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Last week, this blog hit a big milestone:  100,000+ all-time page views which you can see below.     My dream is to be a writer.  I’ve had this dream since I was 22 years old.  I started writing a journal.  And then I started writing short stories.  One of these short stories turned intoRead more

I’m not trying to help “perfect people” with this blog. My dream is to help the underdogs in life become the champions in their own story. One of the biggest pieces of advice I can give an underdog is to embrace the slingshot mentality in their own life story. What is the slingshot mentality? It’sRead more

I read something last week about the process of becoming successful that stopped me in my tracks.  It helped me transform a philosophical idea I’ve struggled to explain into clear, coherent words.  What was the idea?  It was about how to consciously choose a “process-driven” approach, rather than “results driven” approach when you try toRead more

So what is Lifestyle Design?  Why is Lifestyle Design more important than money?   Lifestyle Design is the ability to take the resources you have (money and skills), and transform them into the life your soul craves to live.  Rather than waiting for a random life to form around you based on the spontaneity ofRead more

I received an incredible email last week.  I wanted to re-publish it today, as this is a perfect example of the #1 skill a human being needs to be incredibly successful:   The subject line read, “Coffee,” which I opened.  Then the message read:   “My name is Bruce (fake name) and I am a SeniorRead more

My wife, Amanda, and I got into an argument this week.  In fact, the subject of this argument has been a recurring issue for us since we got married in 2015.  What is the source of this conflict for us?  Surprise:  Communication!  Especially how we give, and receive, constructive criticism between us.   AMANDA’S PERSPECTIVE:Read more

You must take risks to live an extraordinary, deeply-meaningful life.  I am a huge believer that taking the right smart risks can act like a turbo-booster to help you get what you want out of life.  But the risks have to be extremely smart risks.  Dumb risks turn into pain, frustration, and regret.  Smart risksRead more

Don’t be me this weekend.  Why?  Because my frugal, wealth-building ways almost became a victim of my own pride, ego, and arrogance. For a moment, I almost let irresponsible feelings of vanity get the best of me, and I wanted to, as Dave Ramsey so eloquently puts it: “Buy things I don’t need, with moneyRead more

What type of human being are you?  Are you independent or dependent?  This article is an exercise where I encourage you to ask yourself this question with bold, powerful honesty:  “What type of human being are you?”   Why?  Because self-awareness and honesty with oneself are the two of the biggest qualities that can changeRead more

My investment philosophy exploded like a string of firecrackers in my brain-cells recently as I was exploring the knowledge in my mind.  I realized my investment philosophy was full of thoughts I wanted to think about more.  As I dug deeper into these thoughts, I asked myself:  “What does my mental portfolio look like?”    Read more