Your brash personality for the sake of such and know it all attitude aside, your eagerness to discount COC return out of hand has mystified me from the first time I stopped listening to your first appearance on the podcast 20 minutes into it because I found your whining and self-blovation nauseating.  

That attitude right there is what will keep you at the top and pushing for great things!  

I hate when people take a condescending attitude.  

With that attitude, if I was an agent, I'd walk (maybe run) the other way when I saw you coming.Your RE Agent(s) are one of the most important members of your Powerteam...find them, filter them, and treat them well.

My recommendation is to always have an attitude of gratitude, especially when asking something huge  for nothing.I don't call on my colleague friends withot saying I appreciate what was shared so far and would be grateful if they could expound a little further.

The first chapters are about attitude and how you look at the world.

@Chris Field  hit the nail on the head.. much harder than it looks.. sense of entitlement out there in society that creates this  " I deserve it " attitude without putting in the apprenticeship.. you need certain amount of intangibles to be successful at RE

There are only attitude problems.

You'll be more relaxed and your body language and attitude will be congruent with what you are in the inside.

People are not interested in your giant pictures and your demeaning attitude.