I am 27 years old and, to be honest, I have very little experience with dating. I was in a long-term relationship for 5 years from age 19 to 24. Then I spent years 25-27 doing some serious soul-searching about my personal health and mission in life (while also doing a good amount of traveling). […]

I recently started a new job. I have been working remotely for over 7 years and this is my first real job in that time. I had become so accustomed to working for myself and having no set schedule. So basically this is a huge adjustment period for me. Even though I started a full […]

Considering that you’ve found yourself on a personal development blog, I’m guessing you have some experience in reading/watching/consuming self-help (otherwise known as personal development or self-improvement) information. You surely realize just how goddamn much there is. The self-help industry, and yes it is absolutely an industry, is massive. This 2008 study found that this industry then […]

Gah. I just got done with a long-ish day and have an even longer day tomorrow (2 job interviews and a date!). It’s 9pm. The last thing I want to do right now is to be writing this post. So why am I doing it? Well, basically, to break my pattern of making excuses for […]

I’m at an interesting phase in my life. A few years ago I was in a long-term relationship and running an online business. I’ve since sold the business and become single. From ages 19-25 I basically never had to worry about finding work or dating. I was fairly “set”. I didn’t do much dating before […]

Alright, I guess it’s time to get honest. I’ve failed every single challenge I’ve undertaken since starting my blog, 30 Day Challenge Dude. I started the blog right after I quit sugar for 30 days. I was all fired up about having quit something that has haunted me basically all my life. I had momentum. […]

I’ve been debating doing this but I decided that, yes, I am going to post my entire journal for the quitting sugar challenge. Enjoy!   30 Day Journal for the No Sugar Challenge Alright, the time is here! Time to quit sugar. I gave away 2 boxes of sugary protein bars to my roommate and […]

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. — Denis Waitley I guess this time had to come but I guess I had hoped it wouldn’t happen […]