by PepTalksBlog | 2017-05-31 | Motivation, Foundational
When I was a kid, I got kicked around and abused by the older students at school. This went anywhere from your average day-to-day bullying, to burning my hands by putting them between the rails of the heater, to full-on sexual abuse. Mmy parents could sense that...
by PepTalksBlog | 2017-03-06 | Motivation, Foundational
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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 | 2016-07-25 | Foundational, Motivation
When you have big dreams, people will often warn you about how unrealistic they are. “What if you fail?” They’ll say. “You’ll have nothing to fall back on.” With best intentions, they try to be a good friend/father/funspoiler and make you understand that there’s a...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-07-05 | Foundational, Motivation
You probably have some things that you’d love to do right now but simply can’t until you’ve fixed something stopping you from doing it. I you’re not entirely sure what I mean, here’s a whole bunch of examples from real people I know who are currently in such a...
by PepTalksBlog | 2016-04-25 | Foundational, Motivation
Ever looked at a guy who’s great with women and wondered “Why can’t that be me?” Ever took a bite of your best friend’s homemade cookies and thought “I want to do that too, but mine always end up tasting like a waste of time” ? Ever told your friend who plays...