If you consider yourself an introvert, like me, then you probably shudder at the thought of networking.  The large crowds, interacting with all those new people – it can be exhausting.    But you know that networking is important.  Often in life it’s not a matter of what you know, but rather who you know.  I can attest to that.  […]

Staying motivated while working toward achieving one goal can be a difficult task by itself.  As entrepreneurs and professionals, most of us have multiple goals.  However, after completing one goal, sustaining your motivation can become challenging. An Emotional Letdown One of the main reasons motivation becomes zapped is due to the emotional letdown and lack […]

In his book, The Power of Habit , Charles Duhigg brilliantly describes how pivotal a role habits play in our everyday lives.  Once something becomes a habit, we can perform the task on auto-pilot, sometimes not even realizing what we are doing. While many habits keep us from having to remember thousands of tiny details […]

Good things come to those who wait  In recent years, we’ve seemed to have forgotten this simple, yet powerful phrase.  With the rise of social media and smartphones more information than we can imagine may seem great, it also has its downsides. Now we are addicted to our smartphones and allow social media to impact […]

From now until midnight on Monday, February 19th, Udemy is running their President’s Day sale.  All courses are only $10.99!  With the list price of many of these course being close to $200, this is an incredible sale. Data science, data analytics, big data.  All these terms are major buzz words right now.  Data science […]

From now until midnight on Monday, February 19th, Udemy is running their President’s Day sale.  All courses are only $10.99!  With the list price of many of these course being close to $200, this is an incredible sale. Knowing how to code is becoming a basic requirement for a lot of jobs.  On top of […]

Quitting Social Media Social media usage is on the rise.  In 2016, 79% of online Americans used Facebook, which is up around 7 percentage points from 2015 alone.  With more and more stories about social media addiction coming out, I decided to quit using any social networking for a week.  I was surprised by both […]

Believe it or not, your physical health is important to maintaining your financial health.  If you are stressed or sick, it can impact your job and threaten your financial stability.  Meditating (even 10-15 a day) can reduce stress and lower your blood pressure. It can also help your ability to focus.   Benefits of Meditation […]

Don’t Be Afraid When dealing with your finances, you have to remove fear.  Fear of missing out, fear of better options, fear of losing money, all of it.  Every time I have let fear creep into my investing decisions, I’ve either lost money or if I was able to turn the investment around, made very […]

The Power of Goal Setting What do you want to achieve in life? Have you set personal financial goals? Professional ones? Researchers have been studying the power of goal setting for years. Harvard Business School’s 1979 study is one that is often cited.  It showed that students who had written goals made twice as much […]