It’s one of the last weeks of an academic term, and I’ve got three two large papers still left to process. A total of about 65-80 pages (plus footnotes and bibliographies) that need to be written (not counting the pages of research that need to be read). Deadlines are looming like a gun to my [...]
I’ve been very fortunate to meet and be able to speak with author and founder of the Wealth Pilgrim, Neal Frankle, CFP — someone with a truly amazing and inspiring story. Not only is Neal a Certified Financial Planner, he is also a great motivational writer, blogger and speaker. He has appeared on radio and [...]
May 26th, 2009: I couldn’t get to sleep last night because of this book. (read part 1 of the review here) It just had me completely wound up in all the possibilities that exist for us to really take control of our lives. The world is changing. The old models of education, learning, teaching, publishing, [...]
In the world of finance, leverage can either refer to (1) the use of a small portion of your own money to achieve bigger gains (with less of your own money at risk) or (2) the use of other people’s (borrowed) money for the same reasons. Either way, I kind of see it in terms [...]
Thus once said French novelist Jean Giraudoux. Think about this for a moment. At first it looks like it’s a statement about “the mediocre” – you know, lots of other people — slackers — but not yourself, right? But then you think about it some more and the meaning shifts a bit.
You’re not a “mediocre” [...]