I had a friend in high school who was proud of himself because every time someone told him that he should quit smoking, he told then that he wasn’t a quitter. We all grow up learning that quitting is a bad thing and that you should stick things through. If you think about it, that’s [...]
I just wrote an article on Temphunt’s Blog where I threw out a thought about where formal education is going. I mentioned that in the 1950’s, parents (and others) gave kids the advice to “go to school and get a degree so that you can get a good job”. In the 1970’s parents started adding [...]
How would you like to accomplish 12 goals this year? This year, instead of taking on too many new year’s resolutions, follow the “New Year’s Resolution Goal System” and accomplish more that you ever thought possible.
My family is my goal; my income is just a means to the goal So many people miss the point. They work hard to make money and then work some more. To get lucky, you need to define your priorities and goals and then work toward them. You can’t let anything get in the way [...]
I’ve been away for a little while and I want to apologize since I didn’t plan to stop posting while I was away, I just didn’t have the chance to really sit down in front of my computer for more than a few minutes at a time. I spent the last week and a bit [...]
You may have noticed that I haven’t written in a few days. This is especially bad since my last post was the first of a series of 10 posts on how to increase your luck. I was supposed to post every day or at least every second or third day which would give my readers [...]
Yesterday I wrote about how I realized that in order to get anything done, I needed to make clear goals for myself. A few of the goals on my list had to do with this blog. I wanted to fix up the blog, add Google Adsense, add some articles, etc. Those were just in my [...]
Most of my life I just drifted from day to day and year to year. I went through the motions like going to school, finding a job, and working. I just recently woke up and realized how much time has gone by and I don’t have anything financially to show for it. I want to [...]
Picture this. You are 20 pounds overweight on December 20th, New Years is right around the corner. This is the perfect time to make a new years resolution. You are more than determined to get to your goal weight and you decide to start the moment that the ball drops in Time Square. You plan [...]