This is the Circle of Influence diagram from Steven Covey’s book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. When you focus only on things that you can change, you are pushing out your circle of influence. Conversely, when you worry and think about things you cannot change, you end up crippling yourself and shrink your circle … Read more
When you hear that someone is very rich, what is your first thought? Do you think, “she probably inherited it.” Or do you think, “she probably worked hard to get to where she is.” When you see someone driving an expensive sports car, what pops into your head? “He’s probably overcompensating for something,” or, “He … Read more
We got two incidents this past weekend with users of technology that blatantly disregard their own safety. Peloton had a child die to it’s treadmill in March. Details were undisclosed but this weekend, the Consumer Product Safety Commission released a video of a child playing unsupervised around an active Peloton treadmill. The child was pulled … Read more
Because nothing happens overnight. Where you are now is the accumulation of the large collection of your past choices. Of course, there are events outside of your control. But what is always in your control is how you choose to respond to those events. The first step is your perspective. Two people can be present … Read more
We’ve got our standard restaurant take out rotation ever since the pandemic lockdown started over a year ago. We’re not opposed to trying new food, but we really like our regular places. But after a few weeks of hype from my group of friends, we needed to try this new restaurant Tasty Moment. They have … Read more
Why do you hate Jeff Bezos? The answers are usually the same. Bezos has too much money There’s no arguing that the world’s wealth skew is absurd. No one NEEDS almost 200 billion USD. But two facts are true. One, when you create a business/system that brings value on a national scale, the money follows. … Read more
Today after my biannual teeth cleaning, I asked my dental hygienist Lyndsay what patient attributes makes her job easier or harder. Surprised by my question, her eyes lit up as she immediately responded, “sensitivity”. Elaborating, Lyndsay went on to explain that everyone has different levels of gum sensitivity and pain threshold. Some people can have … Read more
Whatever you may feel about Robert Kiyosaki, his Cash Flow Quadrant is an amazing tool to categorize the types of way we make money. Today, we’ll focus on the “E” Employee and the “S” Self-Employed quadrants. For the Employee, the benefits are a steady income. A general piece of mind and security provided that your … Read more
After watching 10 Things I Hate About You last week, I wanted more Heath Ledger. So today I put on The Dark Knight. What a great movie. During the interrogation scene, at the police station, the Joker tells Batman that he’s changed the rules of the game. The game had previously been cops versus criminals. … Read more
Today is day 12 that $SPY, the S&P500 index ETF has been on a green tear upwards. The Nasdaq index NDX is slowly creeping upwards while the Russell2000 index RUT is largely flat. With this kind of slow grind upwards, it is very scary to actively trade in the market. As the analogy goes, when … Read more