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Been off for a couple of weeks but now we are back!

I've been sitting on the Han Solo movie review for a bit. In this review you'll be hearing from returning guests David, Jason G., Gunnie, and myself.

In the Ant Man & Wasp review Mark joins the crew as we discuss our thoughts right after coming out of the theater.

Spoilers in this review.

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The returning cast of Jason G., David and more join me to review Solo: A Star Wars Story and Ant Man and the Wasp. There are SPOILERS.

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On this episode I discuss my 6 month experiences with sex workers. I also chat about my biggest takeaways from Simon Sinek's book 'Start with Why'. 3 new weird stories are covered. A new mixtape sandwich in between. Finally a few quick reviews of TV shows/movies I've recently watched.

Simon Sinek's 'Start With Why' book. My Biggest Takeaways.

I found Simon Sinek watching Evan Carmicheal's 'Believe' YouTube channel. I was fascinated by Mr. Sinek's book title, 'Start With Why.' The question 'why do we do what we do' fascinates me.

If you don't already know, self-help books are my jam. This was more of a business book and a slog to get through at times. Also, Mr. Sinek goes on and on about Apple, Steve Jobs, and their products.

Nonetheless, there were some great quotes I pulled from the book. Here are five that spoke to me.

-'The example starts to prove that people don't buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.' pg 41

-'This is one of the primary reasons why teachers tell students to go with their first instinct when taking a multiple-choice test, to trust their gut. The more time spent thinking about the answer, the bigger the risk that it may be the wrong one. Our limbic brains are smart and often know the right thing to do.'pg 58

-'Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them.' pg 94

-'Most people in the world are HOW-types. Most people are quite functional in the real world and can do their jobs very well. Some may be very successful and even make millions of dollars, they will never build billion-dollar businesses or change the world. HOW-types don't need WHY-types to do well. But WHY-guys, for all their vision and imagination, often get the short end of the stick. Without someone inspired by their vision and the knowledge to make it a reality, most WHY-types end up as starving visionaries, people with all the answers but never accomplishing much themselves.' pg 141

-'The reason so many small businesses fail, however, is because passion alone can't cut it. For passion to survive, it needs structure. A WHY without the HOW's, passion without structure, has a very high probability of failure.' pg 184

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3 Weird Stories

Tiger vs. bear http://dailym.ai/2GZoIdP

Shocking number of Americans have sex at work https://nyp.st/2lbnfIg

Polo racing horses cloned http://cbsn.ws/2IiYZOK

Mixtape track listing

Chris Brown, Lil Dicky-'Freaky Friday'

Kids See Ghosts-'Kids See Ghosts'

Tyy-'Issa Snack'

I Octane-'Oh No'

Vybz Kartel-'Do It'

Chi Ching Ching-'Rice and Peas'

Jahmiel-'Level Up'

Laa Lee-'Watz on Sale'

Davido-'Assurance'

Olamide-'Kana'

Quick Reviews of Recent TV Show/Movies I've Watched

Netflix Lost In Space (2018)...Very enjoyable, easy to get through, engaging. Bring on season 2.

Netflix The Rain...Was ok. I'm not looking forward to another season. This dragged for me.

Upgrade (Movie). Wow. I dug this film. Robocop, Terminator vibes. Violent too. This came straight out of the 80s with a futuristic twist. Loved this.

Sense 8...I've watched this from the beginning. I'm a fan of the Wachowski's stuff. I enjoyed there their Matrix films, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending. I enjoyed this show, but it's not perfect. It lingers on certain situations for a while, and others it wraps up immediately after a long build. The romances and chemistry between the 8 main characters is the highlight of this series for me. Causing me to tear up several times throughout. The action was cool as well. As a whole, this fun.

Black Lightning...For a CW show to include topics such as experimentation on poor, urban neighborhoods. Drugs, gang violence. A strong sense of family within the nuclear unit. Black Lightning was fantastic. This was miles ahead of Netflix's season 1 of Luke Cage. Jason Inman of the Geek History Lesson podcast hailed this show for being the best CW-superhero show of 2018.

My 6 Month Sex Worker Experience

I've been seeing sex workers for the last 6 months. I've had good and bad experiences. The people I've seen have all been in New Jersey. They've been transgender women and some cross-dressers. I've never considered myself bisexual, maybe I am now. Who knows.

I'm reminded of the good experiences while going through bad ones. Normally they happen when the sex worker lives alone or is alone at their place. When they take their time, give a massage, get to know you a bit. I'm often nervous when first meeting a lady of the night. These elements help ease that tension. If the sex is great, this makes the whole encounter an A+.

Bad experiences consist of someone saying they'll do something during the initial contact, then when you get there they no longer do it or want to upsell you to the 'girlfriend experience'. A bad experience happens when the escort looks nothing like their pictures in their online profile. When she says she has no remaining condoms or lube. A bad experience happens when she says she lives alone but someone pops out of the closet while you're having foreplay. Yes, all of this has happened to me during my sexcapades. But I don't regret any of it.

I prefer when the sex workers have their own place. I work in a hotel, at the front desk. I've seen clients walking in asking for the working women. It's awkward, weird. The escorts never give their real names so the client is in the lobby loitering waiting to hear from the worker. I know, I've done this! In New Jersey, there seems to be less hotel security as opposed to NYC hotels. Less awkward in Jersey? Maybe.

It has been a financial drain. Most sex workers charge $200 for an hour. This doesn't include the uber ride to/from the destination. If they're local that's even better. When I went for a two year period of being celibate I had more money in the bank. Like I said before, no regrets.

When I abstain from watching porn and save my ejaculation for the sex worker(about a 6 day period), I don't have trouble getting it up. If it's the other way around I have a hard time getting going, or if the sex worker is a little more masculine or rigid with rules, I don't tend to get excited.

For the most part, my experience has been positive. No life changing STD's, some bumps in the road here and there. I can be more consistent with fully protecting myself. I will do better.

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On this episode I discuss my 6 month experiences with sex workers.   I also chat about my biggest takeaways from Simon Sinek's book 'Start with Why'.   3 new weird stories are covered.    A new mixtape sandwich in between.   Finally a few quick reviews of TV shows/movies I've recently watched.

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On this episode I'm joined by Jason G and David, as we review Deadpool 2. This film was fun! But I felt, forced at times. The narrative wasn't as satisfying as the first film either. Have you seen DP2? What are your thoughts? Let me know. LINKS Do you know who Deadpool is? Check out his bio here. https://bit.ly/2JunfRs Have you seen the excellent first film? Check that out here. https://amzn.to/2LXqm1V

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On this episode I'm joined by Jason G and David, as we review Deadpool 2. This is our immediate reaction as soon as we left the theater.

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The first time I heard of Ryan Holiday was on James Altucher's podcast. I thought, 'this guy sounds smart.' There was a time I was really into the long form interviews from the likes of Tim Ferris, Lewis Howes, and the aforementioned Mr. Altucher. These days I find these hour plus interviews too long. I prefer shorter conversations. Unless it's an author/person, I already know.

That interview sold me on this book(as many other interviews with authors have). This was a quick read as I was engaged with the content. I'm currently listening to the audiobook version during my daily shower. Ego and pride have cost me time, money, and relationships. It still plagues me today. But after going through this book, I'm noticing the moments when it gets the best of me.

The examples Mr. Holiday gives in this book regarding the colossal failures ego has produced throughout history, showed me how debilitating pride can be. In the book, he talks about how he's tattooed the title of the book on his arm. Reading this book made me do the same.

These are five of many takeaways from Ryan Holiday's 'Ego is the Enemy.'

-'His other famous piece of advice, 'Keep your identity small,'fits well here. Make it about the work and the principles behind it-not about a glorious vision that makes a good headline.' pg 112

-'So; Do we sit down, alone, and struggle with our work? Work that may or may not go anywhere that may be discouraging or painful? Do we love work, making a living to do work, not the other way around? Do we love practice, the way great athletes do? Or do we chase short-term attention and validation-whether that's indulging in the endless search for ideas or simply the distraction of talk and chatter? pg 82

-They're not alone. Too often, artists who think it was 'inspiration' or 'pain' that fueled their art and create an image around that-instead of hard work and sincere hustle-will eventually find themselves at the bottom of a bottle or on the wrong end of a needle.' pg 113

-'When you are starting out, we can be sure of a few fundamental realities: 1) You're not nearly as good or as important as you think you are; 2)You have an attitude that needs to be readjusted;pg 53

-'Meanwhile, love is right there. Egoless, open, positive, vulnerable, peaceful, and productive.' pg 207

By purchasing this book by the provided link you will be supporting both myself and the author. Did any of my takeaways resonate with you? Please let me know, comment below.

LINKS

Pick up 'Ego is the Enemy' here https://amzn.to/2J3LrXv

Find out more about Ryan Holiday here https://ryanholiday.net

Here's the original interview where I first heard of Ryan Holiday https://bit.ly/2HcayG1

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Here is the video version of the most recent episode. Here are five of my many takeaways from Mr. Holiday's excellent book.

Thoughts? Comments? You can contact me by calling or texting 201-429-0274. If you leave a voicemail please be aware, you only have 3 minutes. Email me at [email protected] ..Join the conversation on the blog (and find the full show notes)by going here https://bit.ly/2Lh2bvf ..Thanks for watching/listening!

The first time I heard of Ryan Holiday was on James Altucher's podcast. I thought, 'this guy sounds smart.' There was a time I was really into the long form interviews from the likes of Tim Ferris, Lewis Howes, and the aforementioned Mr. Altucher. These days I find these hour plus interviews too long. I prefer shorter conversations. Unless it's an author/person, I already know.

That interview sold me on this book(as many other interviews with authors have). This was a quick read as I was engaged with the content. I'm currently listening to the audiobook version during my daily shower. Ego and pride have cost me time, money, and relationships. It still plagues me today. But after going through this book, I'm noticing the moments when it gets the best of me.

The examples Mr. Holiday gives in this book regarding the colossal failures ego has produced throughout history, showed me how debilitating pride can be. In the book, he talks about how he's tattooed the title of the book on his arm. Reading this book made me do the same.

These are five of many takeaways from Ryan Holiday's 'Ego is the Enemy.'

-'His other famous piece of advice, 'Keep your identity small,'fits well here. Make it about the work and the principles behind it-not about a glorious vision that makes a good headline.' pg 112

-'So; Do we sit down, alone, and struggle with our work? Work that may or may not go anywhere that may be discouraging or painful? Do we love work, making a living to do work, not the other way around? Do we love practice, the way great athletes do? Or do we chase short-term attention and validation-whether that's indulging in the endless search for ideas or simply the distraction of talk and chatter? pg 82

-They're not alone. Too often, artists who think it was 'inspiration' or 'pain' that fueled their art and create an image around that-instead of hard work and sincere hustle-will eventually find themselves at the bottom of a bottle or on the wrong end of a needle.' pg 113

-'When you are starting out, we can be sure of a few fundamental realities: 1) You're not nearly as good or as important as you think you are; 2)You have an attitude that needs to be readjusted;pg 53

-'Meanwhile, love is right there. Egoless, open, positive, vulnerable, peaceful, and productive.' pg 207

By purchasing this book by the provided link you will be supporting both myself and the author. Did any of my takeaways resonate with you? Please let me know, comment below.

LINKS

Pick up 'Ego is the Enemy' here https://amzn.to/2J3LrXv

Find out more about Ryan Holiday here https://ryanholiday.net

Here's the original interview where I first heard of Ryan Holiday https://bit.ly/2HcayG1

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What a great book. Ryan Holiday's 'Ego is the Enemy' really impacted me. Here are a few takeaways from this wonderful book.