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Be an Underachiever
This is shaping up to be my most controversial blog post yet. Before you close your browser and disregard my post, give me a minute to make my case. I think being an underachiever is the most effective way to achieve success and I’ll tell you why. First, let’s define what I mean exactly when…
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Five Mistakes I Made as a New Employee
Starting a new job can be both exciting and overwhelming. As a new employee, you strive to make a positive impression and prove your worth to your colleagues and supervisors. However, it’s natural to make mistakes along the way. In this blog post, I want to share my personal experiences as a new employee and…
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How I Budget and Track My Spending
I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. Tracking my spending is something I recently started doing. I started my current job about a year ago after graduating college and I immediately established an emergency fund, my retirement saving rate, and my investment goals. I grew my investment account to 10k…
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The Defining Decade
Title: The Defining DecadeSubtitle: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Best of Them NowAuthor’s name: Meg JayAuthor’s Background: PsychologistWhy am I reading this book: Because I’m in my twenties and because Dan’n recommended it.What changes do I want to make now that I’ve read the book: I want to take my future more seriously. The Defining Decade is…
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The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
This year (2023) marks my third reading of this book: The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy Keller. It is the second book to make it into my “must-read-once-a-year” list. I discovered this book in 2020 and I thought it was terrific. Every time I read it; the truth it explains changes me. I would recommend…
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Wisdom From The Richest Man in Babylon
Seven Cures For a Lean Purse The Five Laws of Gold Book Recommendation:
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On Overcoming the Sedentary Lifestyle
The statistics on the effect of a sedentary lifestyle are scary. They even go so far as to say that ‘sitting is the new smoking.’ I am not going to dive into the consequences of sedentarism in this post, instead, we’ll talk about how to fix it. Walk more This one is one of the…
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Seven Things I Always Keep in My Bag
I like having a clean backpack with a minimal number of things that I actually use every day to enhance my experience while at work or anywhere else.In my bag you’ll always find the following seven items: I keep my bag simple because I like to be able to get what I need quickly, and…
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My Morning Routine
Last year, I realized how important my morning routine was. It affects my day when it comes to my energy, my productivity, and my mood. I started experimenting with different morning routines to figure out what works and what doesn’t, and I have been consistent with my current routine long enough for me to call…
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The Destructive Power of ‘I Give Up’
This post is based on my personal experience with giving up. I have struggled for many years with a destructive pattern, and it usually goes like this: I consider this a destructive pattern because I lose a lot of time between giving up myself and starting over. That waiting period is usually depressing and sets…
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