2. Live a life worth copying. Live with character, integrity, and morality. Your life should look the same in private as it does in public. And while no one is perfect, just begin striving for a life of integrity. It will be noticed. 3. Focus on people. Not dollars. Begin Read more…
I think we all agree that serious strength work can transform your life. But transformation is by its nature a violent act. In order to be rebuilt, things get torn down — and that’s a big deal, whether you’re talking about a nation, a building, or a person. When you Read more…
Powering-down combats the fear of missing out. Scientifically speaking, the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) has been recognized as a recently emerging psychological disorder brought on by the advance of technology. The premise is simple. Our social media streams are ever-filled with everything happening all around us. Nowadays, we even Read more…
Keep in mind these criteria are not hard and fast. These are just guidelines. Diversification is important when building a dividend growth portfolio. You should be looking not only at sector diversification (Tech vs. Telecom vs. Healthcare vs. Industrials), but also growth diversification (Low vs. High Growth). You want to have Read more…
Everyone has a Magic Time in the day. Beethoven, Ben Franklin, and B.F. Skinner were early risers and found their best work was done as the sun was rising. For night owls, like my friend Joel Marion and Presidents Barack Obama and JFK, Magic Time might be after 10:00 PM. But for most Read more…
Bad news. Very bad news. You probably have all 5 of these deadly, fattening ingredients in your kitchen right now. Some of them might have been in last night’s dinner, and if you love peanut butter, one of them might be in Sunday morning’s breakfast. But you should NEVER eat Read more…
By having your weekly review at the start of the week, you’re refreshed from the weekend and can focus on figuring out what the coming week’s big tasks are. For example, you could look over your schedule to see if you have any important meetings or projects you need to Read more…
Adulthood Doesn’t Need To Happen All at Once This is an error I made in my thinking post-college. I was so anxious to be a real, live grown-up that I wanted it to happen all at once. Mr. FW jokes that if I’d had my way, we would’ve graduated college, gotten married, Read more…
Where you work can affect your physical health. When you’re looking for your perfect setup there’s plenty to choose from: exercise balls to sit on, treadmill desks, standing desks, ergonomic chairs and keyboards, laptop stands, second screens… you could spend hours (and a fortune) putting together a setup that works Read more…
Passive income, by contrast, is unlimited. Once you’ve wrapped up one project, you can move onto the next — and wealth starts to pile. That’s the ultimate difference between active and passive income. Active income rewards you for infinitely trading time-for-money. Passive income rewards you for working hard today so you can Read more…