Category: guide
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How to Lose 20+ lbs in January 2011
This is probably the only diet post you will ever need. Over the past year, I have helped many friends, both in person and on the internet, quietly lose a lot of weight, probably in the realm of several hundred pounds total, sometimes even in 30 days. It’s not something I’m known for online, but it […]
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The Quick, 12-Step Guide to Quitting That @#$%ing Job You Hate
Guess what, it’s Monday! And you’re still at that job you hate. Nice. 1. 9am. Get to the office. Go straight to the coffee machine. Hang out there for 10 minutes before heading to your desk. Dread the workweek. 2. 9:10am. Check Facebook and email, despite having just done so on your iPhone 15 minutes […]
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How To Test Your Strength
You may think you are strong, or that you have willpower. But do you, really? A few years back, I remember watching a bunch of old Survivor episodes. I would download them off iTunes, eventually watching all the old seasons. I remember thinking, like many viewers probably, “I could totally do that.” During this time, […]
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How To Lose Weight, Quit Coffee, and Stop Wearing Glasses (Part 2)
Part 2 of an interview with Todd Becker, of Getting Stronger. Don’t know what this is? Read Part 1 here. (Hint: It’s awesome.) Julien: Todd, welcome back! Since the last section of the interview we published, I’ve gotten comments from Twitter and on the blog where people have said “I’ve been doing exercises for a […]
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How To Lose Weight, Quit Coffee, and Stop Wearing Glasses (Part 1)
Anyone that reads this website knows that I don’t do interviews. I like to keep this blog my own and, for the most part, I’m very selective about who I’ll give a forum to in this place. When I first was introduced to Getting Stronger, a great blog about hormesis, I knew an interview was […]
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How To Price Your Services
What is your price point? We used to have very few options: work a job, start a company, be unemployed. Now there are a million options in between, especially on the web. Choosing where to price yourself will show people what you’re worth. I just bought Ev Bogue‘s The Art of Being Minimalist for $17. […]
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How To Deal With Arrogance
The world sure does have its fair share of douchebags. If you meet a lot of people, you know this of course. I’m not teaching you anything. Those of us that travel for a living have to contend with all kinds of people and take it in stride. We get better at it but things […]