Most people be-LIE-ve that intellect and drive is fixed by age and genetics. That’s the lazy way out. If you want razor-sharp focus and the drive of a heathen berserker, you can have that and more.…
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When you get over your infantile control issues, few things are as gratifying as someone making a proper effort to manipulate you – and doing it well. This young gentleman is making a magnificent job of…
The purpose of this missive is to indoctrinate you in the two most important components of effectiveness. I was taking a walk earlier today. As usual, it got me thinking, so let’s talk about one of…
The purpose of this missive is to help you understand why you keep facing the same issues and what you can do about it. If you want it, you’ve got to work it. Not just your…
The purpose of this missive is to brainwash you to take the lead when you face uncomfortable choices, with specific examples. Here’s a situation: I found a lady’s wallet. Got it back to her, she offered…
How do you set priorities when you are as motivated as a coke fiend and yet paralyzed by choice about your next action? Failure to execute effectively is driven by one of two broad paradigms –…
Why are you alive? Do you expect your life to get any better? Einstein did his most groundbreaking work in his late twenties. People in the most intellectual disciplines such as physics and mathematics “peak” at…
People attend classes and go to therapists to overcome social anxiety and deal with anger issues. Simple funda-mentals deliver 80-90% of the results with 1% of the effort. You can ELIMINATE, TERMINATE and ANNIHILATE most of…
This technique will help you accomplish two key objectives. First, it will show you if you have been consuming self-improvement junk. If you have never heard this technique or something similar, you have been consuming garbage…
Here is the dirty secret. No-one does things to be healthy. People do things for many reasons – to avoid pain, look good, attract seckswell partners, get group approval or ride the endorphin rush of a…
The purpose of this missive is to help you stop moaning and complaining, pitying yourself. When Steelman seized power, the economy of Soviet Russia was decades behind its capitalist enemies. France, Britain, the United States and…
The purpose of this missive is to help you understand the five stages of grieving – so you can skip to the end. The five stages of grieving form one of the most common psychic patterns:…
Dokkōdō, loosely translated as “The Way of Walking Alone”, is the last work of Miyamoto Musashi. (His grand work is featured in my recommended book selection: https://startupdaemon.net/books.) Musashi composed Dokkōdō on occasion of giving away his…