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
Right before a Falcon Launch in 2015, Elon Musk decided to host an AMA(Ask Me Anything) on Reddit. While most of the questions and answers revolves around the science of the rockets naturally, there was a gem of a quote about learning: “One bit of advice: it is important to view knowledge as sort of … Read more
Parkinson’s Law says that work expands to fill the time allotted. We already know that deadlines are vital to get anything done. I had an assignment last night and although I finished 2 hours before the submission deadline, I felt the pressure of getting it done. Not everyone works well under this kind of pressure. … Read more
My wife Krista just finished up a Zoom class on Tarot Card reading. I volunteered for a 1 card quick read for her to practice on. She told me to ask a question. I wasn’t sure what to ask but after a minute of staring into space while she shuffled her Crow Tarot Deck – … Read more
Over the summer we were on our annual vacation with the family at the beach. During the watching of the movie Bullitt, my 20 yr old nephew leaned over and asked a simple question, “I got a hundred bucks, what stock should I invest in?” He had his brokerage account app open on his phone … Read more
Bass Players United Facebook group posted a beautiful picture of a Kubiki Ex Factor Bass. In the early years of Stu Hamm’s career, the Ex Factor was his bass of choice. The this comment that someone relied with, “if I had one of these, I could play just like Stu”, I bet a lot of … Read more