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I want to know what people think. And feel. I want to be able to read a room. And then use that to either make more money, create relationships, have more success, make business deals, etc. So I found Euny Hong and invited her on the podcast. She is the author of “The Power of […]

Eminem stood up. And said, “I’m out.” “He wouldn’t look at me,” Brian Grazer said. They just met. And spent a half-hour in Brian’s office. But Eminimen didn’t say a word. “I was trying every way to engage him,” Brian said. “He got his hand to the door…” Finally, Brian said the right thing… “Come […]

I’m not sure if most people get scared of being “too comfortable.” But I do. And when I feel this sensation of getting too comfortable, I know it’s time to make a drastic change. Cal Fussman felt the same way when he was 22. Before he became a master interviewer. Before he spoke to Muhammad […]

I heard her yell, “that’s my journey right there! I’m going to be a mom! And a doctor!” The lantern flew. “Angels! Angels!” She yelled. She passed me a lantern from the balcony above. She must have laid on the ground to reach her arm to mine. “Don’t lose the wax. That’s what makes it fly.” […]

If I didn’t listen to my pain, I’d be dead. I’ve interviewed hundreds of “successful” people. And when they look back, they see two things: struggle and story. These are hero stories — choose yourself stories. Directed by pain, they found passion. Because they listened. I was alone, on the floor, broke, desperate. Hopeless. I ignored […]

Brett McKay is the founder of The Art of Manliness, a website dedicated to delivering inspiring, actionable, and life changing advice to both men and women. A lot of times men just need a little more help being organized and getting their lives together than women do. As James says, “Women just grow up faster.” […]