Today, I’m sharing a very personal story with you. It’s about death as a teacher of life wisdom. It’s also about how a simple compliment someone received years ago ended up saving his life last month. Specifically, it’s about a miraculous near-death experience that was recently in the news, and involved a friend and Society member, Mike. You may have … Read More
A Big Misconception About Happiness
Today’s blog post is about a specific life-changing idea. I feel so strongly about this, I was going to write a book about it. But I have three books due this year already, so I’m putting it in this blog post instead. The idea is about your happiness. I talk to many people about their lives and goals, and this … Read More
How Soon is Now? Exclusive Book Excerpt!
I often find myself advising friends, family and fans that there is no better time than NOW to pursue what it is you are passionate about. But everyone is susceptible to the dreaded tendency to put off the pursuit of alluring life changes. And the reason runs deep: Beyond our upbringing, beliefs, and experiences, human history tell a story of just … Read More
How to Train Your Mind to Overcome Any Obstacle
I’m a big supporter of the writing of Steven Kotler (Abundance, West of Jesus), who did an incredible talk on flow at The Society Intensive. For the past year, I’ve been watching his latest book, written with Jamie Wheal, take shape: Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, The Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work One of the many … Read More
How to Be a Leader
One of the tenets of The Society is to create and empower leaders to do good in the world, and teach them how to be a leader of leaders. Our first-ever Society adventure trip was to North Korea, which is where I met Joshua Spodek (see photo above with uncomfortable North Korean soldier). We discussed many things about leadership, among other … Read More
The Subtle Way Most People Self-Sabotage – And How to Prevent It
There’s a secret to the success I’ve had. And it is something I haven’t shared and haven’t seen anyone else directly discuss. Yet I’ve seen many, many people sabotage themselves in big and small ways by not doing this. It’s so simple, yet so hard for most people to do. The secret: Taking recommendations and advice immediately and correctly. The … Read More
Instead of resolutions, try this…
Did you make a resolution last year, whether on New Year’s or during the year itself? And if you did make a resolution or a promise to yourself, did you keep it? If you didn’t succeed or stick with it, then I’m going to suggest something: Don’t make another goal. Instead: Figure out why you didn’t succeed with your last … Read More
On The Loss Of A Great Artist & Inspiration…
Some eight years ago, a friend brought me to meet Leonard Cohen. “A writer named Neil Strauss is coming over,” he told him. “Oh, you mean Style?” Cohen responded. I was in awe: Cohen was, and remains, one of my favorite musicians, songwriters, and poets of all time. The beauty and eloquence of his lyrics are part of what inspired … Read More
Getting a Second Passport, the PT Lifestyle, and Other Insurance Plans
Been getting a lot of emails about Emergency. Here’s a section from the book about second passports, backup countries, and perpetual tourism. Download the PDF excerpt here. Buy it at… Amazon Barnes & Noble IndieBound Books-a-Million iBooks Audiobook
Don’t Give This Man Vast Censorship Power – Vote NO on Prop 60 in CA
As a journalist and author, I take threats to the First Amendment seriously. While speaking at the last Society intensive in San Diego, fellow author Michael Ellsberg (his most recent book is The Last Safe Investment), and I discussed a threat to freedom of speech and expression going down in California, via Proposition 60, the “Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act.” … Read More