High performers have one big thing in common… They are all self-motivated. Whether this motivation comes from childhood trauma, a solid work ethic instilled by their parents, a love for competition, societal pressure, or anything else… It can TAKE OVER your life… I know that most of the time I’ve inadvertently put my work first… Continue reading What’s Driving Your Success?
Author: Accidentally Retired
Here’s What I Won’t Be Doing…
Updated: May 18, 2023 I’ve started to build yet another list. Only this time, my list isn’t something positive like my happiness tracker, a bucket list, or anything like that. It’s also not even a list of negative things I want to shed like my failure resume. No, this list is a list of things… Continue reading Here’s What I Won’t Be Doing…
Betting on a player. Betting on a team. Betting on a league.
The Pitfalls of Playing the Stock Market: Why Index Funds Win Every Time Updated May 11, 2023 In late 2020, after spending significant time talking with fiduciaries and reading The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle, I fired my financial advisor, and took over my investments. My mini-retirement had finally given me… Continue reading Betting on a player. Betting on a team. Betting on a league.
You Don’t Need To Be Happy All the Time To Find Happiness
People misinterpret happiness thinking that it means you should be happy “all the time”. But it’s NOT TRUE. You don’t need to be happy “all the time” to find happiness. In fact, you need bad days just as much as you need good days. And being happy does not mean you are actually happy 24/7.… Continue reading You Don’t Need To Be Happy All the Time To Find Happiness
Four Thousand Weeks Summary
Book Review, Summary, Highlights, and Quotes from Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mortals by Oliver Burkeman I first heard about this book on the Tim Ferriss Show. Tim loved the “Cosmic Insignificance Therapy” chapter, but I was hesitant to actually read a book about time management because I feel I’ve got that decently under control.… Continue reading Four Thousand Weeks Summary