Saturday September 4, 2010

Word Is Bond

How often do you make goals for yourself and actually follow-through with them? As men, the primary form of currency that gains us respect from other men is our word. When you are known to be “a stand-up guy”, “a solid dude”, or “a man of his word”, you are recognized as someone who can [...]

Say It Fucking Now

Two minutes later you realize what you could have said and you’re kicking yourself because you know the moment is gone. An hour before it happens, you think of what you want to say, but when the moment arrives your delivery of the words comes across as contrived and pretentious. The words you’re holding back [...]

Reinventing Myself

A few minutes after smiling at each other across the room, I was sitting at her table. She asked me, “So what is this?”, pointing to the band’s logo on the hoodie I was wearing. “Oh, that… They’re a band my friend is touring with. Actually, I’m not a fan at all, but I got [...]

Be Happy Being Single on Valentines Day

Ah, Valentines Day… As far back as I can remember, I’ve never once had a girlfriend on Valentines Day. Maybe I’m just lucky. Today is no exception. My roommate said to me, “So, I guess you’re going out tonight, huh?” I gave him a dumbfounded, blank stare. “…because it’s V-Day?” “Oh… that. Nah.” This is [...]

How I Became My Version Of Tyler Durden

Once upon a time [I approached forty women and asked them if they'd like to sleep with me.](http://blog.reyalp.net/articles/2006/11/21/demonic-confidence-day-19/) It took me months of conditioning to build up enough confidence to do that confidently. …And it only took me a couple weeks to lose it all. Whenever life got busy I had to drop my social [...]

What Really Makes You Happy?

> After waking up, I leap out of bed, almost breaking my neck in the process. I frantically rush to turn on my cellphone to check for messages. Panic sets in as there are no messages after having my phone on for twenty-five seconds. Suddenly, relief washes over me as I hear a beep notifying [...]

Assume The Best

There is a lot eBay we can learn from eBay about social dynamics: “When perfect strangers, who are thousands of miles apart, trust each other to conduct transactions, it’s a compelling testimonial to the power of everyone in the eBay Community. At the core of this power is the strength of eBay’s Community Values, which [...]