If you’re into self-development in any way, there are a million conferences to go to. For entrepreneurs, there’s Start-Up Grind… and a hundred others. For people into improving their fashion, there’s StyleCon (now Menfluential). For Pokemon lovers, there’s Pokemon World Championships. For people non-tech start-up founders, there’s HustleCon… and more. There are comic, video game,…
How To Take Successful People Out For Coffee
A lot of successful people have recommended taking people you admire out for coffee, especially when you’re starting, so you can learn from them or even get them as your mentor. In the book Getting There, I learned that the billionaire Michael Bloomberg used to eliminate reasons they could refuse. He would find successful people…
This is Asian American Dating Life [Podcast]
I wanted to have some fun on my podcast and cover a more light topic. If you’re looking for a serious life lesson, this episode may also give you some insight or inspiration on: what you think is the greatest disaster in the world doesn’t affect you as much as you think perseverance is rare,…
How To Network With Successful People Without Being Sleazy
I used to dislike networking. I thought it was sleazy. I thought networking meant being sleazy by trying to get a job or something from others by going to 50+ networking events or dealing with others with clear ulterior motives. In fact, I’d been to a few, and it sucks. If people didn’t see any…
A Review and Demo of Rick Hanson’s Foundations of Well Being Course
Rick Hanson is a neuropsychologist and the author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Since a lot of what we do is ultimately to become happier (we make money to have freedom to be happy, for example), I figured how can I get a head start and just jump…
The Power of Writing Down Your Goals: 9 Tips to Goal Setting
So I was keeping up with the YouTube landscape and came across a video by The Gabbie Show. She’s a well known Viner who went on to Youtube and has obtained millions of subscribers. She posted this goal-setting video on how to become successful on social media, and it blew me away for one reason….
10 Ways To Stay Positive No Matter What Negative Bullshit Comes Your Way
People are confused, they count in the short term, mark my words, negative vibes and pulling people down is how you can sometimes be leading at half time but I promise you those motherfuckers get blown out in the second half. -Gary Vaynerchuk Staying positive and upbeat is tough. I do it because it feels…
How To Get A $40K+ Digital Marketing Job Without A Degree or Experience in 3 Months or Less
Just a few years ago, I was in a dark, confused place when it came to finding a passion and career that pays the bills. I had decided that I didn’t want to become a doctor after graduating from university and taking the MCAT. I also knew I didn’t want to pursue anything in scientific…
Best 7 Books on Cognitive Biases & Human Behavior
Understanding human psychology and biases can help you succeed in your career, business, or life. How? Well, we make a lot of illogical decisions. Have you ever experienced a situation where you know a human isn’t behaving logically? We do crazy, emotional things because of psychological biases, addictions, habits, and other things wired by our…
I Tried Reselling (Flipping) and Amazon FBA As Side Hustles. Here’s What Happened.
A lot of my readers want to make more money, preferably online. Well, so do I, and I’ve recently spent at least the last six months trying out a recently popular side hustle to make money. I want to share the results of this experiment with you so that you can learn what it was…
Habit Stacking: A Secret to Small Changes to Improve Life (Podcast)
I want to share with you a concept called “habit stacking” that I discovered from James Clears’s book Atomic Habits (affiliate link). He didn’t originate the term, but I found it incredibly useful for building good habits. Listen to the podcast episode now. Get a free audiobook of your choice from Audible here. Views – 420
Presuasion by Robert Cialdini Summary: The Seductive Psychology of Priming
This article holds my book notes on the most important, useful points of famed psychologist Robert Cialdini’s new book, Presuasion. Adding onto his first book Influence, Robert reveals a seventh law of influence and breaks down the techniques of priming, subconscious cues that influence someone’s decision before the selling or decision is made. Get two…
Michael Sartain on Benefits of Female Friendships for Men, How to Network with High-Value People, & More
In this podcast episode, I talk with Michael Sartain, a millionaire TV star on Millionaire Matchmaker, an Air Force veteran, Las Vegas resident, red carpet host, and social media influencer. This interview has been one of my favorites since it’s packed with knowledge bombs. We talk about: fashion advice the lifestyle of the Las Vegas…
Constructive Paranoia: The Secret to Making Better Risky Decisions and Avoiding Catastrophe
Imagine you’re a tribesman of a village in the distant past. Each time you go to the nearby forest, there’s a 1 in a 1,000 chance that you’ll die if a tree falls on you if you sleep under it. That doesn’t seem likely to concern you, right? Well, consider the fact that you’ll be…
How To Trick People Into Thinking You’re Great At Everything
Imagine being admired as someone who is great at everything. You’re good-looking, fit, rich, well-traveled, well-dressed, charismatic, funny, have lots of friends, well-accomplished, and interesting. The truth is it’s possible and the people you perceive to be like this aren’t as perfect as you think. The secret lies in understanding diminishing returns and riding the…