It strikes me that modern men are a lot like insects.
You see, many insects protect themselves by mimicking the appearance of ‘badder insects’, the sort that you don’t want to mess with.Continue Reading…
April 12, 2015 85 Comments
January 5, 2015 76 Comments
How to Write Your Strategic Objective
I don’t want to be a product of my environment.
. . . And neither do you.
I want my environment to be a product of ME.
. . . And so do you.
Because I feel this way I have now put together my strategic objective for 2015. I have created two copies of my strategic objective; one for my commonplace andContinue Reading…
December 15, 2014 82 Comments
The Intelligent Man’s Guide to: Mainstream Media And Mass Culture
“No. . . I don’t like this! Why can’t there be any happy news? This is no fun.”
So said: (a) Britney Spears or (b) Robin Williams or (c) Nelson Mandela.
The correct answer is none of the above.
It was said by. . .Continue Reading…
October 9, 2014 102 Comments
Think Like an Investor: Create Your System
Today I saw an old man walking with a walker (the sort with wheels that you can hold on to for support).
He must’ve been 90-100 years old.
He was dressed sharp, wearing a suit and tie, a hat, and shiny shoes.Continue Reading…
September 11, 2014 110 Comments
2 Years of SGM (plus lots of insights and Q&A with readers)
I’m pretty sure Michael The Situation Sorrentino from the “reality” show Jersey Shore is sitting in the seat in front of me. Or it could just be his Doppelganger.
I’m writing this to you on a plane departing from New York to Stockholm, while listening to theContinue Reading…
August 18, 2014 127 Comments
How to Become a Momentum Machine: Combine Powerful Psychological Principles to Boost Motivation, Build Self-Esteem, And Be a Winner Every Day
“You’re a machine!”
“You’re always doing some stuff, it’s like you’re a machine man.”
“You’re a freaking machine dude — you just keep going forward.”
(Etc.,)
A lot of people have told me I’m a “machine” over the past 3 months.
The funny thing is that none of these people even know each other.Continue Reading…
August 4, 2014 92 Comments
How To Understand And Use The Power of Incremental Change (and why most people don’t)
I’ve often had the bad luck of being trapped in the same room with irritating flies.
This really annoyed me. . .
. . .Until I learned a really smart method for killing those bastards.Continue Reading…
July 28, 2014 53 Comments
How to Build Something From Nothing And Be #1 at it (the Arnold Effect)
Last week I told you. . .
. . .That megastars aren’t just supported by the crowd.
Except for their elite skill and their entertainment value, there is another a reason they’ve have risen meteorically, and it’s because. . .Continue Reading…
