Posts Tagged ‘how to be happy’
Here’s why “just be yourself” is terrible advice
Listen, I know you’re a good person. I know that you have wants, needs, desires, fears, dreams, deep emotional experiences, and a variety of life experiences every day. I also know that your friends and family care a lot about you. They want the best for you and they want to see you happy. Here’s…
Read MoreThe real reason so many successful people are unhappy, and what to do about it
What does ‘success’ mean to you? If you live in America, odds are that the success you’ve been shown over the years revolves around the “what” you can obtain. The cars, the houses, the clothes – those things are what you should strive for in order to live a happy life. In school we learn…
Read MoreThe real reason most people are unhappy in their lives
I have always been fascinated by psychology. For the past decade I have taken classes on the subject, had thousands of conversations with people (literally) about their relationships and what makes them tick, read as many books as I could find, and even wrote a book on finding love within yourself. In more recent years…
Read MoreThe ONE question you need to ask yourself after every date
Dating, among other things, has become exponentially complicated over the years. Understandably so, as life in general has gotten more complicated. Instead of love letters and trips to the diner for milkshakes as your primary mode of communication, we’ve got Instagram DMs, Facebook messenger, texts, tweets, WhatsApp, dating apps, and the like… Easier communication also…
Read More7 keys of confidence that will get you through any door
Just weeks after moving to Hollywood, California, I had people who’d been living there for years consistently reaching out to me to find out what the hottest event was that night, and asking how I’d seen more in a few weeks than they’d seen in a few years. The answer was pretty simple: I just…
Read MoreThese 7 Questions Will Determine if You’re Sabotaging Your Own Relationships
I’ve learned over the years that most of the advice people seek out when it comes to personal development, dating, or relationships – is simply a reinforcement of what they already think. I find that when people come to me for coaching services, it’s because they want the honest truth and unbiased feedback. But, the…
Read MoreYour 5 Step Guide to Achieving Happiness in Your Life
As someone who coaches driven, ambitious people on how to perform better in life and in love, it is not my job to tell them what to do, as common perception might lead you to conclude. Any good coach’s responsibility is to guide. To ask the right questions, and help YOU find the answer. A…
Read More7 Rules for Living a Better Life
As I sit here to write this, I reflect on the past year of my life. On may 8th of 2017 I left Boston with a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, and one suitcase packed with everything I was bringing to my new life. I’d given up my apartment, listed my car for sale, and…
Read More5 strategies to break out of your work bubble and meet more people
If you’re like many other people, you can relate to the following statement: “I have focused so much on my professional life, that I have become unfulfilled in my personal life.” My personal opinion is that one of the reasons people seem so unhappy these days is that we have constructed a society that is…
Read MoreHere’s Why Ignoring Our Biology is Hurting Our Relationships
Buckle up, ladies and gents. This could get bumpy. Here’s a disclaimer for those of you who are finding my writing for the first time: For just over 5 years, I have been a public voice across the U.S. encouraging men to do better when it comes to dating and relationships. I write and speak…
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