“Excuse Me?”: Hells No.

I haven’t said, “Excuse me” in a year.

Actually, I can’t even remember the last time I said it.

People sometimes give me rude looks as I walk though, but I don’t care.

Neil Strauss said, “Don’t apologize for taking up space in the universe.” I took that a little farther: I’m so important, people should move out of my way. When people don’t move, I make them get out of my way—unforgivingly.

My 2007 New Year’s resolution was “be an asshole.” The first thing I did was to stop saying, “excuse me.” I did. Now, I really didn’t do much other asshole behavior, but for me that was something.

I’ve noticed that if people see me coming and I’m 100% confident, they’ll move, they will move out of my way. BUT if I think they might move, they may or may not.

In the Jeffy show, he talks about the marital artists guys who break bricks. He said that only the guys who are 100% confident they will smash through the bricks, break the bricks. If someone is unsure, the uncertainty will permeate through their arm and hand, and they won’t break the bricks. Worse yet, they’ll just end up smashing up their own bones.

Walk up with complete certainty, be sure of yourself, don’t apologize for going their way, believe you are important, and see the people part like the Red Sea.

This even works with huge Hawaiian dudes. Most people will walk around really really big people, but I don’t. Most people will also move to the side when a big guy comes their way—I don’t. When I see a big guy coming my way, I plant, like basketball player, and hold my ground. Nearly every time, the big guy will just walk around me. Sometimes, he’ll even say “excuse me.”

I’ve noticed that if I act important, people will treat me as important. If I act unimportant, people will treat me that way. It’s practically subconscious. My new mentality is “I’m as important as the President,” so people better treat me that way.