I once made a guy tens of thousands of dollars on the stock market. I had a system. It worked. Twice. I never got a dime from him in commission or anything. Don’t even recall the guy buying me lunch. That’s just how it goes sometimes. They walk away with thousands, you walk away with…
37,038 Days
“Honey, you’ve got to call 911”. Those were the words my grandma said when I came to her room and she couldn’t get out of the bed. She was too sick. The room was spinning. She couldn’t stand. She needed to go. She felt like dying. Flash forward 7 minutes. She’s sitting up. Fixing her…
Buying Experiences Is Better Than Having Stuff. Here’s Why.
I’m not a ‘stuff’ guy. I could pretty much care less if anyone has the biggest, best, whatever whatever they have. All good. You want to spend your money on that and for a moment it makes you happy? Cool. I like to buy experiences. Things I can remember. Life is so, so short. We…
Don’t Run Out In Your Underwear
I once led a group of 20 or so six year old’s running across a huge field in their underwear. I was 6 or so myself. I was at church camp. I was on Team Orange. I was elected the captain of Team Orange by the other kids (probably because my mom was a counselor…
How To Give Yourself The Permission To Be The Best
I was a songwriter who made no money, so I was a carpet installer. I was a carpet installer who always wanted to cut his head off, so I was a large scale computer system installer. I was a large scale computer system installer who was abandoned by a company in LAX, with no way…
Relax. But Not For Too Long. There’s Places To Go
I had a house. A beautiful house. I loved the house. I lost the house. I had a job. A great job. It paid well. I loved it. I lost the job. I had a girl. She was almost my girl. I loved her. I lost the girl. I had a cat. The cat was…
I Was Down To $8 And A Half A Potato
I needed a job. I was down to $8 and a half a potato. I wrote a friend of mine, “should I eat the potato now or should I cut it in half and eat some today and some tomorrow?” He said eat the whole thing. And I did. It wasn’t supposed to be like…