The Rule of ABC – Always Be in Control

From the desk of Victor Pride Monday, May 20 Subj: Control, options, ownership ____________________ ABC. The most important rule for being a winner. Always. Be. in Control. ABC. A- Always, B-Be, in C-Control. Be in control of everything in your life, leave nothing in the hands of others, and always keep options. Control your … [Read more...]

How to Improve Your Mood by Making More Money

From the Desk of Victor Pride Monday, April 22, 2013 Subj: $$$$$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------ Friends of Bold and Determined, you may have noticed a dearth of posts in the last 6 months. I took a detour into bodybuilding, with all that entails, and as I have said many times multi-tasking is for girls. You do one thing until you have it … [Read more...]

The ‘Make it and Take it’ Principle of Life

From the desk of Victor Pride Monday, February 18, 2013 Alternate Title: How to Find Your Place in Life ------------------------------ Someone recently asked me what I think about the Law of Attraction. Is it the real deal or is it new age hocus pocus? The Law of Attraction is the theory that you can create what you want. It is the theory that by truly … [Read more...]

How to Find the Motivation to Succeed

Often I hear comments along the lines of "Victor, help! I just can't find the motivation to ________". I have the answer to this dilemma but it may not be the one you'd like to hear. The motivation is already there, but it's only there for things you truly want or need to do. If you have to find motivation externally then you don't truly want to do it, … [Read more...]

The #1 Way To Get What You Want

From the desk of Victor Pride November 21, 2012 Subj: How to get what you want, action takers vs. action fakers, becoming superdriven, action vs. excuse -------------------------------------------- Hello Friends, There is a secret to getting what you want. An open secret that I will share with your right now. The secret is this: To get what you … [Read more...]

How to Use the Halo Effect to Your Advantage

Hello Friends, On Bold & Determined I have said 1,456,329 times before that the way you dress and the way you look matter. It matters more than your "insides". In fact, your outside appearance is a direct reflection of your insides. If you have a "good heart" but you look like a fat slob then your good heart is meaningless. Each and every time a … [Read more...]

19 Ways to Improve Your Mood

From the desk of Victor Pride Date: October 29, 2012 Subject: How to improve your mood without using pharmaceutical pills, how to be comfortable in your own skin, how to be normal and not insane Reading time: 8-12 minutes Offensive material: Yes How to Improve Your Mood 1) Be around people Humans are social creatures. Isolation is … [Read more...]

10 Ways to Project Power

1) Talk Loud Make sure people can hear you. Talk loud, talk proud, don't stutter and don't "umm" and "uhh" through your conversation. You don't need to yell, but you need to project your voice. Make sure everyone can hear you. When you talk at someone they shouldn't have to say "What? Huh? What did you say?". No one needs to guess what your answer is, the … [Read more...]

9 Ways to Stay Motivated Every Day

1) Have a goal Seems obvious, right. If you don't have a goal then you have no reason to be motivated. To stay motivated you have to have a goal, a mission, that you can work towards. Goals can be gigantic or miniscule, it only matters that you have one and that you work towards making it happen. Fuck trying, make it happen. 2) Read motivating … [Read more...]

How to Be a Leader

Dogs are great. Dogs are the greatest animals on earth. We love our dogs as much as we love our own family and would do anything for our dogs - WHEN! - they are good dogs. Bad dogs are given away to the pound and abandoned on the street. The difference between bad dogs and good dogs is that good dogs have a leader that disciplines them when needed and … [Read more...]