You Know What I Mean

You're sitting in a lobby, waiting for someone to come out, shake your hand, and bring you back through the door that could lead to your future. Your palms are sweaty, knees weak, and arms are heavy (thank you, Eminem) because you know that the presentation of who you are, your skill set, and your drive to succeed can determine the course of your life within the next 30 minutes. Your mind is racing. You're trying to keep in mind the name of the interviewer, predetermine the answers to the questions they might ask, and think about the skills you’re going to present and how you'll present them to make it an easy decision for the hiring manager to pick you. When you walk out of the room you’ve been sitting in for the last 30 minutes, you shake the hand(s) of the interviewer(s), and everything you did wrong floods your brain. Two days later, you get an email saying they appreciate your time, but they are moving forward with another candidate. Your heart breaks, and you open you...

Pornography is a subject that can seem very taboo. Many people still find it uncomfortable, and some may even consider it sacrilegious to talk about it openly. Sexuality is all around us these days. Modesty is almost considered a character flaw. You see women in gyms, or walking the streets, showing more skin than women in previous generations did in the privacy of their own bedrooms. Men are obsessed with building perfect bodies, having perfectly groomed hair, and strong jawlines—sometimes even resorting to plastic surgery to improve areas where genetics failed them. Winning the sexual attraction of the partners they prefer is the primary purpose for the aesthetics they are building or have already built. Yes, I'm sure the health benefits play a role in the desire to build incredible physiques, but the underlying benefit is gaining the attraction and admiration of the person(s) they desire. A healthy sex life is an important part of a person's life. You should never be ashamed...

You're sitting on your couch binge-watching Netflix, with a 44oz Big Gulp in one hand and a bag of Hot Cheetos in the other. Right before you pop another cheesy yet spicy treat into your mouth, you look down at your stomach, which is spilling over your medium-sized gym shorts—by the way, they’re probably cutting off circulation to your legs now, because they’re so tight around your waist—and grabbing your flab with your Cheeto-dusted fingers, you realize that something has got to change. Right then and there, you tell yourself it’s time to break this sloppy cycle. It’s time to start a journey to lose weight and become healthier. But how? If you're new to working out or trying to get back into it, getting started can be intimidating. Some people hire personal trainers, others watch YouTube videos to find a routine that suits their fitness level, and some dive right into the deep end, figuring it out as they go. All are great options. The important part is that you're making ...