Those Days You Think You Need a Time Machine

Those Days You Think You Need a Time Machine

You know those days when EVERYTHING you are doing well in the present moment just get squashed by that incessant voice shouting inside of your head, unkindly reminding you that if you did things differently years ago your life would be so much better now?   Right...
What’s Your Routine?

What’s Your Routine?

Yesterday, I announced that I will be giving a TEDx talk in August. Two days ago, I gave an interview on the Success To Significance Podcast with Rick Coplin that felt so good.  My first book Awkwardly Awesome – Embracing My Imperfect Best has been out for just...
The Au Naturel Waterslide

The Au Naturel Waterslide

I’ve noticed that I feel best and get the best results when I’m Jason Freeman, au naturel.   Noooo, not naked Jason Freeman (I haven’t joined a nudist commune . . . yet).   According to Merriam Webster Online, one of the definitions of “au natural” is “being in...
You Are Not Alone Being Human

You Are Not Alone Being Human

I often find myself feeling all alone in the mistakes I make, in what I perceive as my imperfections and flaws, in my countless worries, in my inefficiencies, in the dreams that seem to take too long to accomplish, in my failings, in my fears of mortality. I’m not a...
Happiness Is Like a Pit Bull Named Max

Happiness Is Like a Pit Bull Named Max

Everything I’m about to say is cheesy, too-sweet-cotton-candy and otherwise mindless fluff-stuff. At least, that’s what I would have thought back when I was accustomed to living from my unhappy place. The only reason I’m able to even contemplate writing...
How Has Resistance Been Working for You?

How Has Resistance Been Working for You?

Say what you will about the last year-and-a-half but one thing’s for certain: Our national game of tug-of-war has never been more popular.  Independents, Republicans, Democrats, they come from every walk of life, pulling and tugging, tugging and pulling, in an effort...
A Perfectly Good Mind

A Perfectly Good Mind

Our core and most intimate freedom as human beings lies in our brain’s ability to think an exceedingly wide range of thoughts.  Thoughts, that if acted upon, could lead us to our wildest dreams, the grandest of adventures OR the reverse: utter destitution and chaos....
The ‘I Will Feel Better When’ SCAM

The ‘I Will Feel Better When’ SCAM

For Immediate Release HUMANKIND ALERT: ‘I WILL FEEL BETTER WHEN’ SCAM Seductive Fraudsters Rob Years, Decades, Even a Lifetime of Contentment & Happiness   SAN DIEGO, April 27, 2017 – The Imperfect Best Institute is alerting ALL living,...
Do You Hate Not Being #1?

Do You Hate Not Being #1?

I just went on Amazon to see how ‘Awkwardly Awesome’ is doing and this is what I found: Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2029 in Books > Self-Help > Success It’s very kind that they put “Best” before “Sellers”, even...
“A Honest Review”

“A Honest Review”

I must admit, I’ve been living in a constant state of excitement since the release of ‘Awkwardly Awesome’.  Of all the stats, reports and details that come along with publishing a book, it’s the reviews that bring me the most joy.  To know that my baby has...