On Sept 1st, I moved to New York for 30 days. This move beamed me out of a suburban lifestyle in New Jersey. Before that I was backpacking through South America. Before that I was working in a 6 figure, remote sales job in Miami. All of this has happened within the last 11 months.…
DetailsDay 1 – Getting Rid of Baggage Everything I own is in 2 bags. 1 bag is clothes. The other bag is my computer, ipad, and a few books. That’s it. It’s been like this for the last 11 months. 7 months through South America, and 4 months back home in the United States. Now I take…
DetailsEckhart Tolle, has been one of my biggest mentors over the last 5 years. I read both of his books, The Power of Now and A New Earth, over 10 times each. They’ve been that helpful to me. A couple years ago, I went to one of his live discussions with about 75 other people,…
DetailsI left my job of 7 years in October. I traveled through South America for 7 months after that. I’ve been unemployed for the last 10 months. I’m living on a budget. A strict one. It’s liberating. I know what I spend. I track everything. I never did this before traveling. I didn’t care. Now, I do.…
DetailsI’m 32 years old. I’m unemployed. At the moment, I live with my mother. I love to jokingly mimic the Seinfeld character George Costanza. He does the opposite for a week from what he normally would do. An example is when he approaches women he’s attracted to, and actually tells them the truth (opposite of typically…
DetailsThis one got me good. My friend, Yanik Silver interviewed another friend whom I met in Haiti 2 years ago, Jordan Guernsey. Jordan is a legend; an incredible human, father, husband, and business person. Sadly, he is no longer with us in body. When I first met Jordan, he was in the middle of a 3…
DetailsIn June, I went to Haiti for the 3rd time, as part of The Caring House Project that builds villages for people in need. The experience was powerful. I wrote about the Higher Calling in Haiti, last month. Part of the tradition is the option to sleep in the village, and spend personal time with the locals.…
DetailsScrew results. Results don’t matter. Results are none of our business. Results will take care of themselves. We can live with the results because we do what we do. So do your best and let go. LeBron James was my inspiration for this thought. He won his 3rd championship in historic style. He and his…
Details“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, and philosophers, and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hards words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hards…
DetailsThe blazing Sun beats down on the dry, hot earth. A corrupt government beats down on the potential for prosperity. The poverty beats down on the people. An Earthquake 6 years ago left the country in rubble, and left families devastated. Water, food, clothing, shelter. These things are not taken for granted. They are taken…
DetailsGo to school. Listen for the bell to ring. Graduate. Go to college. Listen for the bell to ring. Get a degree. Work for Corporate America. Clock in and clock out. Retire. Then do what you want to do…Maybe… The status-quo. Years of paying your dues through a lifetime of work, for the comfortable and…
DetailsFor the last few years, I written down 5 things I’m grateful for everyday. I am compelled to share these 5 things with you from today: 1. I am grateful for who I am. 2. I am grateful for all of the events in my life. The good ones that have been gratifying, exciting and…
DetailsThere are 2 books I’m compelled to share with you. Both have helped me very much this month, from a mentor (whom I haven’t met), but has been helping me over the last 2 years. I have been listening to James Altucher’s podcasts, and reading his blog for two years now – JamesAltucher.com I highly…
DetailsA street performance is a self-publishing format for live entertainment. It’s the Amazon of show business. And entertainment is about 3 things: Performance, marketing, and sales. On Sunday, I witness the most genius Street Performer. 1. The Stage: The first key to being an effective street performer is choosing a high pedestrian area. He chose…
DetailsOne day, a racist Caucasian woman will embrace, laugh and share stories with a racist African American woman. The stories they share will be tolerance and compassion. One day, a Palestinian will have a dinner party with his Israeli guests. The cocktails they drink will be tolerance and compassion. One day, a racist Catholic man…
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