As I age another year, the one regret I have is that I always ceded control of my professional future to other people, and as a result, I never prioritize my needs and desires. I always focused on interviewing correctly, telling people what they wanted to hear, and doing what was necessary to keep my…
Category: Happiness
There Might be a Reason the Grass is Greener
As I have gotten older, I have become less tolerant of people wasting my time. Why? Because I am closer to the end and not the beginning of my life. Why? I am not afraid of hard work, but I need a valid justification on why I need to sacrifice my time for you. The…
A New Way to Educate Yourself
I started a new job earlier this month that presented an unforeseen benefit: Educating myself during the commute. My commute is about an hour each way but limited traffic, so instead of listening to XM or the local sports radio station ramble on about the Red Sox and the Patriots, I started listening to audiobooks…
What Stops You From a Happy Life? Excuses
That’s right. The path to a happy life is stopped by simple excuses. Hell, I was talking myself out of writing this post. If you want to accomplish anything, you will need to stop listening to your excuses. Maybe you won’t break a 4-minute mile, is that a good reason you sit on the LazyBoy…
Comfort Zone? Expand!
Many people point to Robert Frost’s “Two roads diverged in a wood and I,I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference “as inspiration to get outside their comfort zone. Not a bad plan to enjoy life. Many people interpret Frost’s verse as a requirement to choose a path few…
Screw Plan B! Shoot For The Moon!!
I am reading Dan Crenshaw’s book Fortitude and his theory of not having a Plan B intrigued me. Crenshaw’ s belief is having a Plan B makes is easier to quit Plan which is your dream life. The concept hit home when I realized routinely passed on cool but riskier opportunities to stay in my…