5 Self-Improvement Ideas That FORCE You To WIN (Maybe)

March 19, 2012

The 5 self-improvement ideas I talked about: Live In Reality. Have a full understanding that world works like it should 99% of the time. Know Yourself. List your flaws. Address some. Accept some. Put safeguards in place Have A Mission. Have a defined plan to achieve it. Embrace Public Accountability Be Prolific Mentions: I Love Marketing Podcast by Dean Jackson [...]

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Biz Pimpin Aint Easy

March 16, 2012

Learn, implement, grind, struggle, suffer, fail… …comeback, learn, implement, grind, struggle, suffer, fail, tears… …comeback, learn, implement, grind, struggle, suffer, fail, tears, break… …comeback, learn, reach out, implement, grind, struggle, suffer, fail, tears, break… …comeback, learn, reach out, know, implement, grind, struggle, WIN. …comeback, learn, reach out, go deep, know, implement, grind, WIN. Struggle. WIN. [...]

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Evil Scheming

March 15, 2012

Read before reading: Income Goals. Before I begin this post, know that I’m not delusional. I feel like many people out there have an unrealistic view of what it takes to start an ‘online business’… as if there’s a magical difference between online and offline. It’s true you can get up and running quicker with [...]

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Income Goals

March 14, 2012

On Monday I had a pretty shocking realization. I was on a phone call with a good friend and we were discussing our financial and lifestyle goals. I quickly re-realized that since dissolving my last business venture about 8 months ago, I’ve essentially been ‘floating’. I’m *still* picking up the pieces and rebuilding. It’s been [...]

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How To Predict The Future

March 13, 2012

In this post I’d like to talk about how to predict the future (in a legit way, not through ‘magic’). This is a pretty terrific lecture by Sebastian Marshall: Anticipating The Future Among some other well illustrated points, Sebastian talks about anticipating and predicting the future by analyzing the past. I’d like to discuss other [...]

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Beware The Rule Of ‘Recency’

March 12, 2012

I think a good ‘Optimized Man’ is a man who’s pursing passive income (investments, online or offline businesses, royalties, etc). You’re joining me on this path, correct? In your quest for passive income (and if you ever try to sell anything) you’ll come across something known as ‘recency’. This is what famous copywriter Gary Halbert [...]

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You’re Throwing Your Life Away

March 5, 2012

On Thursday afternoon I got a knock on my front door. Not expecting any guests or packages, I came downstairs hesitantly. I looked through the peep hole and saw that a finger was blocking my view. Odd… “Who is it?” I asked. “Open up,” a man replied. “Who is it?” I repeated. “Derek, open the [...]

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End Of Powerful Speaking Voice Challenge

February 29, 2012

Today marks the end of my Powerful Speaking Voice Challenge using Bob Corff’s Speaker’s Voice Method program (30 minutes every day). Listen to the audio below to hear my thoughts on the challenge and I’ll tell you how I failed to complete many of the challenge’s specifications. I’m a bit disappointed in my follow-through on this challenge, [...]

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Optimized Man Podcast #05 – How To ‘Preserve Your Sexy’ While Working Long Hours At A Computer

February 27, 2012

A few weeks ago I got an email from Optimized Man podcast listener Devin. This is what he wrote: A lot of people suffer from poor posture i.e., “forward head posture”… especially those of us who spend hours in front of the computer for work etc. I think a great subject for the Optimized Man [...]

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Why Products Are Getting Worse

February 25, 2012

“Money is evil. I want to start a business that doesn’t care about making money. I just want to unselfishly help other people. ” “Great! What can you help me with?” “What do you need help with?” “Well I’m overweight.” “Oh, I don’t really know anything about that. I could take time to figure out [...]

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