There’s a term that’s being tossed around a lot these days: emotional intelligence. People are saying it’s just as important, if not, more than IQ. Well, what is it, why does it matter, and how do you improve it? Having great emotional intelligence (EQ) can help you: be more like-able and communicate with customers, employees,…
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Why the Best Things in Life Are All Backwards
Many things in life aren’t as simple as a minimal wage job. In such a job, the relationship is linear. The obvious, common sense model here is that the harder you work, the more you make. And in most situations, hard work is the answer. Outwork others. But is it always? I mean who gets…
How To Improve Emotional Intelligence
Countless studies have found that emotional intelligence is just as important, if not more important, to your success than your IQ. If you’re unfamiliar, emotional intelligence or EQ, is described as the level that you can be aware of interpersonal emotions of others and yourself and express yourself socially in the best way to achieve the…
Top 38 Personal Development Influencers, Gurus & Leaders in 2019
Most people aren’t as plugged into the personal development space as I am. Therefore, I thought it would be useful to create a comprehensive list of all the top active personal development influencers across the web. The list covers the most impactful leaders for all content platforms, including social, podcasts, and blogging. As a note,…
10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Make Yourself Happier
We’ve all heard about surrounding yourself with successful people to be more successful. We’ve heard that we are the average of the give people who hang around most. But how about surrounding yourself with happy people? In many YouTube videos, in happiness books, in TED talks, and other scientific lectures, it is clear that happiness…
I’m Rich But Lonely, Have No Friends, and Can’t Get a Girlfriend
After extensive research of wealthy people, I’ve found a segment of them very fascinating: People with tons of money who can’t get a girlfriend or are depressed since they have no friends and are lonely. To those in this boat, I can understand why this result is perplexing. You thought money would solve everything. But…
The Family Vs Career Conflict: A Reader Question
I had an email subscriber write in with a question. These true fans never go unanswered: Hi Will, I have really liked your feedback on Tai Lopez content. I have a tough decision to make. I live in London, UK and I have just secured an awesome new job. It pays well and it’s kinda…
Nature Vs. Nurture, a.k.a. Hard Work Vs. Talent (A Discussion Revisited)
Some young folk are still debating whether it’s worth lifting a finger to do any extra work (like nihilism) because they feel like your talent is all “in the cards” — that there’s no way you can do anything extraordinary even if you work harder. I want to revisit this debate, as I talked about…
The Ultimate List of Science-Backed Thought Leaders in Personal Development
This article is probably the best yet shortest one I’ve ever wrote. That’s because this article is a goldmine for anyone who wants to improve their lives. The truth is that every major topic you want to improve in, there’s some expert or scientist who has spent decades researching and discovering principles in that field…
How Billionaires Are Different From Millionaires
After studying thousands of pieces of content from billionaires and millionaires, clear differences emerge. For one, not a single billionaire I’ve studied — except for Oprah — has ever uttered a word on Law of Attraction or manifesting your reality or “asking and getting it given.” That said, tons of millionaires mention it. That makes…
At Last, A New Book on Men’s Dating That Suggests Something Different
I’m a big fan of Dr. Robert Glover’s work, so much so that I recommend his book No More Mr. Nice Guy to every man I think the book can help and I interviewed him for my podcast. If you’re not familiar with who he is, check out my content on him. He’s basically helped a rapidly…
8 Lessons Learned From My Trip to China As An American Born Chinese Kid
The last time I went to China was over a decade ago. I haven’t returned since. Why? There are many reasons, including culture shock and family drama. Nonetheless, I obtained many memories, emotions, and lessons from my trip because the trip was such a different experience as a young Chinese American. My parents whisked me…
Why Chick Fil A’s Success in Business Is Mindblowing (and Myths About Billionaires Debunked)
Imagine giving your competition 24 hours every week to catch up. How do you think you would do? Well, that’s precisely what the billionaire founder of Chick-Fil-A does. For religious reasons, he closes ALL his stores every Sunday, a fact disappointed fanatics know very well after being reminded multiple times after forgetting. But the story…
EGO AND ITS DANGERS: Do You Really Want To Hit 100 Million Dollars?
In the book The Third Door, the author Alex Banayan Got an opportunity to shadow the founder of Zappos and best-selling author Tony Hsieh. In one conversation with Tony, Alex was floored when he heard Tony admit that he partially published his book to flatter his own ego. Specifically, it was way that Tony said…
5 Ways Self-Help Just Makes Your Life Worse
Huh? An article on 5 ways personal development is bad for you from a blogger who is the biggest fan-boy for personal development? This is more than just a clickbait topic to grab your attention. These are real struggles I have come across after becoming obsessed with personal-development. If you’re why I’m revealing them. It’s…