Improving Our “Signals” and “Beings”

Eben Pagan is more popularly known as David DeAngelo from the Double Your Dating empire. Eben’s dating company does over $20 million in sales and is the 800 pound gorilla of the industry.
I initially knew Eben as David after having read through and watched many of his dating materials so that I could teach others [...]

“Language is surely too small a vessel to contain these emotions of mind and body that have somehow awakened a response in the spirit.” – Radclyffe Hall
“All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“You don’t have to hold a [...]

“Forbidden things have a secret charm.” – Publius Cornelius Tacitus
“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few and they are more beautiful if they are a few.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.” – Jim Rohn

When I came to write about [...]

“When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Trying to get without first giving is as fruitless as trying to reap without having sown.” – Napoleon Hill
“Whether by presenting us with an initial favor or initial concession, the requester will have enlisted a powerful ally in the campaign for our [...]

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the [...]

“Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any other I know. I am not one of the desk-pounding types that likes to stick out his jaw and look like he is bossing the show. I would far rather get behind and, recognizing the frailties and the requirements of [...]

This is a book review of Robert B. Cialdini’s Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.
Robert Cialdini is currently Regent’s Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. Being involved in the academic field of psychology has given Robert amazingly numerous and insightful research findings that he shares in Influence. The research shared within this book is what [...]

There are two groups of scenarios where having the skills to say no while being respected are much needed. I’m sure you would like to say no in both of these common scenarios yet you just cannot bring yourself to say it for several possible reasons.
The first group of scenarios involves someone asking for a [...]

This is a book review of John Maxwell’s Winning with People: Discover the People Principles that Work for You Every Time.
Some people are born with great relationship skills that do these people wonders in their personal and professional life. However, the majority of people do not have and are not taught these skills. Winning with [...]

Sally walks into a room full of high-flying executives. She scans the room with her eyes and sees the executives dressed in expensive suits, sipping champagne, and mingling amongst each other. As she enters the room, she can’t help but feel “different” to the executives.
She feels the executives are an entire class above her. Maybe [...]