Gentlemen’ s Guide to Excellence

Time.  We are all on this planet for a finite amount of time.  You don’t want to get to the end of your time here with regrets.   You also don’t want to waste the limited time you have, nor allow others to waste it for you.  In this week’s episode, I want to talk about making effective use of time, and in some cases, being protective of your time.     Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide...

Today I share my views on the general topic of jealousy as it relates to dating and relationships.  I’ll start with a true story involving someone I used to know that is an example of the worst possible way events can unfold for someone consumed with jealousy.   Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere el...

How can you meet a great lady without being creepy or inappropriate in the modern MeToo world?   Opportunities in life to connect with that great lady might pass you by if you are too afraid to act or let the world know you are there, or even exist.  Being afraid to speak up will likely get you nowhere.  Is there a balance that can be struck for well-intentioned guys, for guys with unrivaled integ...

Credibility.  Your credibility is your stock in trade in many ways in life: at work, in business, and with your family and friends.  In some arenas, if you have lost credibility, you are done.  In this episode, we take a thorough look at the subject of a person’s credibility - what it is and how to manage and protect it. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazo...

Are any of these questions keeping you up at night:  What am I supposed to do with my life? What should my life’s meaning and purpose be?  What am I passionate about?  How can I be more happy and satisfied with how my life is going regarding work, family, and my personal life?  In this week’s episode, we look at the topic of finding your passion, and attempt to set everyone on a path in that direc...

I spend a lot of time talking about if a prospective lady, or the one you are already involved with, is good enough for you.  Today I want to look at that from a different angle: Did she make the right choice choosing to be with you.  Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere else you find your favorite bo...

Who is the better man?  That is our question for today.  What’s the right way to measure?  Can you tell by just looking at someone.  Can you tell by the contents of their wallet or bank accounts?  We dig into this question in this week’s episode. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere else you find your...

Strong women.  How would you feel about your lady being a strong woman?  What if she is more successful than you?  What if she makes more money?  What if she is more charismatic and well-liked?  Are you okay with that?  How would you feel if your partner outdid you in traditional male breadwinner or success roles? Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  h...

Positivity.  Today I want to talk about how not everyone is going to react well to your positivity.  Not everyone will be supportive of you.  Some people might hate or resent your continuous improvement,  either openly to your face or secretly - behind your back .  They might hate or resent your attempts to better yourself.   They might hate or resent your success. Background: Book's website: Gent...

This week I share a closely held secret.  Many souls have been lost in the quest.   It is time that this sacred knowledge be revealed.  This week I tell you where you can meet available women. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere else you find your favorite books.   Consider the book your complete tex...

Self talk.  What is running through your head every day as you progress through your day?  Is your self talk helping you or hurting you?  Today I share the top 10 things that run through my head in the course of a normal day to help get me past problems, and motivate myself to do what I have to do and handle what I have to handle. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (availabl...

Career advice.  When I talk to young men graduating college, or men of any age who are trying to change jobs or apply for employment, I am hearing too much entitlement.  I am hearing too little confidence and not enough of a grasp of reality when it comes to what it takes to make someone want to hire you, to see your value.  “Give me a job" is what I am hearing, especially from younger guys out th...

This week I want to talk about the notion of nice guys finishing last.  Nice guys finish last?  Is that really true?  If it is, or isn’t, what guys get to win? Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere else you find your favorite books.   Consider the book your complete textbook. The content on this channe...

Confidence.  Be confident. That’s what many people will advise you to do you without telling you HOW.  That, and women will simply flock to you if you are confident.  That sort of advice is everywhere, in every self-help book and from every dating and matchmaking guru.  But if you aren’t naturally confident person, how do you get on a path to being so? Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide...

Bad boys.  Do women really prefer so-called bad boys?  What is a bad boy exactly, and is there anything truly good about being considered one, or being one? Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere else you find your favorite books.   Consider the book your complete textbook. The content on this channel a...

Making Hard Decisions.  Life isn’t always easy.  It isn’t always a walk in the park.  Sometimes it is necessary to make difficult, painful, expensive decisions that you would rather not deal with,  Sometimes the way forward isn’t clear - there is no option that is clearly superior to the rest and pain free.  Is there a way to make the process of making hard decisions easier, or less painful? Backg...

Daddy issues.  This week I am going to tell you why I think YOU should be broadly spreading and propagating daddy issues to women of all ages.  That’s what I do!  I am very much in favor of the concept of daddy issues, using my definition of the term. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 ) and anywhere else you find...

First principles.  In this week’s episode, I will join the pantheon of great thinkers known for their contributions to the subject of first principles.  I’ll be right up there with the likes of philosophers Aristotle and Rene Descartes, Johannes Gutenberg - the inventor of the printing press, and more modern thinkers on the subject like businessmen Elon Musk and Charlie Munger. I dig into the ques...

In the 14 Sep 2020 episode of the "Odd Job Podcast" , a man who calls himself “Mystery” was the guest.  The Odd Job Podcast is run by two wonderful young ladies, and they did a great job of interviewing Mystery.  Mystery’s real name is Erik von Markovik and he is best known for his VH1 Reality show “The Pickup Artist”, as well as being the main source of inspiration for - and arguably the main cha...

Today we have another great episode for you on the subject of power.  Gaining power in life, and exercising restraint.  Just because you have power, it doesn’t mean you have to use, or abuse it.  Don’t be a bully.  Don’t act like a tyrant.  Use restraint.  Be respectful. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405 )   Cons...

Transparency.  How much should you share with the various people in your life about what you are thinking, planning, and doing?  How do you strike the best balance between not being overly secretive, and risk having trust issues with the women and other people in your life, and being foolishly too open and possibly revealing too much?  Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (due...

Good energy isn’t good enough.  Tepid and timid energy isn’t good enough.  You need great, top tier, tool shelf, unrivaled energy -- like you mean it and love life. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (due for release on  Amazon.com  in early 2021 -  https://gentlemensguidetoflirting.com/   Consider the book your complete textbook. The content on this channel and the podcast...

What opinion does your wife or girlfriend hold about you?  What about your family, how do they perceive you?  What is your standing among your friends?  What about your neighbors and your community, how do they see you?  Do these people respect you, do they hold you in high regard?  Does it matter?  In this episode, I want to talk about how I think about the importance of your personal reputation....

Knock Knock!  Your dreams are achievable.  Knock Knock!  You can have that family you envision for yourself.  Knock Knock!  You can become the man you want to be.  Knock Knock!  You can be that leader, that ROCK, that your family and friends know they can rely on.  Knock Knock!  It does take a lot of work, there’s no magic shortcut here  But, we have a process that gets you there.  We have a proce...

We all have to go through the pain and suffering that life throws at us.  It is inevitable, something is going to go wrong from time to time, and you need to be able to navigate through those issues and come out on top.  Maybe some of you are in a serious amount of pain now due to something that is going on?  Whatever your situation, I’d like to talk about the mindset that we use in the book and h...