Why was I never taught about finances in the "real world" of having a job and paying for my living expenses? Why was I never taught the principle of the Cashflow Quadrant that Robert Kiyosaki talks about in his book - that there are more ways to make money than just having or owning a … Continue reading Financial Literacy – The Beginning
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Sharpen Your Ax
Either Abraham Lincoln or Benjamin Franklin are attributed with all the greatest sayings in history... so whenever you read, "Abraham Lincoln said..." there may be a 50% chance that those words actually came out of his mouth. (My favorite memes are Abraham Lincoln's quotes about the internet...) So I'll choose my wording carefully: Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading Sharpen Your Ax
Being Absent While Being Present
Have you ever experienced a conversation with someone who is physically present but...that's about it? Maybe they hear the words you say and provide the occasional "uh-huh" with a head nod... If they really care, maybe they will even stop scrolling up and down for a moment to say a semi-sincere, "yep." Maybe the television … Continue reading Being Absent While Being Present
Easy or Effective?
I have a very driven personality... but at times, I can be super lazy. Sure would be nice if I could get a 6-pack from sitting in my recliner eating pizza, or if I could sleep on a book and learn the information through osmosis. There are times that I don't want to eat right … Continue reading Easy or Effective?
Your Mental Soil
Laying in bed after the first night of an awesome leadership conference, I'm imagining a picture in my mind that one of the speakers mentioned... and I would like to share it with you very quickly. The Biblical parable of a sower who goes to plant seeds can be a parallel metaphor for a speaker … Continue reading Your Mental Soil
95% vs 5% (part 3)
So the question for the final part of this mini-series is HOW would someone increase their 5% thinking so that they are able to change their 95% results? We talked about in previous blogs that if someone is looking to change the results that they are experiencing in an area, they must change their thinking. … Continue reading 95% vs 5% (part 3)
95% vs 5% (part 2)
(Make sure to read Part 1, for disclaimer and basic premise) I wanted to split this blog post into multiple parts because there is too much here for one blog (and we're trying to keep our articles in bite-size chunks so you can digest easier). We're going to assume that if you're actively learning and … Continue reading 95% vs 5% (part 2)
95% vs 5% (part 1)
This one may stir up some conversation... Disclaimer: For the purpose of this post, I'm going to be labeling the mindsets of people as either 95%ers or 5%ers. When I use this label, I am NOT making a value statement - saying that one group of people are more valuable or "better than" another. I'm … Continue reading 95% vs 5% (part 1)
Thoughts about thoughts…
Hazelnut coffee... Business analytics... Peanut M&Ms... Star Wars trailer... Eggs and sausage... Networking opportunity... Passover Seder... Disc Golf... Hand lotion... Coffee again... Does this sound totally random and out of nowhere? That's because it is... these are the topics that went through my mind over the last 60 seconds. And before you get laugh too … Continue reading Thoughts about thoughts…
The Soapbox 