“Imagine the moments just before a cage fight. The cheering crowd. The threatening opponent in the corner, flexing, shadow-boxing, bouncing rhythmically on the balls of his feet, ready for someone to ring the bell so he can pounce. The highlight reel of his past victories plays on the jumbo-tron—man after man hitting the canvas or... Continue Reading →
My mother, who took four children in all by herself, did a magnificent job at parenting. My mother, who hasn't spoken or communicated with me via voice in 5 years, doesn't really care about me. Can you see the difference? We often times point out the negatives of our past, but it's really time to... Continue Reading →
“Unaddressed anger is the glue that keeps the Aggressive Mask stuck in place, starting very early and lasting, in many cases, for decades. There is research on this, and it testifies to how much young boys, in particular, are soaked in anger. For many of them, anger is the only emotion that is “acceptable” to... Continue Reading →
Imagine the moments before a fight. One of the biggest fights that I've ever watched had to be Tito Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga. This was big on so many levels because it was the Puerto Ricans versus the Nicaraguans. At one point in one of the rounds, Ricardo Mayorga began taunting Trinidad and there was... Continue Reading →
Remember my Dale Carnegie podcast on "not winning an argument?" Here's the link.....Dale Carnegie's 'You Can't Win An Argument'. “You can’t win an argument. You can’t because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. Why? Well, suppose you triumph over the other man and shoot his argument... Continue Reading →
That's right. Americans are rejoicing, drinking copious amounts of alcohol while watching endless amounts of sports on tv - in bars or at home. This is just the society I've grown up in and have seen so much of. I've seen fans fight each other, leaving the others completely bloodied up because their deferring beliefs... Continue Reading →
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