I’ve been out of sync with people my age for most of my life. When I was 4 years old my parents divorced. I was the only child in my school whose parents had divorced. By first grade I was getting myself ready for school, making my own lunch, doing laundry and taking responsibility for homework on…
Author: Steve Ainslie
Mr. Popularity
I wrote an essay titled “Why You Should Always Be Training Your Replacement” in 2017 when my blog was focused on sales management. It’s a good essay. It’s thoughtful, instructive and informative. It was written specifically for sales reps, managers and executives who want to move up the ladder. By far, it has been my #1…
I Can’t Handle TikTok, YouTube & Netflix
I’ve got 4 extra hours a day right now because I cannot exercise while I am recovering from my hernia surgery. Normally my days are packed from sunrise to sunset with physical activity – gymnastics, calisthenics, yoga, swimming and walking. By the time I sit down for dinner, I am pleasantly exhausted. Since this is…
Motivational Insanity
I find most motivational speakers to be totally full of shit. For 20 years, I read self-help books, memoirs of successful people and listened to motivational speakers. You know what I learned? They were all selling something – books, tapes, seminars. Many “self-made” success story people were the beneficiaries of legacy – family wealth, connections,…
I’m Glad I’ll Be Dead
When I think about the future, I often think “I’m glad I’ll be dead”. I can’t take the constant bad news. The pandemic’s minute by minute bad news updates Climate change and how it is/will devastate the world The future of society- wars, famine, oppression The collapse of the US as a world power And…
Back To School Blues
For the first time that I can ever remember, I didn’t get sad this year thinking about kids going back to school. Although I excelled in school, I dreaded the end of summer and returning for another school year. Waking up early, sitting still for hour upon hour All the rules – when to talk,…
An Entirely Different World
I was chatting with a lifeguard who told me he would be spending his afternoon studying and exercising. I asked him some questions about school and learned that he was attending a 2 year technical college with plans to then transfer to a 4 year college and graduate with a degree in software engineering. He…
Leopard Skin Bikini
I thought I’d made up my mind to remain single for the rest of my life. After all, I live a fulfilling and jam packed life. I set my own schedule. I do what I want to do. For the most part, I live exactly the way I want to. And then last week, while…
Steven Slug Ainslie
Going into my hernia surgery this time, I was in the best shape of my life emotionally, physically and mentally (not socially – but as a hermit living under pandemic social distancing conditions, 3 out of 4 ain’t bad). Like my first hernia repair, I carefully mapped out my recovery process and set expectations for…
Don’t Say Cheese
For the past year, I’ve been following the carnivore diet. It’s quite simple. I eat only animal products – meat, fish, eggs, poultry, dairy and cheese. I haven’t been 100% carnivore, but I adhere to it fairly closely. By following this elimination diet, I’ve been able to learn exactly how different foods affect me. Dairy…