On Monday I asked a question: If 88% of recent college grads have jobs, why do you think college students and recent graduates are so freaked about finding jobs? Thanks for your honest and open answers! The most common answer was
Category: Get Control of Your Money
Almost Worthless (or how I completely changed my finances in 2 short years)
-$555. My household net worth (what we own minus we owe) is negative five hundred fifty five dollars today. 2 years ago this month it was about -$100,000. Not a bad turn around!
Independence Day
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This week we’re celebrating the act of 56 people who […]
Put the “Higher” Back in “Higher Education”
A 62-year old is laid off after an entire career with the same company. As part of his severance he is given modern job search training. The biggest piece of advice? “Find the keywords that the prospective employer is looking for and type them in […]
The two least popular ideas on campus, and why you need to be obsessed with them
Time management and budgeting. If those words make you want to move on from this post, then DON’T. You need this. If you’re not obsessed with maximizing your time and money, then you may be settling for a mediocre life. Time Management. Budgeting. Probably the […]
The Key to Reclaiming Control of Your Time and Money
Every single time management book sets you up to fail. Why? They put you in the role of reactionary. Sure they try and sell you on their system for organizing and getting in control and saying “yes” to the most important things. But all of […]
What’s Intentional Learning? Why is it Key to My Success?
The most common word floating around on this site: Intentionality. What is it, and who is it for? Intentionality is (1) seeing things for what they are and (2) using things for what they’re worth.
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[Break Free] eBook Releases Wednesday – Here’s a Sneak Peek
Frozen. We’ve all been there, a deer stuck in the headlights. Something startles or scares us so badly that we freeze, rooted in the path of the oncoming danger, unable to escape. At 13-years old I found myself rooted in a crosswalk while an oncoming car […]
Two Ways to Recover from The Not-Ideal Week
You’ve finally figured out a system that actually works. You’re on top of things for the first time in recent history. You’re in a state of flow. Then the wheels come off. Sometimes it happens gradually, but usually not. Usually one catastrophic day or week […]
