From the desk of Victor Pride Date: October 29, 2012 Subject: How to improve your mood without using pharmaceutical pills, how to be comfortable in your own skin, how to be normal and not insane Reading time: 8-12 minutes Offensive material: Yes How to Improve Your Mood 1) Be around people Humans are social creatures. Isolation is … [Read more...]

Over the weekend a lovely young lady was staying with me. On Sunday evening the talk naturally turned to the topic of Monday. What do you think she said to me? She said "Ugh.. I hate Mondays". To which I replied with the truth: "I love Mondays. My favorite day of the week". To which she replied, many times over, "I hate Mondays". In another life I would … [Read more...]

Gentlemen, I am going to let you in on the secret of living a long life full of happiness, health, vitality and drive. But first, I want you to do me a favor. Think of all the old fellas that you know. Think of all the old fellas you see in the gym. The old fellas in the gym belong to two categories. In one category, you have the walking train-wrecks. They … [Read more...]

1) Talk Loud Make sure people can hear you. Talk loud, talk proud, don't stutter and don't "umm" and "uhh" through your conversation. You don't need to yell, but you need to project your voice. Make sure everyone can hear you. When you talk at someone they shouldn't have to say "What? Huh? What did you say?". No one needs to guess what your answer is, the … [Read more...]

1) Have a goal Seems obvious, right. If you don't have a goal then you have no reason to be motivated. To stay motivated you have to have a goal, a mission, that you can work towards. Goals can be gigantic or miniscule, it only matters that you have one and that you work towards making it happen. Fuck trying, make it happen. 2) Read motivating … [Read more...]

Dogs are great. Dogs are the greatest animals on earth. We love our dogs as much as we love our own family and would do anything for our dogs - WHEN! - they are good dogs. Bad dogs are given away to the pound and abandoned on the street. The difference between bad dogs and good dogs is that good dogs have a leader that disciplines them when needed and … [Read more...]

"I have big dreams of blah blah blah.." That's great, friend. Dreams are lovely. I often have dreams of battling a Minotaur with a big broadsword, but then I wake up and go to work. Dreams are about as meaningful as "hope" and "change". Dreams are a way for dreamers to never face reality. Dreams are for those who do not, or cannot, take action. … [Read more...]

"I'm just an average guy". Friend, if you aspire to be an average guy then the genie will come out of the bottle and grant you your wish. "Poof. Your wish is my command, you are now completely average. Fat belly, safe and secure job as a professional slave, nagging wife, television every single night, brand new financed vehicle every 2.5 years, 5 year … [Read more...]

A goal is a dream with a deadline. -Napoleon Hill The damnedest thing about having a job is that when I had days off, I inevitably found myself bored. How ridiculous, huh? I'd whine and complain about how much I hated my job, but when my two precious days off came I didn't do anything with them. I lazed around surfing the net. "One of these days, when I … [Read more...]