3 days into my 1 week trip to Vancouver, my brother was already getting on my nerves. At first I was glad to see him. I was over-joyed to see him after so long. When I first saw him at the airport he had on a long trench coat and somewhat misplace shirt and his hair was the same. I greeted him and all went well. The next day we went shopping, and I did a makeover. I also demonstrated some sets and showed him how to talk to girls at the mall. He was really impressed. I wrote him a check for $600 for the week to cover his expenses of hosting me, although he wasn’t to thrilled about spending $330 on clothes at Zaras.

Anyway, my bro and I got along on day 1-2. I figured he’ll change eventually and if not, I can inspire him. I forgot how hard real change was (I took sometime too) and by day 3 my impatience got the best of me. I started thinking and noticing all the negative things about him: dirty, not clean, unclean room, white hair in places, smells bad (sometimes), badly dressed, forgets things, can’t drive well, not very smart (logically), made some big mistakes, thinks in negative patterns and always thinks its his fault. The list goes on. I am almost ashamed to say this but at one point I was thinking, “man my brother sucks he is so uncool. Shoot I have to spend a WHOLE week with him?”

That night I stayed up and sat against the frame of the bed and meditated. I thought about my brother and my situation and asked myself (and God) whether I was being fair to him. Read more

Current run rate:

1. Feb thus far ($600.50) - $20.02/day divided by 2 = $10.01 per day (enough for lunch!)
2. Goal: $100 / day

I just returned from Vancouver after visiting my little brother. He’s got a lot of growing to do, but I do love him and wish him the best. I did everything I could and also we fought sometimes about stupid things, but that’s what brothers do.

On the way back I was reading Tony Robin’s Awaken the Giant Within and Ayn Rand’s The Virtues of Selfishness. The titles of these books don’t do them justice as the subject matter of both are much, much deeper. In the virtues of selfishness Ann discusses that idea that perhaps real selfishness is not having “self interest”, in always following a religion or behaving in a certain way that is not in adherence to our own code of conduct or personal morals. Instead, she argues that selfishness is a healthy thing. The pursuit of happiness is a worthwhile life goal and it is subsequently up to the individual to determine their own code, so long as this code is constructive and not destructive (criminals, taking another life, taking by force, taking the creation of others as opposed to creating something yourself).

Plan to get to $100 a day for myself: I’m thinking about this right now. I have 25 days left. Will reveal my plan soon. If I can’t do this in 25 days, I might as well not do it at all.

Current run rate:

1. January ($973.85) – $32.46/day – 50% = $16.23 / day
2. Goal: $100 / day

Email updates from the library, otherwise, spent a whole day with my younger brother, visiting north Vancouver. More work to be done when I return. Got to write a few decent articles, however.

Current run rate:

1. January ($973.85) – $32.46/day – 50% = $16.23 / day
2. Goal: $100 / day

• I’m at the Vancouver public library today. The internet speed is super fast and I am able to reply back to a lot of my emails.
• I am also enjoying time alone in the city, which is always great.
• The female-male ratio here is way better, and you can see the social dynamics of that at play. Even a small percentage skew either way greatly influences the subconscious behavior of men and women in every city.

Current run rate:

1. January ($973.85) - $32.46/day – 50% = $16.23 / day
2. Goal: $100 / day

• In Vancouver. Catching up with emails from my Bro’s computer. The nice thing about PASSIVE income is that there’s no additional work to generate monthly revenue. Most of the emails are re: SEO or outreach efforts.
• We’ve been getting traction on linkbacks and also, the interviews are gaining exposure for the site. The site itself still needs more content and we’re working on that.
• My bro thinks I am superman because I stopped a few girls on the street and got them to kiss him on the cheek. LOL. Girls in Vancouver are super nice, although pulling them still takes energy, a strong will and also congruency.  Seeing him makes me happy but I am also surprised at the amount of change that I have gone through compared to him. In a strange way PUAs that succeed change very significantly, versus AFCs who have the tendency to remain the same. We are hunters. We adapt to the situation and challenges makes us stronger. Most people in this world aren’t built this way. When I was younger I get angry at these folks for their lack of ambition and whatnot, but now I just see it as less competition for me.