And how to develop it. — My office window overlooks a massive building that’s being renovated. It’s one of the city’s landmarks, a concert hall opening onto the main plaza. Every day, I get to watch construction workers pick at it, little by little: they first gutted it out almost entirely, demolishing everything but the outside…

There’s good attraction and bad attraction. That’s how I know. — I can pretty much tell you how your relationship will go based on the “type” of attraction you’re feeling towards your crush or new boyfriend/girlfriend. How? It’s the super gift I wish I didn’t have. I come from a family where all I’ve seen are emotionally immature people and broken…

Shh! — You should invest in learning the online business/solopreneurship game. For sure. I certainly have. I’ve invested thousands. But when I started, I didn’t have the money. Plus, not all creators I follow and like have courses. So sometimes, I just steal their know-how, and today, I’ll show you how. Shh! Who I look for. …

All the things I’ve said YES to, and what happened next. — A friend of mine is learning to say no. She’s become a little obsessed with it. I’m almost afraid to call her. I have another friend who’s learning to set boundaries. She’s usually super kind. The last time we went out, she had an open argument with our idiot waiter. …

We all want easy success, don’t we? Well, I live to serve. Success can be easy, but there’s something you need to develop: incredibly thick skin. Thick skin is the path to easy success. I don’t have it. It’s the one thing that’s kept me from being more successful. Thick…

Here’s how to introduce your brain to the idea of success. — Marisa Peer is awesome. Have you heard of her? She’s a top UK psychologist who’s brilliant at simplifying complex behaviors. One of the things she keeps saying is, “Your brain loves what’s familiar and always goes towards what’s familiar.” Boom! Massive breakthrough. I’m a certified coach. I know all about…

Cry your way into creativity. Choose the pain to find your own voice — Creativity hurts. I learned that very young. My father played guitar. He loved playing the greats, and along with the music, he learned and told me their stories & the stories behind the songs. Alcohol. Drugs. Love. War. Death. And hair-raising music. My First Ever Dream Was to Be a Singer Was it because I wanted to be among…

“Be careful.” — You’re about to read the fifth chapter of a novel. For Chapter 1, click here. In case you missed the previous chapter, click here. The vast Via gym always held the faint smell of sweaty men. …

Man, I’m sick of idiots. — My grandmother is Russian. My mom’s mom. She married my Grandad and moved to Bulgaria in her early twenties. I don’t know much about her childhood. Only a few details. Her first memory is hiding from bombs. She used to live in a city where it was a common sight…