Embrace (Inner) Game-Changing Moments
game-changing adj. 1. Completely changing the way that something is done, thought about, or made 2. Critical and having the potential to alter the overall outcome. You might not have realized it, but that time you pissed your pants on that...
Get in the “Shark Tank”: Build Your Personal Brand
I’m not what they call “business-savvy.” While I am self-employed and do run my own “company” per se, I have the business acumen of an out-of-work hot dog car owner. I am, however, fascinated by business and entrepreneurship. Being so, I’ve...
Changes: Turn and Face the Strain
Are you like Garth Algar from “Wayne’s World”? Do you fear change? Are you so set in your ways that you look at every unplanned moment as some chaotic interruption of your master plan? If so, you’re seriously lacking in confidence and should loosen...
Envy in the Digital Age
Don’t you just hate that friend of yours on Facebook who seems to lead a more exciting life than Richard Branson and Jay-Z combined? You know, that guy who posts pictures of himself in Thailand one day and backstage with Guns ‘N Roses the next?...
American Macho
Ever seen “American Psycho”? If not, download it right now and quit being so cinematically clueless. If so, do you consider Patrick Bateman a role model? Disregarding the whole storing corpses in your closet thing, do you subscribe to some made-up...
Build Confidence One Skill at a Time
I’ve been on a “Jeopardy!” kick lately. I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older or that I find Alek Trebek’s voice subconsciously soothing, but I’m pseudo-obsessed. A few nights ago I was tuning in with a teenage cousin. “How...
A $656 Million Way Out: The Lottery Mentality
There’s a decent chance you bought a lottery ticket last week. Thanks to the largest jackpot in US history – an epic $656 million — the country was in lotto fever. My girlfriend, who normally wouldn’t as much as buy a scratch-off ticket, even...
Unleash Your Inner David Lee Roth
Axl Rose is an asshole. But, you know what? He’s confident as hell (and a member of one of the best bands ever). The rock & roll world is full of obnoxious idiots who just so happen to be charismatic frontmen. Steven Tyler strikes me as a douchebag,...
Curb Your Self-Deprecation
What do I think of the HBO comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? In the words of writer/star Larry David, it’s “pretty, pretty, pretty … pretty good.” I’ve been watching tons of this show lately. If you haven’t seen it, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”...
Make Success a Possibility
I should really start a column titled “Stuff Inspired by Magazines Found in My Girlfriend’s Apartment,” because I’d like to start this week’s Inner Game article with a reference to an interview Michelle Obama recently did for More magazine. Go...
