Stand back! He's gonna blow! One of my earliest mentors once told me that there is a mathematical formula that clearly shows the closer you get to success, the exponentially higher the hurdles become that keep you from reaching it. You either … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
OJ POD: EPI-37: The One Thing
Just keeps getting more far out as I clarify my One Thing to the world and myself! My mind gets too busy for its own good many times. It's an offshoot of whatever it is within me that let bipolar disorder come to be in the first place. I'll … [Read more...]
Road Notes #19: Caught In The Whirlwind
Stormy conditions at the desk lately. Outside world keeps throwing me curveballs too. But it all has a positive vibe underneath. At least that's how it feels to me. It's packed with energy, at some of the highest levels I've ever faced. And … [Read more...]
AB Pod Epi-6: Seven21 Media Center Interview w/ Jeremy Ellenbogen
Seven21 Media Center in Kingston, NY. Home of Ellenbogen Creative Media and my friends: Jeremy, Henry and Alice Ellenbogen. This is where a big piece of my new life as a sane man began I just wanted to reformat a DVD. It was from one of … [Read more...]
AB Pod: Epi-5: Karen Gupton Interview – Arc Of My Bipolar Story
This is the best version of my entire bipolar story. It's concisely delivered without a lot of fluff. Yet it's crammed with every pertinent fact about how I became bipolar, how I found out, what it did to me, how I got out and a bit of what … [Read more...]
AB Pod: Epi-4: Dr. Larry Smith Interview: Embracing The Journey Of Recovery
Dr. Larry Smith is a chiropractor in Canada who had his own devastating run down the Addiction Mountainside. Pun intended. He's also a triathlete! We met while simultaneously writing our books with the help of the same marketing company. And … [Read more...]
AB Pod: Epi-3: WKNY Interview with Judy McTague: Pt2
This was my return interview at WKNY, about 4 months after the original. Right off the bat: the info and helpful perspectives I shared here all remain valid. But man, was I humming a hair along the manic power lines! I was truly bipolar-free … [Read more...]
AB Pod: Epi-2: WKNY Interview with Judy McTague: Pt1
About 9 years ago (!) WKNY in Kingston, NY had me on as a guest, speaking with Jody McTague. Jody was wonderful! The experience of being on the radio was almost surreal but also gratifying. At the time, I thought I was finally "making it" … [Read more...]
AB Pod: Epi-1: Let’s Wage Some War! (My Way)
Here I go again. I thought I'd left behind the idea of actively sharing anything about my bipolar past. I have always wanted my material to be available to those who need it most. But my first run at doing so turned into a bitterly stressful … [Read more...]
OJ POD: EPI-36: Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
There's a metaphor and a literalization embedded in today's title! Across the last 4 days, I've been locked inside a whirlwind of technical chaos. Most of this has turned out well, so far. Some is still settling out. All of it created a … [Read more...]