Rule 1 of digital communication: there are no rules. Digitally, everyone communicates differently. Your rules will be closely aligned with those in your age range. For example, my buddy Adam’s grandma comments on Facebook in all CAPS. We think it’s hilarious. Of course, older people tend to talk louder if their hearing deteriorates. If that’s
Getting Busy with $100,000
On the weekends when I was a kid, my parents would cozy up next to each other on the couch. There’d usually be a football or baseball game on TV. Then seemingly out of nowhere, they’d start play-wrestling. My dad would say, “Aw, don’t give me that sh*t!” or “That’s your a$$, woman!” Meanwhile, I
Why You Should Keep a Journal
On the Bigger Pockets Podcast, I mentioned that if I had to attribute one thing, to whatever successes I’ve had, it would be: keeping a journal. Here’s when I realized its value. It was March 2017. I’d just returned from taking Man O clients to the Gellert Baths in Budapest, Hungary (highly recommend). I checked
From Survival to Success
When I was 23 years old, I attended a seminar on how to be a successful salesperson that I paid $499 to attend. While that may not sound like a huge chunk of money, for me, $499 amounted to one week’s pay—if I made a sale. I wasn’t entirely naïve—I did have the foresight to
Dreams Come True at Victoria Falls (Africa)
My buddy, Adam, and I, did a homestay in Lusaka, Zambia. There was a 20-year old kid who worked there named Bonie (pronounced bō-knee). He spoke a sophisticated English, and always had a smile on his face. The trip was back in 2015, so I don’t remember the first thing Bonie said when we met him.
Accelerated Learning for Success
If I designed school curricula, students would be given an opportunity to learn the systems and practices of successful people. A young person with a base knowledge of how to be successful would more easily grasp new ideas and concepts to achieve success in the “real world.” Basic knowledge is easily connected to other concepts
Book Recommendations Part II: Mastery & The 48 Laws of Power
Book Recommendations Part Deux includes two more books that I mentioned on the Bigger Pockets podcast: Mastery & The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. I’m drawn to Robert Greene because he’s a student of history, human nature, and social intelligence. “When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is
Book Recommendations: Wealth, Wisdom & Influence
By request, here is a list of books I mentioned on the BP podcast in the order of mention. Just in time for Christmas! I’ve added notes and commentary on how the books changed my thinking. There’s also a lagniappe “test” question to challenge your own thinking. If you had to skip a meal or a
Confronting Man’s Dark Side (From a Nazi Concentration Camp)
An encounter with what Carl Jung called The Shadow is to confront the reality that everything horrible that human beings have done, was done by human beings, and that you are one of them. Man Overseas Travel’s trip to Dachau Concentration Camp last week marked my third different concentration camp visit in four years— my first in
Developing Mental Toughness by Digging Deep Within: The Years that Shaped Me (1991-1994)
1991-1994 were the toughest and most impactful years of my life. Late at night on March 25, 1991, my friend’s dad was driving his family home from our basketball game in New Orleans. A speeding drunk-driver ran a stop-sign and crashed into their Astro van. My family was a few minutes behind, traveling the same
Reflections on Life as an Astros Fan
I remember the feeling of awe walking to our seats at the Astrodome. My dad took me to my first game when I was eight years old. The Astros were playing the Cubs. Astros first-baseman Glenn Davis hit a 427-foot homerun to dead center. As Davis rounded the bases, the electronic board displayed a rocket show,