by Scott Ortlip | Dec 17, 2021 | BR Post, Mindset
I read a study a few years ago about the Heroin addiction rate of soldiers in the Vietnam war, and their spontaneous remission rate of 95 % upon their return to America. When they permanently left the environment they associated with Heroin, all of the cues, the...
by Scott Ortlip | Oct 7, 2021 | BR Post, Mindset
This is a weird article. I will start in conversation maintenance, move to commanding frame in conversations and the psychological underpinnings of how I succeed in building trust, respect, and rapport, and will end with a personal philosophy about remaking one’s...
by Scott Ortlip | Aug 13, 2020 | BR Post, Mindset
The normal didn’t cut it for me. Uncertainty plagued me since my journey as a collegiate rower ended at the Henley Royal Regatta in the summer of 2017. Three years later, I’ve defined my life’s purpose as – “My purpose is to search for a purpose.” Little is...
by Scott Ortlip | Jun 22, 2020 | BR Post, Masculinity
A Letter to myself – October 30th, 2019 – A Tuesday To me, my unconscious, my soul, and my future… What would my life look like if I did everything I knew I ought to do every day? Where is the call to adventure sending me? What is next? Why do I capitulate...