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We are all investors and we invest all day every day. The question is, what are you investing in and are you intentional about it? It can be a difficult decision for an investor to determine how to allocate the resources – what to invest in. We have some incredibly valuable resources as humans such…
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Today, right now, is a great time to decide and to being reinforcing the identity you want to have. Healthy? Caring? Thoughtful? Hardworking? Intentional? Pursue these building blocks of your identity fiercely. You have the gift of agency and can choose how to live. Follow the parts of your nature you know are true to…
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The roads we travel on have been taken by others before. But our path, the unique combination of roads we take, is our own. Let’s learn from the wisdom of those who have been on each of the roads we take while we create our own path.
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When addressing a process that needs improvement I typically take one of the app approaches. Which approach is chosen is very important. The appropriate option is context dependent. Do you have a functioning process that just needs a little help? Or something that is so broken that it’s better to just look at fresh? Reinventing…
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We’ve all experienced time move in extremes. Feeling every second pass in that boring class at school, or engaging in work we find mundane. Feeling time fly when we’re having a great time doing something we love. Clearly, then how we experience time is a spectrum, and something we can influence. Next time you find…
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The book Infinite Game by Simon Sinek (which I have started but not finished) expresses the idea that life should be treated as such – an infinite game in which there is no conclusion. This encourages a growth mentality and mindset – that you are never and will never be ‘there’, but should always be…
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My dad loves handiwork and one of his mantras is how important it is to have “the right tool for the job”. Many tools have a specific purpose they are uniquely designed for and perform well at. Others are multi tools with several functions that they may be good at. Our phones are an interesting…
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Inspired by investing legend Ray Dalio’s book Principles that I’m reading, I’ve begun drafting my own principles. Here is where I’m at:
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Ed Mylett talks about having an identity thermostat. You set the temperature. The external conditions (weather) do not dictate your temperature. They might impact how hard you have to work to stay at your temperature, but you are in control. He says long-term you will never exceed what you believe you’re worth, and if you’re…
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Gary Keller of Keller-Williams wrote a book called the One Thing. It’s an idea that’s been expressed in many different ways, and is incredibly valuable but doesn’t come naturally. The concept of the One Thing is to prioritize doing the one thing that will make everything else unnecessary or easier. It means thinking about what…
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