Imagine that you pull up to an NBA arena and valet park your car. You have to go through the normal ticket line, but as soon as you are through, you are sent down a staircase, and given a wristband. The wristband gets you access to an exclusive “Social Club” that includes a Vegas-Style buffet… Continue reading Living a Life of Luxury
Author: Accidentally Retired
Celebrating 2 Years of Blogging
It’s been 2 years since I first put “pen to paper” and started this blog. Since then it’s been a great ride! I’ve found that writing helps me to hone my thoughts on topics I want to explore further, or simply brain dump much of what floats around in my head 24/7 into a succinct… Continue reading Celebrating 2 Years of Blogging
Happiness Tracker Spreadsheet (Updated for 2026)
Get the Happiness Tracker Spreadsheet Updated for 2025 One of my first posts on this site was about How to track your happiness. It includes a simple and actionable plan to track your happiness daily, using Jim Collins’ system, that he devised and spoke about on The Tim Ferriss Show. And if you track your… Continue reading Happiness Tracker Spreadsheet (Updated for 2026)
The Desire Dilemma: When You Just Don’t Want it Enough
Every so often, I go back and read through my journal and see what I was thinking 6 months to a year ago. As I flipped through my journal a bulleted list caught my eye. It was a plan to lose 5 pounds. It was a good plan – Workout a bit more. Eat a… Continue reading The Desire Dilemma: When You Just Don’t Want it Enough
6 Lessons Learned From My Year of Piano
AR: This article is written by Amanda (who also authored this great guest post). Always in the pursuit of doing BIG things, such as questing to visit all 350+ college basketball arenas, Amanda made 2022 her year to REALLY learn piano. Here are the lessons that followed: I’m a serial dabbler. Tried and convicted. Words… Continue reading 6 Lessons Learned From My Year of Piano