Have you ever been in a job you didn’t like? I can relate. After finishing graduate school at Johns Hopkins Graduate School of Business, even though I was working for the government in the greater Washington, D.C. area while going to school, I had little to no money. Graduate school was expensive and I was … Read More!

One Last Time After getting back from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I got to see my Aunt Meg one last time. She was dying of cancer. She fought it for a long time and made a good comeback, but now the cancer was back and worse than ever. I told her that I wanted to be … Read More!

I recently spoke in Hartford, Connecticut at the Kiwanis Club. It was an excellent day of speaking and the members of this particular group were fantastic. Stop Waiting One of the core delusions of life is that tomorrow is better than today. It’s SO tempting to think this and it’s a trap that all of … Read More!

Empowering yourself with a budget will allow you to no longer be controlled by the whims of compulsion and impulse. You may have initially thought of the idea of a budget to be constricting and limited, but the reality is that it will set you up to achieve your goals in a liberated, fun, and … Read More!

Pushing through to your next level takes the optimal balance of motivation and practical insight. Too much motivation and you will be filled with fluff but no substance, and too much practical insight and you will be filled with lots of knowledge but no drive. What, then, is the key to moving beyond the bullshit … Read More!