I cringe when I see old pictures of myself. One’s where I was ‘fat Oliver.’ My values, mentality and outlook were so different then. It took me years to discover the reasons why I let…
Conquer Your Wild Imagination
[Photo by: Caden Crawford]I’ve always had an active imagination. In fact, I am so good at imagining the worst possible outcome it actually happens. Once I had a real estate client and I started to…
The Highest Form of Gratitude
[Photo by: Manu Magalhães]Except for espressos, yoga and a checklist, I had nothing. I was nothing. For $1.50 I indulged in Italian caffé. My unlimited yoga pass was the perfect escape from the noise in…
12 Words To Change Your Life
[Photo by: Wally Gobetz]When I failed in my first business I was always hiding. I didn’t want to face the world. I didn’t want to accidentally bump into people I knew. I didn’t want to…
How I Healed My Shattered Heart
[Photo by: Dré Batista]Months later my wounds were scabbing over after a bad break up. When I opened Facebook after taking months off, what I saw left me in pieces. Again. She was cheating on me. Which explained…
How I Stopped Being A Happy Hater
[Photo by: gato-gato-gato]I’m not sure what qualifies as depression but I’ve bumped bottom enough times to know I’ve been depressed. Seeing friends or strangers with smiles on their faces – ugh “annoying smiley fucks.”Yeah, that’s…
How To Know When To Quit Your Shitty Job
[Photo by: chris white]For months I contemplated what would happen if I just quit. Would I be able to sell one of my deals? Will my ideas work? Can I support myself without a boss?…
How Abundance Kills
[Photo by: Mykl Roventine]It takes millions of years for the corpses of a dumb, ancient species to decompose and turn into car juice so we can get to work. Forests and natural habitats get slaughtered…
How To Bury Yourself & Dig Yourself Out
[Photo by: rvcroffi]In 2004 I bought a brand new Jeep Liberty Renegade. Oh she was so fine. Black, rugged, crazy roof top lights for when other drivers piss you off. Agh, I miss her.If you’ve…
Happiness After Hitting Bottom
[Photo by: martinak15]It was 2AM when we smashed into the light post. The front of the car wrapped it like a taco. Shattered glass was in my hair, smoke everywhere and my ears were still…