Chris Today was a rough day. Another 11hours between logging on and logging off. Tomorrow doesn’t look like it will be any better. Nor Thursday. At lunch, my stock option trades realized more disappointing losses. Doubt on my abilities are not only looming, but is pressing in on me from all sides. The whole day felt … Read more
I encountered a new meme recently about how everything eventually evolves into crabs – a phenomenon called carcinization. A 2017 research paper showed that at least five different crustaceans species via convergent evolution turned into crab-like forms – you know – hard shells, pincers, flat and short bodies… I also read recently that investors em … Read more
I get it. We’re tired and overworked. We have family demands. And when we have a bit of time, all we want to do is to veg out and watch some Netflix. But I want to challenge you to try to become a creator. It can be in any form. You could write, draw, croquet. … Read more
The other day my mom told me the story of the mother with two sons. One son was a fan maker and the other, an umbrella maker. When the weather was fair and hot, the mother was happy for the fan maker, yet worried about the umbrella maker. When the weather was gloomy and rainy, … Read more
2020 was a tough year for a lot of people. I’ve seen so many people post about how terrible 2020 was and how glad they are to be moving onto a new year. But none of them have said HOW it will be better. No one mentioned WHAT they’re doing to make 2021 better. If … Read more
Today, I made a tough choice. I decided to drop out of my White Paper Mentorship Class. The assignment is due tomorrow at noon and I had taken the day off from work to write. But I had not found what I wanted to find in the research over the last few weeks. I did … Read more
For a new nights, I’ve been reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to my wife before bed. Well, she was reading and I offered to read if out loud with funny voices. It’s been fun coming up with exaggerated voices. Reading out loud also is quite different than reading silently. Sometimes I … Read more
Today, I tried something new and out of my comfort zone. I went live on Facebook for a presentation on 401K Mutual Funds. There was lag on the sound and video. There was awkward pauses. I was looking all over the place. A couple brain freezes. Afterwards I did get several messages that the information … Read more
Sunk cost refers to money, time, or resources that have already been spent and are unrecoverable. In the business world, sunk costs are not considered when making future decisions. That’s because they don’t matter for current and future budget calculations. In our personal lives however, sunk cost often have an emotional toll that affects our … Read more
Yes, one of out guilt pleasures is watching the show 90 day fiancé. The drama and the people on the show are oftentimes just unbelievable. One recurring theme is double standards. In season 4, we meet Ed aka (no neck Ed) and his beau Rose from the Philippines. Shortly after Ed arrives in person, he … Read more