Be Swift and Sincere in Making an Apology

Greetings Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! We all, at one point in our lives, have to issue an apology. If you are telling me that you never made an apology in your life, you are either a saint or a dick. Both are insufferable, to be frank. As much as I talk about never...

A Sure-Fire Way To Make Enemies

Greetings Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! First off, I’d like to give my sincerest apologies for breaking down the other day. Things are piling up and I’m overwhelmed. Except for my daughter, each one of us in the house feels under the weather. Getting exposed to someone who tested positive isn’t helping my situation....

Avoid Arguments at All Cost (Seriously…)

Greetings Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! First off, let me thank those three readers who took their time to read about the fundraiser. I’m not expecting much, to be honest. All I wanted from you, is to hear me out and somehow feel a little bit less alone. To those who commented and said...

Talk About Their Interests, Not Yours

Greetings Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! Have you ever asked yourself how to be interesting? I’m guessing at one point you’ve asked it, I knew I did! But how exactly to be interesting?  While many would argue that to be interesting, you have to be yourself, I’m afraid that it is not as simple...

Encourage Others To Talk

Greetings Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! What makes a great conversationalist?  Is it their fantastical adventures, great and far? Is it their expertise on a certain subject? Or is it their articulate delivery and arsenal of vocabulary? While I will say that those are the traits of a great orator, it does not make...

The Sweetest and Most Important Sound in any Language

Greetings Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! A person’s name will always be special, it is the second gift given by a parent to their child. While yes, a person may share a name with another person but his name will always be his. There may be a person named Mark in the sea of...

A Smile is Worth a Million Dollars

Greeting Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights!  Al Capone once said “You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.” Yes, even the famous gangster knew the power of a simple smile. I supposed one wouldn’t be a mob boss with ruthlessness alone. ...

Develop a Genuine Interest in Other People

Greeting Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! Quick question, what was the coolest thing you’ve done in your life? Seriously, what was the thing that you did in life that makes you say to yourself “I did good”? I’d love to hear about your greatest moment in life. I know you’ve got plenty, so let’s...

Bait the Hook to Suit the Fish

Greeting Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! A few days ago, I was reading some online rage comments on social media. It involves my friend, who is a tattoo artist, declining work from a potential customer. The customer demanded too much while at the same time dictating what the price should be. He was low...

How to Deal with People: Appreciate, appreciate, appreciate!!!

Greeting Barbarians! Long days and pleasant nights! In life, I always measure success by how far you've gone and the number of people you've managed to piss off. In short, how you deal with people is almost as crucial as how good you are at something. In a world of locked doors, a man with...