Category: self-help
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Die your potential
Okay, here’s a chance for you to earn $20. I’ll give a Jackson, 2 Hamiltons, 4 Lincolns, 20 Washingtons or one-fifth of a Franklin to the first person who can send me a biography, autobiography, or recorded or printed interview with someone who says: “I have achieved my full and complete potential. I have done…
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Shoot me. Shoot me now! Why? It’s beyond a secret.
Let me sum up the following post in one word: AAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! If you can’t figure out from incisive and condensed comment what I’m talking about, I’ll elaborate (but only a bit, because I’m low on oxygen from screaming at the top of my lungs for the last 5 minutes). I’ve said before that the surest…
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What science says about enlightenment
With the idea that I should be eating a bit more protein, and being someone who is primarily a vegetarian who eats sushi every now and then, I headed for the low-fat dairy aisle. Sucker that I am for personal testimonials, I remembered a friend saying he loved kefir, a yogurt-ish drink. Well, I’m no…
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You can be Tony Robbins!
How’s this for a reality show: You can be the next Tony Robbins! Now the question is: Is this a show about becoming a self-help teacher or the freakiest makeover show ever on television? Then answer is actually… wait for it… motivational speaker. And this isn’t just an idea. This was a real show called…
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Mike Myers (as The Love Guru) is the root of all evil
Twenty-some years ago, on The Tonight Show (when Johnny was still hosting), comedian Bill Maher did a few minutes of insightful political humor, and then stopped and added this joke: “Ahhh, who am I to think I can change the world? I mean, I’m no folk singer.” There was more to that joke than a…
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Brain Waves Goodbye
When you are relaxed, your brain produces “Alpha” brain waves — electrical signals that pulse at roughly 8-12 cycles per second. When you’re more alert, your brain spits out Beta waves (13-40 cycles per second)… Dreaming? Theta at 4-7. Deep, dreamless sleep – 1-4 cycles. Okay, now follow the math on this one: If I…
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I’m all blocked up…
After getting the umpteenth email about how to eliminate the blocks in my life, I am here to inform you that: You do not have BLOCKS! That’s right, absolutely NO BLOCKS to success, weight-loss, health, millions of dollars, your soul-mate, the perfect home, the ideal pet, winning the lottery, finding a parking space, working 4-hours…