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Why Manipulation Always Backfires (& Authenticity Wins In The End) | (#058) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.

Oct 19, 2025 | Beyond Success Podcast

There is a seductive and destructive lie many people fall for: Learn the best tricks and gimmicks and you can have complete control over your relationships – romantic and business. It’s so seductive because it promises control and success, but it’s even more...

How Deep-Rooted Sexual Shame Cripples Connection & Creates Conflict | (#057) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.

Oct 12, 2025 | Beyond Success Podcast

In pickup artist culture, men see women’s natural defenses as tests and shields: Pass these “shit tests” and break through her “bitch shields,” and you win her love and affection. But women aren’t sitting around scheming elaborate tests or plotting shields. They’re...

Why Radical Transparency Is the Most Attractive (and Ethical) Approach in Dating and in Leadership

Oct 10, 2025 | Essays

For almost twenty years, critics have accused me of deception because of my past work coaching men in dating and relationships. The charge was simple: that I had to trick women, that I had to pretend to be someone I wasn’t, that I had to manipulate my way into...

Your Dark Side Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Answer

Oct 5, 2025 | Essays

When most people think of morality, they imagine light against dark. Good against evil. A noble self against a shadow that must be denied. But here’s the truth: the parts of yourself you’re most ashamed of—the envy, the lust, the anger, the pettiness—are not your...

The Moral Case for Ethical Seduction & Why It’s Necessary for Connection | (#056) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.

Oct 5, 2025 | Beyond Success Podcast

There are two strategies most men deploy when they’re dating, but insecure. Either they try the “Nice Guy” approach or its opposite, the pickup artist approach. But even though these strategies are polar opposites, they suffer the same moral flaw of concealment....

Why Manipulation Always Backfires (& Authenticity Wins In The End) | (#058) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.

How Deep-Rooted Sexual Shame Cripples Connection & Creates Conflict | (#057) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.

Why Radical Transparency Is the Most Attractive (and Ethical) Approach in Dating and in Leadership

Your Dark Side Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Answer

The Moral Case for Ethical Seduction & Why It’s Necessary for Connection | (#056) Beyond Success: Psychology & Philosophy for Achievers, with David Tian, Ph.D.

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