Category: Self-Improvement
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Rearranging furniture in imaginary houses
When I was 8 years old, my parents discovered that I had $42 in my piggy bank. “An eight year old shouldn’t have forty-two dollars!” they said, as if I had somehow come into possession of a stolen painting. And with that proclamation, they took my $42. Over the next 30 years, I attended all…
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Abraham Maslow did yoga?
I don’t know what it is about breakfast, but when I’m making eggs is when I get hit with a lot of interesting ideas. This morning’s was, “Abraham Maslow is upside-down! Stand his ideas on their heads and it’s more accurate.” Any questions? 😉 Okay, let me elaborate. Maslow is famous for his Hierarchy of…
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I’m addicted to addiction
I was in a room full of people not too long ago, where the well-known and, in many circles, well-respected speaker announced, “We are addicted to unhappiness,” and almost everyone in the room began nodding with a collective sigh. Now, if you know me at all, you know that nodding is my cue to, instead,…
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How to make anybody do anything…
I can make anybody do anything for as long as I want, and so can you. Here’s how: Think of the goofy thing you want them to do. If you can’t think of any, here’s a quick list that might give you some ideas… Go to a specific building every week (or more) Speak or…
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Seriously, don’t tell anyone about this…
I’m thinking of selling a new ebook. The title: “The Secret Secret that Secret People Behind The Secret Secretly Wanted Kept Secret” It’s only four pages: 1) If you want to win the lottery… 2) … get off your ass and buy a ticket! 3) And, if you want anything other than a lottery ticket……
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I’m positively negative
I was featured in a Toronto Star article about self-help and The Secret (www.thestar.com/article/193263) and since then have been getting quite the collection of emails in response. My favorites are, of course, the people who agree with me and think I’m smart and funny. I love when people agree with me. But in second place…
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Look, Ma, no brains!
I got a phone call today. “This is Jim. I’m calling because you bought our ebook about affiliate programs — are you looking to make more money, or quit your dayjob, or are you not serious about changing your life?” “Well,” I replied, completely unaffected by his opening gambit, “it’s interesting to hear you frame…
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The (hidden) Secret
After weeks of reading/hearing/watching the back-and-forth about “The Secret,” tonight I realized that what *most* interests me is NOT whether it’s real or not, but the *type* of discourse that has surrounded it. More specifically, it’s incredible to watch both supporters and detractors cling tenaciously to a belief (rather than examine the belief, or even…
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Humans, the greatest thing since… uh… well…
Don’t get me started on “Intelligent Design.” I’ll just say one thing and then leave it alone: If there were an “intelligent” designer for these things we call bodies, don’t you think he/she/it would have made it a bit easier to scratch the middle of your back? Or to find a woman’s g-spot? What was…
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Act “as if”… as if!
First of all, my apologies for the long gap in my postings… I got on such a roll with Amazing Magical Clothing (now at www.Delightenment.com) that I lost track of blog-time. Okay, now onto something that makes me want to scream… This weekend I ran into an old favorite of the transformation biz: “Act as…
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You can be the next Tiger Woods, guaranteed!
WARNING: This will be an unusually short post for me 😉 I already talked about this particular issue, so I don’t need to rehash it. But I ran across the PERFECT example of it, so I had to bring it up again. So… There’s a new movie called Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint directed by a…
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“It’s all an illusion”… is all an illusion!
“It’s all an illusion.” “Nothing has ever happened to nobody.” “Everything is just the play of consciousness.” Sounds cool, yeah? Core, essential, pithy truths, right? Sure, if you nod your head and believe everything you hear just because it feels good. You may have statements like these on your fridge or on posters on the…
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Back away from the enlightened guy… nothing to see here
In January of ’06, my wife and and were in Mumbai, India (as if there’s another Mumbai you would confuse it with. “Does he mean Mumbai, Kentucky?”) for a friend’s wedding. And, btw, if you ever hava a chance to go to India I can’t recommend enough going for a wedding put on by a…
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How to Become a Millionaire Self-Help Guru (it’s easy!)
Now you can become a millionaire as Self-Help Guru! Just follow this simple six-step plan and in no time you’ll be living the life you thought you would have if you followed the advice of Self-Help Gurus! STEP 1 – Pick some ubiquitous aspect of being human, something that a large number of people experience…
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The Santa Claus Conspiracy
Do you believe in Santa Claus?Seriously. This isn’t a rhetorical question. Do you? Assuming your an adult and don’t wear tin foil hats to keep “them” from beaming thoughts into your head, I’ll bet you answered “No” and you probably thought it was a stupid question. But let’s take a look at this Santa Claus…