Jeffrey Platts

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The One Trick To Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Written by on November 21, 2013

One of my most annoying self-defeating habits is comparing myself to others. Other coaches. Other men. Other writers. Other entrepreneurs. Other couples. Other dancers. I’m not going to sit here and say that I’ve totally gotten rid of that habit,

Are You An Appreciation Junkie?

Written by on November 20, 2011

For years, I put women on a pedestal. Then I started realizing I’m pretty cool. So many times I thought the woman was awesome, which often times was true. (Other times, I quickly learned it was a total projection.) I would get

Maybe They ARE That Into You

Written by on March 11, 2011

There are too many times to even bother counting. “She was only talking to me because she was bored while she waited for her friends.” “The only reason she hooked up with me is because I’m American, and I stand

Wanna Find Love? Let Go Of The Banana

Written by on September 13, 2010

Are you keeping a few friends or acquaintances on your radar as potential hookups or relationship material? Is your ex on your backup list? Are you still pining over your college crush? Well, if you want a new relationship, you’ve

You Are A Flavor

Written by on August 12, 2010

You are a flavor. Some people will find you absolutely delicious and others will find you totally repugnant. And that is a GOOD thing. You want people to like you for the flavor that you are.  And you want people

Dating In 3 Simple Steps

Written by on July 20, 2010

I get overwhelmed easily.  All my life I’ve constantly sought out information and then broken it down into simpler, easy to digest chunks.  So I wondered if the same could be applied to dating.  There are a lot of great tips

Taking Off My Social Media Mask

Written by on June 24, 2010

Take a look at your Twitter or Facebook streams and you might think all of your friends are elephant riding in Thailand or getting back from kick-ass workouts with their personal trainers. Blogs and social media sites can sometimes give

Are You Living In A Prison Of Shoulds?

Written by on June 7, 2010

Are you God?  A fortune teller?  Can you predict the future? Personally, I can’t predict the future. But my mind thinks it can. Or at least it thinks it can predict what the future (and my life) should look like.  It even passes

Can NOT Dating Improve Your Dating?

Written by on April 13, 2010

Spring is here. Nine of your friends are getting married in June. You’ve had way too many first dates pick their nose and/or fart in the past two months. Your last five online dates have simply fizzled for no apparent

Why A Man Needs To Open His Heart AND His Mouth

Written by on March 30, 2010

Guys, let go of the b.s. notion that you need to act tough and stoic all the time around your woman.  Yes, overall, it’s good to be a strong, grounded man of purpose.  But also factor into the mix that you need to