
Wanting to know people's "success" reading material is myopic. It an attempt to extract prescription (hat tip to @KapilGuptaMD )
And experience>reading regardless
And ironically, the most classic success books are still older books (Think and Grow Rich).
Remember that you are still going to be in "shit" mode when you start something new, regardless of how much you read about what it takes for being "successful"
Remember that you are still going to be in "shit" mode when you start something new, regardless of how much you read about what it takes for being "successful"
2. Morning Routines
-Ive been asked this myself, I've heard it asked in interviews, and after so many responses, I realized how redundant it was.
Again, its prescriptive bullshittery that attempts to comb out some special edge where there isnt one
-Ive been asked this myself, I've heard it asked in interviews, and after so many responses, I realized how redundant it was.
Again, its prescriptive bullshittery that attempts to comb out some special edge where there isnt one
-"People only post their highlights on social media, thats not their real lives"
-"People do nothing but vent and rage on social media, they need to live their lives"
-"People do nothing but vent and rage on social media, they need to live their lives"
Paradox=We want truth, but not the discouraging kind, and we want aspiration, but it must be perceivably authentic
This isn't a criticism, its just interesting to me
-People will critique the idea of an "echo chamber", but their feeds are nothing but toxicity and misery, and they consider this being "informed"
-People will critique the idea of an "echo chamber", but their feeds are nothing but toxicity and misery, and they consider this being "informed"
How to Be Horrifically Miserable with your Life (Thread)
1. Say Yes to everyone
You will have no identity of your own, you will never lead yourself. Every decision you make will be to please someone else, and you'll be a useful slave for whatever's popular
1. Say Yes to everyone
You will have no identity of your own, you will never lead yourself. Every decision you make will be to please someone else, and you'll be a useful slave for whatever's popular
2. Be friends with people you don't like and dont respect
-Do it because its the "right thing" to do. Do it because you've known them a long time. Do it because you're too afraid to ever assert yourself and being walked all over is all you know
-Do it because its the "right thing" to do. Do it because you've known them a long time. Do it because you're too afraid to ever assert yourself and being walked all over is all you know
3. Be as Nice as possible
-Say nothing upsetting, think nothing offensive, let yourself be beaten down by whomever asserts authority over you and you're too scared to speak up.
Live to be Nice and harmless and useless
-Say nothing upsetting, think nothing offensive, let yourself be beaten down by whomever asserts authority over you and you're too scared to speak up.
Live to be Nice and harmless and useless
17 Habits of Effective Assholes Who Are Happier Than You (thread)
1. Saying No to people
What you say No to defines the borders of your life and the boundaries of your lives. No is mandatory for doing what you want
1. Saying No to people
What you say No to defines the borders of your life and the boundaries of your lives. No is mandatory for doing what you want
2. Not pretending to like anyone that they don't like
-Theres nothing more soul draining than having to wear face for people whom you cant stand. This doesnt mean be anti-social. But don't be friends with people you don't like
You don't have to be, so don't
-Theres nothing more soul draining than having to wear face for people whom you cant stand. This doesnt mean be anti-social. But don't be friends with people you don't like
You don't have to be, so don't
3. You got hate in your heart let it out
-If you don't like to do something, anything, DON'T DO IT. Doesnt matter whether its activities, types of social gatherings, food, films, music, entertainment, types of people
don't fuck with what you don't enjoy
-If you don't like to do something, anything, DON'T DO IT. Doesnt matter whether its activities, types of social gatherings, food, films, music, entertainment, types of people
don't fuck with what you don't enjoy
College was Anti-education
-This hit me literally right now. It was an anti-education
It showed me everything I didn't want to think and be, and led me to take control of educating myself
Thats the best way I could describe it
-This hit me literally right now. It was an anti-education
It showed me everything I didn't want to think and be, and led me to take control of educating myself
Thats the best way I could describe it
I saw that collegiate education was a massive racket
I saw how the millennial american dream narrative was a con
I saw how SJW politics were toxic and twisted
I saw how academia was incestuous and had no skin in the game
I saw how the millennial american dream narrative was a con
I saw how SJW politics were toxic and twisted
I saw how academia was incestuous and had no skin in the game
I saw how people wasted their prime years on partying, finding themselves, and GE classes
I saw how much education had declined
I saw how having zero financial mindset lead people to take out tens of thousands of dollars in loans, into the 6 figures even
I saw how much education had declined
I saw how having zero financial mindset lead people to take out tens of thousands of dollars in loans, into the 6 figures even
On The Love of a Narcissist-
âId do ANYTHING to have youâ
What does that truly mean? What is anything?
In one sense, its romantic sounding. Making claims of the power of love has existed as long as stories have ever been told about people and relationships
âId do ANYTHING to have youâ
What does that truly mean? What is anything?
In one sense, its romantic sounding. Making claims of the power of love has existed as long as stories have ever been told about people and relationships
On the other, its frightening. Because being willing to do anything can mean some very bad things.
When you are younger, such an attitude is attractive in a way. Love is absolutism, its obsession, its all consuming
When you are younger, such an attitude is attractive in a way. Love is absolutism, its obsession, its all consuming
Whether you actually âloveâ someone that way or not, that manic ideal exist heavily in popular culture.
It lies to you though. That person lies to you
It lies to you though. That person lies to you
You are not going to know what you want to do when you are young
-Its always struck me unreasonable that a teenager can pick and choose the rest of their life
You have not lived enough
-Its always struck me unreasonable that a teenager can pick and choose the rest of their life
You have not lived enough
Your focus as a young person should be developing good character
-treat yourself well
-learn how to communicate
-be reliable and dependable
-practice good habits that support health and well being
From there, its exploration
-treat yourself well
-learn how to communicate
-be reliable and dependable
-practice good habits that support health and well being
From there, its exploration
I'd say there are 4 critical experiences everyone needs
-Being in charge of other people, in an environment with a competitive outcome, and learning leadership
-Being physically pushed to the edge, repeatedly, and learning fortitude
-Being in charge of other people, in an environment with a competitive outcome, and learning leadership
-Being physically pushed to the edge, repeatedly, and learning fortitude
How To Find a Mentor (Thread)
-The Email already went out, but lets have a dialogue on this
There are 10 steps to mentorship
1. Do you NEED a mentor?
Ask yourself what it is your looking for, & define what the relationship is that you think you need
-The Email already went out, but lets have a dialogue on this
There are 10 steps to mentorship
1. Do you NEED a mentor?
Ask yourself what it is your looking for, & define what the relationship is that you think you need
2. Know yourself, and find a better version of yourself
-What kind of Man or Woman are you trying to turn into? Again, DEFINE this.
Now, find that version in REAL LIFE. Someone that is ahead of you. A role model is always above yourself
-What kind of Man or Woman are you trying to turn into? Again, DEFINE this.
Now, find that version in REAL LIFE. Someone that is ahead of you. A role model is always above yourself
3. Study their operations and personality
-Success is predicated on personality. Whether its online or offline, look at them personally, meet them if you can, see how WHO they are has created WHAT they are. How does this compare to yourself?
-Success is predicated on personality. Whether its online or offline, look at them personally, meet them if you can, see how WHO they are has created WHAT they are. How does this compare to yourself?