The following is an excerpt from Charisma on Command, available on Amazon. “Wait…you’re going where?” I’d gotten this question so many times in the last week that I didn’t feel like elaborating or explaining. “Brazil.” “But dude, you don’t have any money.” He was

This is a piece I wrote a few years ago.  I wrote it for myself, in a moment of frustration and disappointment.  I hadn’t planned to ever share it, but I think you might be able to relate.  If you’ve ever felt this way, well, that makes two

When I was 5 a boy named Steven stole my Kudos bar every day. We were friends.  We played dinosaurs together in class.  But every lunch he’d hover over me and say “Give me your Kudos bar,” and I would. I told my mom about

This is the most terrifying thing I’ve had to bear in months. I take a few deep breaths.  I fiddle with the dishes.  I pace my 396 square foot apartment.  I wonder what errands I can go run.  I’ve put this off days.  Hell, I’ve

Please. Don’t. It’s too late. He’s already pulling at his wallet. I can’t fight him. I know it’s the right thing to do. “Quatro por quinze reais,” the flower salesman says. Paul hands him the 15 reais and gets back the roses. He smiles. “Are

A lot of charismatic tips can seem trite and overdone. Like: touch frequently, lower your vocal tonality, maintain rock solid eye contact, cut filler words, exude ebullient energy. All of those things are true.  You’ve just heard them before. Here are 5 things I’ve learned

Super interesting talk with Maneesh of Pavlok.  He’s building a wristband that helps you do the things you want to.  Whether you want to get in shape, stay off of waste of time websites (reddit, Facebook,, and YouTube are my vices), or remember to call

I’m getting ready to open the doors to Charisma University.  Next Tuesday, May 27th is the *official* launch. (If you previously signed up to be on the shortlist, you’ll get notified before so you get first dibs on the available spots.) In the meantime though,

NOTE: The contest is now closed to new applications.  Thanks to everyone who wrote in! So as you probably know, I’m opening Charisma University to 25 founding members.  I’ve set the date I’ll begin accepting people: One week from today, May 22nd.  (yes, yes more

Behind the scenes of How to Make Amazing First Impressions… Editing this video was gnarly.  It turned out being a massive file that took nearly 24 hours to export and get on the web.  I had to split it cause my computer kept crashing (hence

More charisma breakdowns!  In these videos, I talk about how to smile that real genuine smile that instantly wins people over.  You’ll also learn Whether or not smiling is a good or bad idea (this study suggests bad) The one situation that not smiling can

(Sorry for disappearing, I owe you some blog action!  I’ve been doing a lot of work on the bonuses for the buyers of the new book and wanted to share the love, so I created this little post for you.) Question:  What is it about Bill