Been dreaming of starting your own podcast? I wasn’t. But I somehow started one anyway. Back in May 2020, I told a friend, “hey, we talk about our websites and hustles, how about we just record our conversations and do a podcast?” To which he said, “let’s do it.” The next day or so, we…
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Should Men Watch Rom Coms?
Audio Version So, should we guys watch rom-coms? Hey, if your answer is already “no,” then there’s nothing to discuss. Not here to persuade. Leave the site. Now… I’m no psychologist or love doctor, and I don’t play one on TV, although I’d like to. But, I will try and explain why watching rom-coms is…
Terrace House: A Reminder of Life & Love (or, Why I Like This Show.)
There’s something painful about watching a guy shoot his shot when we know he’ll get rejected. Or seeing a girl talk about who she likes in front of someone that’s into her. Or learning that the timing is off for a promising couple. You almost want to yell: “You idiot!” “No, baby don’t do it.”…
Review: Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy
(Note: This post contains an Amazon Affiliate link for the book.) He was the inspiration behind the TV show, “Mad Men.” He was considered the father of advertising. He was an immigrant. A Scotsman in the United States, competing with American agencies, and he succeeded at it too. And this is his book. If you’re…
On Doing Bad/Fast Work & The Progress of Time
The fun part of having my own blog is getting to write about thoughts in great length. So, here are my thoughts on the value of doing “bad work.” In fact, this article is an example of bad work. But that’s okay. You’ll find out why. So, bad work. You’ll often hear someone say… “But,…
How to Learn Copywriting Online. For Beginners!
(Note: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for books.) So, you want to learn copywriting online. Well, the bad news is… I will not be your personal teacher. I have no products or courses to sell to you. The good news? You can learn copywriting online and become “average” at it – on your own….
Best Marketing Emails & Lessons to Learn
You know what the best marketing emails are? Well, you can’t. Why? Only people that have the metrics and know their opens, clicks and sales know which emails are best. So, any blog or article showing off why this-email-and-that-email are so great are likely very, very, very off base. It’s some guy or gal going…
7+ Arbitrary Reasons Why Improv Acting is Good for “Your Life”
This blog was meant to be a business and marketing type of blog. But you know, it can’t be a blog without me writing about things I like. And especially in its infancy – where I have 0 readers and 0 expectations to uphold, right? So today, I want to talk about Improv Acting… and…
Goals for January 2019 in Review
Site #1. 4/4 articles posted. Hit my goal. Also, the site’s coming back up in terms of traffic. The big reason for the recovery is tech related. Less crashes. New server. Site #2 No articles posted. Why? Well, I adjusted my goal a bit for this. Instead of having it a copy-cat version of site…
Books & Thoughts of 2018
So, 2018 wasn’t a highly productive year in terms of book reading. I didn’t finish 5 books… and jumped into some others. And as much as I love reading and always have some bookaroo, I do have a love-hate relationship. More on that later. Here are the books I read and finished. In chronological order. …