I hear many bloggers & podcasters say: “Many people ask me about…” or “I get asked a lot…” and I think to myself, aw c’mon bro—nobody’s asking you that. I feel like Mike Fiers sharing this but a “content creator’s” dream is for their daily lives to be so intriguing to others that their inboxes
The Most Surprising Thing I’ve Learned Traveling the World
In 2015, I quit my job to travel the world. This gave me the freedom to see how much I could learn in a year (I had planned to return to the corporate world). Indeed, the greatest value of time wealth, for me, has been the freedom to follow my curiosities, wherever they might lead me.
The Struggle of Infidelity BY GUEST WRITER KISHA KLOSTER
Sex is a river of fire that must be banked and cooled by a hundred restraints if it is not to consume in chaos both the individual and the group. – Will Durant, The Lessons of History The aim of Man Overseas Blog & Podcast is to serve those on the self-development quest. For this reason,
Thoughts on Living a Bigger Life
We all get in a funk sometimes and feel stuck. And when you’re stuck, you want to get unstuck. So what do you do? Best advice is to start small, with the littlest thing you can do, because that’s going to inspire you to do the next thing, and the next. You might say, “Yeah, but my
How to Become the Richest Man in Babylon BY GUEST WRITER JOSEPH WELLS
My guest writer, Joseph Wells, was an early guest on the Man Overseas Podcast. In that episode, he talked about “buying time-freedom before The 4% Rule.’” This week I asked Joseph to write an article for the blog about one of our favorite books: The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason. Joseph’s blog is one of
Reflections on Vienna
Vienna has been around a long time. In fact, it’s had continuous habitation since 500 BC. For those of you scoring at home (incels too), that’s as far from now as the year 4500. Fast-forward two millennia. The year is 1804. Vienna becomes the capital of the newly formed Austrian Empire. It brings us Haydn,
The Spoils of War at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest
In 1945, near the end of World War II, there were two prizes yet to be captured by Allied Forces. One was Berlin, controlled almost entirely by the Soviet Union; the other was Berchtesgaden, home to Adolf Hitler’s famous mountain lodge, Eagle’s Nest. Many of Hitler’s plans to take over the world were made in
How to Figure Out if Someone is Genuine or Fake
Recall your last interaction where you weren’t sure if the person was genuine or “fake.” Maybe it was a new hire, a new tenant or a first date. Ultimately, you decided to give the person the benefit of the doubt—you took a chance on them. But it turns out you made the wrong call. Lots of
Learning Emotional Intelligence From Michael Jordan & Jordan B. Peterson
Michael Jordan and Jordan B. Peterson are two men I admire for the same reason: high emotional intelligence (EQ). According to Google, EQ is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. In episode 11 of the podcast, my guest Ted Agon said, “Humans are
Driving a Porsche in Your 30s
When I was 8 years old, I had a poster of a Porsche on my wall. I wanted my dad to buy one so bad, but I hadn’t yet acquired a sales skill set to persuade him. “Besides,” he said, “we can’t afford that.” Later that year, my dad was offered a job transfer to Texas.
Charlie Munger’s 13 Rules to Live By
Charlie Munger shared the secret to a long and happy life in a recent interview: “It’s easy, because it’s so simple … you don’t have a lot of envy, you don’t have a lot of resentment. You don’t overspend your income, you stay cheerful in spite of your troubles.” Who better to give life advice?