“A home without books is a body without soul.” ~ Marcus Tillius Cicero Within the past year I’ve made a very important and rewarding change to my routine: the 5 am wake-up, started with 30 minutes of reading. For me, there’s no better way to start a day than with a good book. Books can […]
Realism is for Losers
It’s 1:31 am and I’ve had a great day. I’ve done a lot of work, I’ve had fun with friends, and now I’m back writing. The day was filled with ups and downs. Great ideas and points of high energy, then stagnant moments and points of low energy. Like any day it was a microcosm […]
How long should you try? Until.
“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.” Here’s a simple fact: Those who push on, work hard, and never give up will win at life. “Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.” Douglas MacArthur Failure isn’t a bad thing. Never trying, never […]
10 Awesome Things
Count the awesomeness: my journal (left), the Locman sitting on the Esquire Mag on the right. Every now and then we come across gems; things that enhance our lives. Their effect can be great, or very minimal, but they have a positive effect and do so for a long time. In the last couple of […]
A Mathematical Equation for Success
“Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.” Every single one of us are trying to be successful at something. If you’re not, you’re useless. And you’re not useless. You’re moving forward. Building a better self, life, and body, and that’s why I want to give you the mathematical […]
One Way to Guarantee Failure: Quit
Age wrinkles the skin. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Douglas MacArthur A simple truth that I learned at a young age: There is someone out there with more talent than me, working hard trying to succeed. The only way I can beat him is if I work harder than him. If I don’t, he’ll have the success […]
Leap Tall Buildings In a Single Bound
In the last article – How to Become a Legend – I talked about how to become a hero or legend from a mental or courage standpoint. Facing our fears is immensely important in becoming the best person we can possibly be. In this article I’m going to give you some great tips on how […]
How to Become A Legend
“If you make yourself more than just a man. If you devote yourself to an ideal. Then you become something else entirely. A legend, Mr. Wayne. A LEGEND.” How fitting is that quote from the recently released trailer for, “the Dark Knight Rises” (the new Batman movie) for this site? Not to mention the emphasis […]
The Value of Risk
When everything is taken from you, those things that are most important become a bit clearer. “To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” We risk […]
Get Your Priorities Straight
Mr. Balboa had the right idea. What Are Your Priorities? It’s interesting how we schedule our days according to our priorities – for the most part at least… We think about the things that are most important to us first, then segment down from there. If having fun with friends is the most important thing […]
How to Live a Stagnant Life
Let fear stop you from living a legendary one… People make decisions based on a number of reasons. We get married because we love someone. We quit our job to start our own business because of passion. We’re making our own way, following our own path in the name of building a life that we […]
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