You Have Plenty of Willpower! Change This Instead
I was on the phone with one of my coaching clients the other day, and we were talking about her biggest struggle: Alcohol. She’s in good shape. She eats clean …
A Different Way To Be Confident
In 1979, a group of 75-year old men gathered at a retreat center. The retreat center was a little dated… by 20 years to be exact. Everything was set up …
The Charisma Myth: You CAN Become More Charismatic
There’s a scene in the movie Wedding Crashers where Vince Vaughn sits down with a priest. The priest approaches him in the breakfast nook, and says “Hello, son. You okay?” Vaughn’s …
Happiness is NOT a Choice. It’s a Practice.
In the late 90’s, Springwoods Elementary School would serve “Crispy Chicken on a Bun” to their students every Thursday. (Think: a poor man’s Chick-fil-a chicken sandwich). Crispy Chicken on a …
Social Roles: What’s Better? Brown Eyes or Blue Eyes?
In 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed at a Memphis hotel, Jane Elliot walked into her third-grade classroom, and was struck with an idea for an …
5 Habits of People Who Don’t Worry
“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” – Mark Twain I always swore that I would never in my life give my hard …
Social Contagion: How To Hang Out With High Rollers
Let’s play a game. I’ll paint a few scenarios, and you guess the right answers. Sound good? Wonderful. Here’s the first one: A group of friends meet up for Happy …
Goin’ Fishing: Two Reasons Why You’re Still Single
Every few weeks I get a text from a friend of mine. “I need your advice.” Every time that little blue bubble pops up, I know exactly what’s coming next… …
The Spotlight Effect: Nobody Cares About You… And That’s a Good Thing
In 2011, I got into the online fitness world. I started running a site and was writing, tweeting, and posting all of the time. I thought it was a lot …
Write Your Own Script: How To Do Story Editing
We live in the single greatest time to be alive in all of human history. No, not because Amazon and Door Dash deliver toilet paper and hot meals to our …