Wow! It has been way too long since I last wrote! It was just TOO easy to stop. It’s always too easy to stop. In fact, I haven’t actually written that much this year. Most of my writing this year has been updating older content and sending it out to new subscribers. But then I… Continue reading Quitting Is Easy!
Author: Accidentally Retired
Summer Travel Season Is Upon Us – So Use Your Damn PTO People!
And don’t work on vacation. Just don’t. Updated July 3, 2024 As a former CEO, I am here today to give you permission to not only take your vacation, but remind you to STOP WORKING during your trip. Not only do I want you to use your entire vacation allotment, but I want you to… Continue reading Summer Travel Season Is Upon Us – So Use Your Damn PTO People!
The Secret Weapon of Happy People: Mantras and Goals
A few years ago, I started to create what I called a “Life Crafting” notebook. It sounds important, but it was simply created using the Notes app on my phone to jot down things I wanted to remember to better my life. My Life Crafting notebook has evolved to include various tidbits of things that… Continue reading The Secret Weapon of Happy People: Mantras and Goals
How To Take A Mini-Retirement
How to Plan, Save For, And Structure a Mini-Retirement I left my high-paying CEO role in June, 2020. Though I had never planned on leaving when I did, circumstances and perhaps fate intervened. Our company was divested from a large multinational corporation to a much smaller multinational startup, and I could not come to an… Continue reading How To Take A Mini-Retirement
Summer Reading: The 15 Books I Couldn’t Put Down (Since Retiring)
Over the past few years, I have often shared the best books I’ve ever read, reviewed many on this site, and asked for recommendations. I’ve read 75+ books since launching this site, and have found some new favorites. Here are my top 10 non-fiction books of the past 3.5 years: All of the above are… Continue reading Summer Reading: The 15 Books I Couldn’t Put Down (Since Retiring)