Motivation & Success
10 Key Strategies For Staying Productive While Working At Home
I’ve been working from home for five years, here are some ways I still stay productive. With companies, events, sports leagues, and entire countries shutting down all over the world due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, many people are asking themselves a question for the very first time: How the hell do I stay productive if…
Read MoreYou are ruled by your habits, here’s how to make sure that’s a good thing
Aristotle said that excellence is a habit, but he said that about 2,000 years before Wendy Wood followed 2,000 people around and observed their daily activities and neurology. This study found that 40-45% of our daily decisions aren’t decisions at all, but habits. Routines. Anyone who’s ever forgotten how they got to (or from) work…
Read More5 Things ALL Men Should Know About Women
ALL kinds of men EVERYWHERE struggle to understand, communicate with, and appropriately interact with women. The truth is that nobody is really teaching us how to in the first place. Here are 5 things all men should know about women (backed by science). Men and women are neurologically different. “Big whoop, captain obvious!” Hear me…
Read More11 Life Habits More Men Should Embrace
As we grow older, it’s always interesting to tie our actions and beliefs back to things we observed while we were growing up. Those who were older around us – whether it be parents, grandparents, guardians, or fiends, influence(d) our view of the world in ways that, at the time, we wouldn’t have recognized. As…
Read MoreWhy So Many High-Achieving Men are Unhappy (and 3 ways to fix it)
One of the many false narratives we are fed through social media and society in general, is that becoming wildly successful will make you happy. The houses, the cars, the travel, the beautiful people, places, and things…you’ll get respect from other men. You’ll get attention from women. You’ll be free from stress and worry. How…
Read More5 Reasons Men Succeed at Work but Fail in Relationships
Why do you think so many traditionally successful men have failed relationships or problems connecting with women? Men, biologically, are programmed to be hunters and providers. Our self worth (incorrectly) often rests on what we make, what we have, the value we bring. This puts many men on a path of chasing external validation and accomplishments. A good job,…
Read MoreYou Can Be “Nice” Or You Can Be Respected – But Not Both
I spent the first two decades of my life always trying to be “nice” to everyone around me. You may have heard the term “Nice guys finish last” a few million times, and it’s true. Not just in dating, but in life. Why could this be? Have you ever described someone as being nice? When…
Read MoreHow to Live with Confidence in Spite of Judgment
Human beings are wired to judge each other almost instantly. Is this person friend or foe? Will they hurt us or help us? Do I trust them or avoid them? And in the age of social media these instincts are lit on fire all day every day. We judge people based on their profile picture,…
Read MoreWhat It Means to be a “Real Man” is Evolving, and so is Masculinity
In more recent months with the controversial Gillette advertisement, there really is a mainstream focus on what it means to be a “real man” in society. Many men lashed out at the ad, which negatively portrayed things like bullying and harassing women, claiming the ad was designed to attack masculinity and take away their ability…
Read MoreIf Happiness is Your Goal, You’ve Got the Wrong Goal
Ah, the pursuit of happiness. Life, liberty, and all that. This may be a bit controversial, but hear me out. Finding or creating happiness should not actually be your ultimate goal in life. “But James, why?!” Well, I’m glad you asked. You don’t need to hear this from me or anyone else because you’ve experienced…
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