Moderation leads to a happy and healthy life, while extremes cause an unsustainable pattern of highs and lows.  Can moderation also lead to a successful life in all important aspects?  Being Even Steven (apologies to the women reading this – there seems to be no female version) does not mean a life of mediocrity.  Rather,… Continue reading Be Even Steven

Self-discipline, focus, and grit are all key components of making steady progress towards your ideal life.  Behind all of these is the concept of accountability.  Accountability means being responsible for your own actions and answering the consequences of those actions.  It means not passing the buck and not shirking your responsibility.  It’s a trait we… Continue reading Be Accountable: Track Your Progress

Goal setting is so ingrained in our society that it would be heresy to suggest there is any other way to get ahead.  Like anything else, goals can be positive if used correctly, or they can be debilitating if used incorrectly.  Most of us use goals incorrectly.  We set unrealistic goals or we set them… Continue reading Process, Not Goals

There is a healthy and active FIRE community online.  FIRE, for those unfamiliar, stands for Financially Independent, Retired Early.  Most often, the retired early part implies retirement in your 40s, if not your 30s.  But the question becomes: do you really want to leave the workforce at a young age?  Instead, would you rather be… Continue reading Financially Independent or Retired Early?