​The dark art of psychological manipulation can be powerful, profitable, and sometimes downright creepy.This post covers the good, the bad, and the ugly, including what works and what doesn’t.It describes Machiavellian strategies used in the guru/coaching/expert industry, as well as

​When it comes to building a successful life or business, in my experience, mindset goes a LONG way.And if you've achieved some success in your own life, no doubt you understand the value of a positive mindset and a can-do

​If you run a personality-driven business, where you’re the face of your brand, bold self-promotion is a must.But there’s an art to it—a balancing act—a lot of self-promoters miss.An art that's helped me sell a heck of a lot of

The other day I wrote a post about how two of my most financially successful friends and clients deal with adversity.And that got me thinking about something strange that happened…Now, to anyone who’s never fully given themselves to an exercise

I began writing goals back in 2002. After years of selling something that is legal in my state today (but not then) and paying the price for it, I spent 1994-2000 broke, mostly jobless, and completely useless. I even went

Well, this is embarrassing. Not only have I not blogged in over two years, I also got FAT. The pic on the left was taken late 2010. I’m 6’6″ and weighed 265lbs at the time. The pic on the right

I rolled out of bed with panic running wild through my blood. My to-do list stared me down like a crew of cranked-out, roided-up outlaw bikers about a half-second before they barrel down on me to flatten my skull for

With Christmas barreling down on us like an out-of-control freight train manned by a couple of insane little elves hopped up on energy drinks, ephedrine, and PCP, I figured it would be a good time to do a post about

My favorite way to both start and end my day is by kickin’ back and enjoying a good book. Here’s a list of my favorites—including personal development, business, fitness, and fiction. I’d love to hear what your favorites are in

I had no place to run. I screamed, cried, and tried to hide under the table. The big nurse holding the syringe blocked the door, while my mom tried to apprehend my little seven-year old ass and subdue me long

Zoe and Olive hatching some kind of plan My 5-month-old lab puppy Olive just taught me a powerful lesson about life…. When Olive was about 2 and 3 months old, we crate trained her—meaning, we put her in a little

When you have a blog like this one—or are a coach, mentor, parent, boss, teacher, or even if you’re…well…anyone—it’s easy to become impressed with yourself and all the cool stuff you know. Not only have you taken classes, attended lectures,