Category Archives: Life

Via Amber Rae: how often do you hear college students say “I don’t know what to do with my life” and professionals say “I’m not in love with what I do.” Fuck that. There’s a better way to live. I changed my major 3 times, so that was certainly me in college until I finally figured it out REALLY late in my senior year (a month or so before I graduated). And I hear from professionals seemingly everyday who hate their jobs and would rather be doing something else with their lives. Yes. There is a better way. It’s called find your passion and follow it.

If you want to think a little bit today, read these two posts by Jeff Turner Drunk on Social Media Attention Kenya Exposed More Than Just My Emotions In truth, I could probably share every single post Jeff Turner has ever written without feeling bad about it — every post he writes is thought provoking. And that comes back to his focus on “adding value”. He doesn’t post content just for the sake of putting up content, which is refreshing in this day and age of seemingly endless noise. On the topic of disconnecting, I completely, 100%, utterly agree — disconnecting from social media is good, and necessary, from time to time. Vacations are good. … Continue reading →

What type of people do you spend the majority of your time with? Are they busy wishing, talking, or doing? Want to spend your time interacting with “doers” in both life and business? Also known as interesting people accomplishing amazing things on a daily basis? Take a clue from Joel and go DO SOMETHING. Heck, DO ANYTHING. As you know, like minded individuals group together. There is a reason every single one of my friends loves to travel. There is a reason I have many friends interested in microfinance. There’s a reason all my close friends are doing amazing things. It’s because I choose to associate with others who share similar interests — and who … Continue reading →

I don’t really talk about it much here on this blog (though it is listed on my about page), but I am a proud member of Sigma Phi Epsilon (WA Beta chapter, PC02) and was on the executive committee during the transition to the Balanced Man program in 2004/2005. I was browsing my Facebook groups earlier today, and one of the ones I don’t frequent enough is the Sigma Phi Epsilon Washington Beta Chapter. As a reminder to how far the fraternity has come in the last 6 years, Eric Lord posted a link to the Today Show segment from 2006 that featured Sigeps WA Beta regarding their migration to the balanced man program back … Continue reading →

WHY? It’s an important question. Unfortunately, most people have no clue as to what the answer is. I’m still beyond blown away with the number of people who go through their whole lives not knowing why they are doing what they are doing. So, why are you here on earth? Why are you still sitting in that cubicle you’ve hated for the past 3 years? Why are you NOT following your dreams? Amber has a good write up on the topic of why that prompted this post.

I love this quote from Amber Rae: happiness comes through self-understanding. It comes through an awareness of who you are, what makes you tick, and why you exist. The path of your life will obey the shape of your beliefs about love, value, and possibility. To make any lasting change in your life, you must first understand that which is shaping your beliefs right now. You can’t fight it, shame it, or ignore it. With openness and understanding in mind, you must get curious about why you feel the way you do. When you welcome your feelings and let the stories unfold, you’ll get to know yourself. Your true, naked self. The kind who lives a … Continue reading →