Today I met up with a friend and went out into central London. There was a huge political march that ran through the centre of the city from Mayfair over to Parliament. As we were pushing through the crowds, trying to get a good look at what was going on, I noticed a small child …
The problem with a lot of advice about how to influence other people—whether that’s in terms of sales, sex, business or your social life—-it that it’s too damn nice. We’ve all read the self-development books that tell us if we only present ourselves in the right way and become more appealing then everything will go great. …
In this episode – number 45! – I talk about WHY I am so passionate about personal branding. Am I a business nerd? No. Am I someone who wants to live an amazing life? Yes. Personal branding allows me to do just that. If you haven’t already, do get on my DAILY email list NOW. …
If you want to achieve freedom by building a successful personal brand through blogging, then there are three key principles you must follow. By the way, these also apply if you are a vlogger, an Instagram star or a podcaster—or a combination of all of them. 1. Be Consistent Whatever you do, and whatever your niche and …
The other day my London flatmate’s girlfriend bumped into me in the street as I was unlocking the door, carrying my suitcase ‘Hey, where were you this time?’ she asked. ‘Ibiza,’ I said. ‘Wow. You have to teach me how you go on all of these holidays,’ she said, clearly jealous. She was living in …
A question that a lot of readers ask me is this: ‘Can I talk about an already-popular topic that loads of other people are already covering as part of my personal brand?’ The answer is an emphatic ‘yes’. In fact, I’d go further than that. I’d say you have a duty to talk about that topic …
Earlier today I was listening to an episode of Jeff Goins’ great podcast The Portfolio Life. If you haven’t heard of Jeff he wrote a book called Real Artists Don’t Starve, debunking the cliche of the starving artist. He also creates brilliant content on how you can be a writer or an artist and make money from it today. Check him …
Today I’m excited to give you a special sneak-preview of the new book I recently published, 10X Happiness, Zero Bullshit. We all want girls, we want money, and we want success. But what does all of that translate to? Simply, we want happiness. In the new book I get raw…really raw. I share some of the …
There is no doubt that listening is the most important skill you can possibly learn. This is true whether your goal is to get great results in the dating arena, enjoy huge rewards in business, or grow your social circle. Why is listening so important? Simply because at base listening is information gathering—research, in other words. And …
Cos everybody hates a tourist So sang Jarvis Cocker of the band Pulp many, many years ago in their song ‘Common People’. Well maybe he had a point, in a way. But I would argue something rather different—I believe that we should all be tourists as much as we possibly can. I guess at this …
