Gentlemen’ s Guide to Excellence

Today I want to talk about knowing where to look.  Knowing where to look.  And I don’t mean physically where do you find women in general, that’s mostly everywhere in the planet.  I mean where do you look at a person to see the real them.  

Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736798405) and anywhere else you find your favorite books.   Consider the book your c...

Working the system. One of the lessons I have thoroughly learned in life is about the benefits of what I call "working the system".  The world is a tough, competitive place, and you need to give yourself as much advantage and leverage as you can sometimes.  We’ll take a look at what I mean by working the system in this week’s episode. Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at https://www.am...

No one has a monopoly on good ideas.  Oftentimes you can find better ways of doing things or solving problems by being more exposed to others, other countries, other regions, maybe other places in your own country or region, other ways of thinking.  Why not let the best ideas bubble up to the top to benefit yourself, your community, or your country.  This week, we will explore this idea from a personal level. Background: Book's w...

Youth is wasted on the young.  You may have heard that expression.  If you are a young person, you might think that is what old people say.  If you are an old person, maybe you say that with a sense of regret - thinking of missed opportunities or mistakes from your past.  Today, I want to talk about this concept, and if there is any knowledge that needs to be transferred to the young folks among us, let’s talk about that. Backgro...

You may have heard the expression “An idle mind is the Devil’s workshop”.  Okay if an idle mind is the Devil’s workshop, what exactly are you supposed to occupy your mind with?  Busywork?  What are we supposed to fill our heads with?  Is the answer the same for everybody, or does it depend?  That is the subject of today’s podcast.   Background: Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (available on Amazon at https://www.amazo...

100 more.  If you have listened to the podcast for a while, I understand that I might have come off as rather dismissive or uncaring about people who aren’t at what I call  Level 3: meaning family wife, partner, children, and your closest friends.  But that isn’t the case.  Today I want to share how I think about my relationships with people who are not all that close to me: neighbors, my community, and the public at large. Backg...

After watching The Tinder Swindler documentary on Netflix and seeing how the ladies victimized got called gold diggers by some when their story broke, I got thinking about real gold diggers and how you  - yes you - might have to deal with such a situation in your own life.  If you haven’t seen that documentary, you can Google “Tinder Swindler” and read the articles that pop up to get the gist of what happened.  Why do I say gold di...

I very intentionally don’t normally discuss topical or news items in this podcast, but in rare cases when I feel I have insights from a particular event that might be useful for you, I’ll speak up.  Today is one of those days.  As of when I am recording this, February 5th, 2022, popular podcaster and celebrity Joe Rogan got into a great deal of trouble, rightfully, over comments that he made in the past.  I have a few thoughts I wa...

We are two years in to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s time for another morale boost.   In my own life, I continue to see people cracking under this continued stress and pressure.  Cracking under pressure, that isn’t us.   Yielding or compromising on our standards and principles, that isn’t us.  We find a way to thrive in all conditions.  But, again, it doesn’t hurt for us to huddle up from time to time to remind ourselves of that....

It’s time for another morale boost.   I wish it wasn’t the case, but it is needed.  I am, like I am sure all of you are, disappointed that the COVID-19 pandemic is still dragging on and affecting so many people and the economy.   In my own life, I am seeing too many people cracking under this continued stress and pressure.  That isn’t what we do, is it? We find a way to thrive in all conditions.  But it doesn’t hurt for us to huddl...

Finally, the greatest moment in flirting history has arrived!  Children will be reading about this day in their history books 100 years from now.  Why?  The Gentlemen’s Guide to Flirting book is available for sale on Amazon!  

Don’t worry, this podcast won’t be a long, boring ad for the book.  There is plenty of meat on the bone this week for content, just like normal.  But I want you to know that I wrote this book for YOU!  For ...

Do not crack.  DO NOT START FALLING APART as this pandemic drags on,  Do not break discipline AT ALL, no matter what your circumstances are.  It is November 3rd 2020, and we are 8 months into the COVID-19 pandemic.   Yes, there are still millions of people out there suffering various health, financial, physical and emotional impacts.  Maybe you have family or friends suffering, and you feel for them.  Maybe the person suffering is ...

In this episode we explore all the best things about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, looking back over the course of his whole life. We do this to see what we can learn from his example relevant to our topic, and involving personal conduct, relationships, family, and life. This is another installment in the self-improvement series that we showcase as part of this channel and podcast. Excellence (in all ways) is a vital part of our whol...

In this episode we have some fun and take look back at a wonderful hit movie relevant to our subject -- HITCH with Will Smith.  We’ll do this using perspectives and advice  from the book.  This isn’t a full-length movie watch-along, rather we take a look at some key points and highlights from the film and provide commentary.  I think you’re going like it! Background:  Book's website: Gentlemen's Guide to Flirting (due for release ...

In this episode we talk about flirting and meeting women, during a pandemic. There are special considerations to take into account during these trying COVID/coronavirus times, but there are ways to proceed that are high-quality and aligned with our rules and principles. We have a few useful COVID-specific ideas for in-person situations. We also provide several ready-to-use examples for online interactions that are real eye-catchers...