48 Laws Of Power Special Feature – A Swift Kick In The Ass Podcast hosts Tom Stewart and John Curren present a special edition of ASKITA with a review Robert Greene’s national best-selling book “The 48 Laws of Power”:   Law # 16 Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor.

 Topics Covered:    How to apply Law # 16.  Power is central to living life on our own terms.  Living with out power over your own life is miserable and we all want more power to choose the life we want to live.  Some of the content may seem evil or antisocial and it is, but it is necessary to be aware of these tactics to protect yourself.

How to use absence to create a stronger relationship. Techniques used by marketers and advertisers to create scarcity that instantly implies a higher perceived value.

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Life long friends Tom Stewart and John Curren interview cancer survivor Nick Miller.  Nick has just had his fifteen minutes of fame after an encounter with his idol Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.  Nick spotted the Rock driving home after a workout at the gym and follwed him trying to get Dwayne's attention.  The Rock stopped his truck and got out to meet his fans not expecting to find an enthusiastic teen who had just beat cancer for the 2nd time.  The Rock was brought to tears after listening to Nick's story and posted the video of their encounter on instagram.  On Easter, the Rock reposted the picture of them together on Facebook and wrote about how touched he was knowing he was Nick's role model that helped him get through chemo and stem cell transplants.  The post has gone viral and has had over 3.3 million likes and 152 thousand shares.  Every major entertainment outlet has jumped all over the story.  We are the only ones to bring you the rest of Nick's story.  God bless him.  For anyone looking to contact Nick for further interviews contact him at mrmiller2728@gmail.com

We also demonstrated the Chirp app which uses audio signals to transmit data.  We sent out the link to Nick and The Rock's picture along with Dwayne's recap of the story.  We also sent Tom and Nick's Breaking Bad impersonation picture.

Other links mentioned in the podcast:

The Chirp app : http://chirp.io/

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Life long friends Tom Stewart and John Curren interview Tom's friend David who has had a life long struggle with alcohol.  David relives some of his early years growing up in Guatemala and escaping a future of drugs after his brother was brutally murdered by a hit squad.  As a teen, David immigrated to Chicago with his mother and older brother only to fall into a vicious cycle of drug use and alcoholism.  Listen to David asstead he tell how he went from a homeless alcoholic to a husband and father with a good job and beautiful family.  Ask us questions via aswiftkickintheass@gmail.com Go to www.aswiftkickintheass.com to submit voicemail questions you would like answered on the show via speak pipe!   Watch this episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/4FGePterX3k

Life long friends Tom Stewart and John Curren Robert Greene's Best Selling book The 48 Laws Of Power - Law 15 Crush Your Enemy Totally.  John and Tom debate the morality of this law.  Is this law still useful in today's world or is it too barbaric?  Hear Tom's evil laugh.  Send questions to aswiftkickintheass@gmail.com  Go to http://www.aswiftkickintheass.com to submit voicemail questions you would like answered on the show via speak pipe!   Watch this episode on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/c-5Ue4WyQj0

Life long friends Tom Stewart and John Curren discuss how to set small attainable goals to get out of a rut and on to big wins. Bust your rut with these 7 small steps that help build momentum to pull you out of a funk.  Go to www.aswiftkickintheass.com to submit voicemail questions you would like answered on the show via speak pipe!   Watch this episode on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/sIlJ7I8426s

John and Tom talk about falling into a rut.  What happened over the holidays that sucked the life out the two life long friends?  How do you get your mojo back when it starts to fade?  Dealing with anger and keeping new years resolutions.  Outsourcing and hiring Home Depot or Lowes to install your appliances.

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John and Tom talk about self sabotage and how the sub conscious can work against you.  Why do we set lofty goals and not achieve them even though we make a concerted effort to do so?  Should we make smaller more attainable goals or try to make big changes all at once?  Why the guys failed at living up to their goals to wake up early to lift some iron.

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