Gentlemen’ s Guide to Excellence

Youth is wasted on the young.  You may have heard that expression.  If you are a young person, you might think that is what old people say.  If you are an old person, maybe you say that with a sense of regret - thinking of missed opportunities or mistakes from your past.  Today, I want to talk about this concept, and if there is any knowledge that needs to be transferred to the young folks among u...

You may have heard the expression “An idle mind is the Devil’s workshop”.  Okay if an idle mind is the Devil’s workshop, what exactly are you supposed to occupy your mind with?  Busywork?  What are we supposed to fill our heads with?  Is the answer the same for everybody, or does it depend?  That is the subject of today’s podcast.   Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (availa...

100 more.  If you have listened to the podcast for a while, I understand that I might have come off as rather dismissive or uncaring about people who aren’t at what I call  Level 3: meaning family wife, partner, children, and your closest friends.  But that isn’t the case.  Today I want to share how I think about my relationships with people who are not all that close to me: neighbors, my communit...

After watching The Tinder Swindler documentary on Netflix and seeing how the ladies victimized got called gold diggers by some when their story broke, I got thinking about real gold diggers and how you  - yes you - might have to deal with such a situation in your own life.  If you haven’t seen that documentary, you can Google “Tinder Swindler” and read the articles that pop up to get the gist of w...

I am working with a young man right now who is stuck.  He is stuck in more than one way.  He is fresh out of college, and like many, struggling to find work.  He is putting off moving forward with his girlfriend of 5 years due to his self-perception of a lack of progress toward things like having a substantial and stable income and owning a home.  I think what I am advising him to do might help a...

I very intentionally don’t normally discuss topical or news items in this podcast, but in rare cases when I feel I have insights from a particular event that might be useful for you, I’ll speak up.  Today is one of those days.  As of when I am recording this, February 5th, 2022, popular podcaster and celebrity Joe Rogan got into a great deal of trouble, rightfully, over comments that he made in th...

We are two years in to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s time for another morale boost.   In my own life, I continue to see people cracking under this continued stress and pressure.  Cracking under pressure, that isn’t us.   Yielding or compromising on our standards and principles, that isn’t us.  We find a way to thrive in all conditions.  But, again, it doesn’t hurt for us to huddle up from time t...

It’s time for another morale boost.   I wish it wasn’t the case, but it is needed.  I am, like I am sure all of you are, disappointed that the COVID-19 pandemic is still dragging on and affecting so many people and the economy.   In my own life, I am seeing too many people cracking under this continued stress and pressure.  That isn’t what we do, is it? We find a way to thrive in all conditions.  ...

Finally, the greatest moment in flirting history has arrived!  Children will be reading about this day in their history books 100 years from now.  Why?  The Gentlemen’s Guide to Flirting book is available for sale on Amazon!     Don’t worry, this podcast won’t be a long, boring ad for the book.  There is plenty of meat on the bone this week for content, just like normal.  But I want you to know th...

This week we talk about intersection of the life philosophy proposed by the book and what I think is ultimately behind why so many people are angry, upset, and feeling despair about their circumstances and their futures that expressed itself in recent violence  in the United States.  To be clear, I intentionally don’t talk about politics in this podcast because it is off topic, but since things go...

Do not crack.  DO NOT START FALLING APART as this pandemic drags on,  Do not break discipline AT ALL, no matter what your circumstances are.  It is November 3rd 2020, and we are 8 months into the COVID-19 pandemic.   Yes, there are still millions of people out there suffering various health, financial, physical and emotional impacts.  Maybe you have family or friends suffering, and you feel for th...

In this episode we explore all the best things about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, looking back over the course of his whole life. We do this to see what we can learn from his example relevant to our topic, and involving personal conduct, relationships, family, and life. This is another installment in the self-improvement series that we showcase as part of this channel and podcast. Excellence (in all...

In this episode we explore all the best things about Michelle Obama, looking back over the course of her whole life. We do this to see what we can learn from her example relevant to relationships, family, and life. We also discuss how YOU can come on to the podcast using Michelle and Barack's first date as an example!   Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (due for release on...

In this episode, I want to take a little time to give you a status update on the book, and also dig a little more into the reasons why I wrote it.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/gentsguides  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentsguides  

In this episode we have some fun and take look back at a wonderful hit movie relevant to our subject -- HITCH with Will Smith.  We’ll do this using perspectives and advice  from the book.  This isn’t a full-length movie watch-along, rather we take a look at some key points and highlights from the film and provide commentary.  I think you’re going like it! Background:  Book's website: Gentlemen's G...

This special episode is intended as a morale boost to anyone out there feeling social isolation, loneliness, depression, anyone feeling anxious about the future, suffering unemployment, or worried about yourself, your family, or others as part of the COVID-19 pandemic.  I am going to share concepts from the book, Gentlemen’s Guide to Flirting, that I think might help.  The book, as the title sugge...

In this episode we talk about flirting and meeting women, during a pandemic. There are special considerations to take into account during these trying COVID/coronavirus times, but there are ways to proceed that are high-quality and aligned with our rules and principles. We have a few useful COVID-specific ideas for in-person situations. We also provide several ready-to-use examples for online inte...

In this episode, we take a fresh look at a recent news event involving Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and August Alsina through the lens provided by the book Gentlemen’s Guide to Flirting. The Smiths released a video on Facebook to discuss their view of the matter, and help clear the air. I felt there were some valuable lessons to be learned from that interview, both good and some not so good.  ...

Here we introduce the Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting podcast and the associated Youtube channel. Both are in support of and extend the book: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (due for release on Amazon.com in January 2021 - https://gentlemensguidetoflirting.com/ ). In this video we cover what the book is all about and what it is intended to do for you. There will be great supplemental and supporting ma...