A story of street celebrations and back alley commerce. — I mainly fear having children, because I can’t raise a fourteen-year-old me nor face the karmic debts I owe while having a daughter that age, after every girl, woman and female I unintentionally and sometimes intentionally turned into collateral damage. Because I promise you karma is real. I wouldn’t allow…

It’s easy to think that we’re going to live forever, or at least until 80 — approximately the average age of death in the U.S. It’s easy to think that we’re invincible, especially when we’re young. However, we aren’t invincible. We can’t escape death — it will eventually find us. …

When life’s storms rage around you — It was mid-July. We were making our way down the mighty Potomac River, cruising towards the Chesapeake Bay, and a visit to Smith Island for sightseeing, exploring, and an overnight stay. And to buy some Smith Island Cake! There’s a good reason it’s the Maryland State dessert. Weather forecasts looked…

Saving you thousands of dollars on useless courses — Over the last few months I’ve been contacted by students and old Friends who have spent anywhere from $10,000 — $25,000 on various programs for building or expanding their coaching businesses and how do use social media marketing. Unfortunately, the truth is that all of the systems they signed up…

My formula may be simple but I wouldn’t call it easy. — Every day in my Google news feed, which is my news outlet of choice these days, I’m provided with a “word of the day” by The New York Times. Today though, they highlighted a word of the year. That word, fittingly enough for this post, was authenticity. Authenticity is and…

It may have started with Oxycontin but little did we know that was just the beginning of an epidemic like this world has never seen. — You may have watched a documentary or two, read a few articles, or opinion pieces — or perhaps you or a loved one has gone through the struggles of addiction personally. Regardless, by now you’re probably at least slightly familiarized with the opioid epidemic. However, unless you’ve experienced it personally…

Using AI to create wealth and personal freedom — If you are an entrepreneur looking to sell a product or service, you will most likely need to learn about social media marketing (SMM). Even brick and mortar stores use this approach to gain customers. This story is designed introduce you to a unique and comprehensive thread designed to give…

He knew the secrets of power and influence When I was in my twenties, I was a strategic advisor for the wealthy and powerful. One of my clients was an FBI agent. During several of our conversations, I mentioned that I had a fascination with movies about the mafia, grifters, hustlers, conmen, and FBI crime fighting scenarios. He introduced me to a lovely person who it turned out in his youth had been either a…

A simple but profoundly wise statement innocuously made, by one of all of television's more captivating and complex characters in Marlo Stanfield — in arguably one of the best shows ever, HBo’s classic hit The Wire. If you’ve never watched HBO’s The Wire and are a crime drama fan, kinda…