The “Big Goal” Roadmap
Author’s Note: This Big Goal Roadmap has been updated! Please see the new and improved Big Goal Roadmap here. The common rule is that a goal must be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic,...
View ArticleMy 2015 Goals
What is a new year? You’ll get a variation of responses: The Pragmatist: The amount of time it takes for the earth to revolve around our sun. It is an arbitrary length of time. The moment of passing...
View ArticleThe Power of Positive Thinking and the Examined Life
The concept of positive thinking has caught on fire in America. You’ll hear it called a lot of things, like “The Law of Attraction” or “Self-Fulfilling Prophesies.” In essense, accomplishment through...
View ArticleMy Retirement Roadmap: First Mile Marker
If you want to follow along with my own journey toward financial independence and early retirement, and to understand my thought process and the numbers behind it, this is the post for you. One of the...
View ArticleHello 2016: Looking Back, Looking Forward
27,000 light-years from the galactic center of a barred-spiral galaxy known as “The Milky Way” is a massive concentration of gas and dust known as the Orion Arm. On the inner part of this arm is a...
View ArticleBefore You Step, First Look Where You’re Standing
It was my first time riding in a Black Hawk helicopter. It was 2008. I was naturally a little nervous as the skids left the earth [...] The post Before You Step, First Look Where You’re Standing...
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