Not sure what Dan means when he talks about "gai"? Or "dib"? Here's a handy guide to translate Danspeak!

CHAMORRO: The Native Language of Guam (where Dan grew up).

GAI: A Chamorro verb that means "Is there now." It's the word Dan uses to describe his overall philosophy: "Your spirit is your style." Style is not achieved by following the latest trends in clothing, decorating, etc. Style derives from one's individuality, when you are more interesting than your stuff. It's the state at which who you are in the inside translates into undeniable style on the outside.

SLAVE TEST: True style is achieved if your objects have the following qualities:

Singularity: Is it one of a kind?

Legacy: The pass-it-on factor

Adaptability: The everyday fit

Value: The quality exchange

Emotion: Why it matters

HIGH-LOW: High-Low is the deliberate compromise of décor so that you obtain true uncompromising style. High-Low is when you take something of high quality or status, and put it with something of lower quality of status. The spontaneous effect of a "High-low" is something that is sexy, stylish and singular, i.e. brownies in a martini glass or take out containers laid on a table covered in rose petals.

DIB: An acronym that stands for "Do It Better." The DIB approach is to stick to doing what you do best and leave to others what they do better.

FUSS NETWORK: A system that identifies others who can DIB (do it better). Creating a fuss-network entails establishing cordial relations with the merchants and service businesses in your community and reaching out for help to those who have the ability to do something better than you can.

3 THINGS TEST: Reducing all the things that define your style to three items according to the following guidelines.

1. Something that was free

2. Something that cost under $100

3. Something that was at the top range of your budget when you bought it.

ONE YEAR TEST: A rule of thumb that if you haven't used an item in a year and you're unlikely to use it in the next year you should give it away.

WASH-AND-WEAR TEST: For ten days, chart exactly the clothes you wear that go from your body to the laundry or dry cleaner and back onto your body. This will reveal a lot about how few of the clothes you own you actually wear. Clothes that you are neither washing nor wearing should be donated.

ONE TRICK PONY: An appliance, such as a garlic press, that has only one use. You don't need it!