The key to success? Be a nice guy. Seriously.

Obviously, be competent, smart and forward-thinking. But according to Tim Sanders, author of The Likeability Factor, your career success depends on having personal well-being and playing well with others.

‘The grim reality is that life is a popularity contest,’ says Sanders, a Loyola-Maramont graduate and former indie-rock musician. ‘There was a Harvard Business Review study about how people select who they want to work with. And you know what? Everyone would rather work for a likable fool than a competent jerk.’

Sanders is part of a new breed of managers who are looking for ‘emotional talent.’ rather than just physical and mental skills. Being a nice guy, he shared with us some tips to finding emotional satisfaction in our career, from finding a perfect job to loving the one you get. (more…)

Being a nice guy means many things to a girl – “cute,” “fun to go out with,” “a real good friend” – but it almost never means “I want to bring you back to my place and proceed to ****, ****, and **** every last **** of your **** followed by the best ******* ever.”

Nice guys like my friend (let’s call him “Michael”) tailgate not football games, but Shakespeare in the Park in hopes of laying pipe.

Michael is the type of guy that goes out for drinks with large groups of horny girls that reveal to him every filthy, slutty thought women have (for kicks, right ladies?). He will go on several dates with a chick that won’t even give him a complimentary handjob for his troubles. Michael is a real swell guy who ladies could bring home to their parents without a hitch.

Nice guys like Michael are the biggest victims of the dreaded cuddle rape. (more…)