“You work in a job you hate, to buy stuff you don’t need, to impress people you don’t like.” — Tyler Durden, Fight Club Consumerism gone crazy We live in a materialistic world. Has it always been this way? I don’t know. Maybe it has. Maybe to some … [Read more...] about Stop Buying S**t You Don’t Need — a Financial Resolution for 2018
Archives for December 2017
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018!
I want to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas! It truly is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - growing up as a kid I always cherished this time of the year the most. It really is just a special feeling like no other time … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018!
The surprising truth about “networking”
...is that there's no point "networking." Networking is fundamentally pretty pointless. On the surface it looks like it has value. You feel good when you're "networking." You feel productive or that you're getting somewhere. But that’s all … [Read more...] about The surprising truth about “networking”
Busyness does not equal productivity or progress…
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life it's so easy to get caught up in the minutiae - in the seemingly endless tasks, errands, emails to check/respond to, meetings to attend and other items on your to-do list. Worse still, there seems to be … [Read more...] about Busyness does not equal productivity or progress…
Perfection is the enemy…but sometimes your friend…
Perfection is the enemy of good. Perfect is the enemy of done. Perfection is the enemy of progress. You’ve heard all the variations of the saying before. They are all saying the same thing. Stop trying to be perfect. Instead you should strive … [Read more...] about Perfection is the enemy…but sometimes your friend…
What Fight Club taught me about money and worldly possessions…
There is an obsession with money and the making of it in our society today. Most of this is driven by two “-isms” — materialism and consumerism. This is in turn is driven by the mainstream mass media and the global corporate advertising … [Read more...] about What Fight Club taught me about money and worldly possessions…
Failure by default (or shooting yourself in the foot)
I’ve been re-reading Sun Tzu's The Art of War lately. Even having read it multiple times before, I always get something out of it. There are just so many pearls of wisdom to be gleaned. This time I came across the following passage which … [Read more...] about Failure by default (or shooting yourself in the foot)