They pull me back in. I’ve been writing on this blog for one year now, and I still have the same lingering thought day after day. Should I shut my website down, or should I keep writing? I’ve gone back and forth on this topic so many times it makes my head spin. Sometimes the …
Many people coast through life bouncing from pleasure to pleasure. These people make their decisions on feeling and instinct. The people in this group are likely also part of the 69% of people that don’t have $1,000 in their savings. Investors know that feelings are often wrong. If you invest long enough, you’ll realize how …
Human beings don’t do well with multitasking. In fact, many research papers would tell you its impossible. Some people are better at switching from task to task very quickly. Others (me) can hardly walk and chew gum at the same time. Our brain doesn’t like to switch tasks or routines. At work, this causes people …
Success is a funny thing. When you try at it, and I mean really try, it often comes. But if you try too hard, you fail. By trying to solve a problem, you gave yourself a new problem. If you want to get somewhere, you have to know which way to go. You have to …
Whether you realize it or not, your entire life is built on habits. The things you do and the thoughts you have are merely programs running inside your head. People make tens of thousands of decisions per day, but only a handful of those things are meditated. Every other decision is coded in your brain. …
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Recognition is a funny thing. On one hand, it can help you realize when you’re on the right path. A basketball player knows if his team is doing well if their score is higher than the other team. His team is recognized by the league when it wins the tournament at the end of the …
We’ve all heard these sayings throughout our lives. Common advice is thrown around like gospel, and many take it as such. Winner’s never quit. Slow and steady wins the race. Practice makes perfect. On the surface, these all sound good. But there’s only one problem: much of our common advice contradicts each other. If winners …
Fun’s over for the crypto crowd. On March 19, 2021, Bitcoin came crashing down from all time highs of $64,829 to $30,202 in the matter of months–a drop of 53.4%. That’s a number that rivals the stock market crash in 1929 that started the Great Depression. Non-coiners will be quick to point this out. “Haha, …
The housing market is exploding in certain areas of the country. My area is one of them. We’ve seen price increases of 15%+ over the last two months! Everyone and their mother is moving here, and even the people that lived here are just now starting to look for a house. Meanwhile, I’m completely content …
When I envision my future, I picture myself sitting on the porch of a Rocky Mountain lodge with a cup of black coffee in my hand and a beautiful woman by my side. Ahhhh, that’s the dream. I have all the time in the world to do whatever I want. There’s lots of land and …