I'm fascinated by psychology around money - and then you add two people together, from different backgrounds and different stories about money, and it gets interesting. Ramit Sethi just launched a new podcast called I Will Teach You To Be Rich where he interviews couples about their money arguments and helps them dissect what's really [...]
I need people in my life outside of myself to help me see and dream into the life I want to live. And to help me figure out how to get there. This realization is a major wisdom moment in my life. We don't learn this in school, and I spent a lot of time [...]
Fear of Missing Out. If I do this, I cannot do that. What will I miss? What should I do? What will have the best outcome and be the right thing to do? If I live here, I cannot have the amenities of there. If I live there, I cannot have the amenities of here. [...]
A behavior or personality trait that is an asset in one arena, may hinder you in others. It probably wont work super well to treat the athletes you coach in D1 swimming the same as you treat your partner and elementary-aged children at home. This is of course obvious in the extreme, but do we [...]
It sucks to be a service provider when something goes wrong. We have not had heat in months, and things just keep going wrong as we try to get it fixed. It is undoubtedly something wrong with the system that someone else put in. There is a reason we switched providers. Yet, because I want [...]
Someone asked me recently whether most people who create their estate plan share with their family what will happen or keep it a secret, or as they put it, a black box. Interestingly, it seems that most people keep it a black box. What will happen in your family? Do you talk openly about money [...]
If you are in the service sector, there is a broad range in terms of how much to specialize. The more specialized, in many ways, the easier it will be to find the people that will support you. As long as you know where to look and how to find your people, they will be [...]
What is our perception of our organization and what do others see? Are you asking questions to learn what others see? Because it might not be what you are able to see. Perhaps you are overly harsh, or perhaps you are just completely off base knowing what you are going for if others do not [...]
There is big-picture freedom. I recently heard Malcolm Gladwell remark that success to him was to have the freedom of time - to do what he wanted when he wanted. This is a common goal for many: work to gain financial independence so that you do not have to work anymore. But many people who [...]
I am waiting for a shuttle in a small town. An entrepreneur who found a need and will fill it. Of course...the ferry arrived at the same time as a flight. When it rains it pours. In most businesses we simply can't control the flow. People will come more on one week and then it [...]
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