Life

Reflecting on 2021, these were my top lessons that resonated with me.  We are a product of our prioritization  We can talk a big game of who we are and what we want to do, but what matters is execution. Prioritizing your time and activities is how you backup your talk. We will all make […]

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that roughly translates as “the happiness of always being busy.” The authors of the book, Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, realized there were no books bringing this concept to the Western world. A secondary reason for the book was to conduct an investigation of the people of Ogimi, Japan. Ogimi

Think about the people you admire most. Seriously, take a minute to think about who will be on this list. At least for me, these people demonstrate a group characteristic that I would like to have in the super version of me. They behave in a way that I would like to replicate in the

One of my favorite ideas from Jordan Peterson is being the “responsible one at a funeral.” It’s an achievable and admirable goal to have for your life. You want to be the person who can face the situation head-on and be useful in one of the toughest moments in life. It’s an opportunity to honor

One of my favorite ideas from Morgan Housel is to bet on the behaviors that won’t change. Companies come and go, industries flourish and crash, and trading styles will change based on economic indicators that haven’t been created yet. Our world is driven by human decisions. Even as algorithms gain more influence, there is a

I’m crossing my 2-year mark of being in the working world. During the past two years, I’ve taken notes on lessons and learnings along the way. There isn’t anything groundbreaking, but this list consists of reminders to me and hopefully, you can have a takeaway or two as well!  Everything takes longer than you think 

Every night before going to bed I write a journal entry about the happenings of my day. I was writing my typical journal when I saw the blank page that would be filled with tomorrow’s activities. I thought to myself, “I could write down exactly what I plan on doing tomorrow right now and commit

I’m a copycat, not a creator. Most of my writing stems from other people’s ideas. I’m not bothered by that, it’s all part of the process.  Ram Dass, a former Harvard psychologist turned spiritual leader, writes in Be Here Now, “My lecture notes were the ideas of other men, subtly presented, and my research was

Here are a few reminders that I want to have to myself, so hopefully you can gain some value from this too!  Money Doesn’t Equal Happiness This is one of the all time cliches, but it rang true to me earlier this week (generating the idea for this post). My net worth is at an

I’m a sucker for a great quote. One of my all-time favorite quotes is from Viktor Frankl who was a Holocaust survivor. In his book, Man’s Search for Meaning, he writes, “Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.”