by PepTalksBlog | 2016-11-29 | Motivation, Foundational
Have you ever heard of the infamous “27 club”? The club refers to a number of exceptionally “talented” musicians who all passed away at the age 27. It includes some of my favorite artists like Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Robert Johnson,...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-11-17 | Addiction, Foundational
I have a confession to make: For most of my teenage years I was addicted. I was going to finish that sentence with “…to alcohol” but as I’ll explain later, I don’t believe that’s true. Even though it definitely looked like it from an...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-10-27 | Foundational, Mindset
Have you ever seen one of those weird maps from earlier times that just seem very funny and… Well… totally wrong? I’m talking about maps like these: It’s crazy to imagine that somehow people in those times were still able to use them to navigate themselves through the...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-10-01 | Relatonships, Foundational, Social, Stories
It has always fascinated me how the languages we speak are so rich and nuanced , yet the better part of our communication happens on a non-verbal level. (Dare I say 70-90%? I always feel like statistics are complete bullshit. But hey, they fill space in...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-09-11 | Foundational, Mindset
Winter 2009. I came back from the gas station store, where I was quickly going to grab one for the road. But when I came outside the car was gone. I stood there for a second in disbelief. Everything I owned was in that car. All my clothes. My jacket. My ID. My...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-08-10 | Foundational
Quick question: What is your main career/job right now before anything else? (Hint: It’s probably not what you think.) While you might be one of the lucky ones who actually guesses the answer to the above question correctly, most people...