We are all prone to being manipulated, no one is completed immune to the influence of others. But you’ll have noticed that some people can get under your armour better than others, particularly family or people you admire. In this video, I talk about the biases and beliefs we have that allow people to manipulate us, like deferring to authority Read More

In this video, we explore the hidden drives that control your behaviour, while you live under the illusion of what you think you want. Read More

In this video we look at how to be more productive without depriving yourself of pleasure, by earning your rewards the hard way. Read More

Have you been trying to understand yourself, through online personality testing? Are you an INFJ? An extrovert? Neurotic? Agreeable? These are interesting things to discover, however even the most scientifically valid personality tests can get it wrong... Read More

We often look back on the past and think “If only I had…” or “If only I hadn’t…” of “I should’ve done this or that.” We yearn for the magical ability to travel back in time and undo the mistakes we made or avoid the terrible things that happened to us. We assume that if we had this magical ability, Read More

Forget positive affirmations. Your guilt is the most reliable tool you have for closing The Authenticity Gap and developing confidence. Let go of toxic guilt today. Read More

Dan’s guest appearance on The MenProvement Podcast.    I was fortunate enough to chat with Sean Russell from Menprovement.com. In this interview we discuss how self confidence is the key to success, and without it – you are a hollow shell of the person you could be. If you’ve ever felt like you were holding back who you truly are, Read More

“The only thing standing in between you and the achievement of your goals is the bullshit story you tell yourself”– Jordan Belfort   OK, so the Wolf of Wall Street had some problems of his own, but you can’t fault that advice. Whether or not you will spend your life as a Victim comes down to one simple concept: Will Read More

Every decision you make, in fact your entire life, is controlled by psychological “frames”. WHAT IS A FRAME? A ‘frame’ is the lens through which you see the world. You have thousands of frames. They allow you to understand the world and make it easier to survive through new situations. Because of your life experience, you will have frames that Read More

Sometimes I get questioned about this giver’s gain philosophy, e.g. “If you don’t get anything out of it, what’s the point?” The problem is that expecting something ‘in return’ creates an internal hole, one that cannot be filled by anything external. That empty hole inside, that people try to fill with recognition and validation, is simply the sensation / mental Read More

  Are you a procrastinator? Most people have a basic idea of what they want and at least a vague sense of how to get it. Yet each day millions of people avoid doing what they need to do to achieve their goals. We pay for gym memberships that we don’t use and eat junk-food we know is bad for Read More

Each of us has a secret. A BIG secret. The world's best kept secret in fact! And it's this: We all have negatives voice inside our heads, telling us terrible things about ourselves. Check out how to deal with it here... Read More