What do you do when you are left holding many, many, individual stocks? I fired my financial advisor last fall, only to find that I now own my own a mutual fund of 80 stocks. So if you were wondering what happens if you stick your head in the sand. Now you know. This is… Continue reading Do I own my own mutual fund?
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Choosing, tracking, and data visualizing all of the happiness
Track, graph, and improve your happiness. Plus a March happiness update! A few years ago, I started tracking my happiness using Jim Collins’ system that he devised and spoke about on The Tim Ferriss Show. And, last month I launched the Happiness Spreadsheet, so that you too can track your happiness. If you track your… Continue reading Choosing, tracking, and data visualizing all of the happiness
Sapiens Book Review – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Book Review, Highlights, and Quotes from Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari AR’s Sapiens Review Wow. Holy sh*t. This book just blew my mind. What Harari has done in Sapiens is simply a piece of art that could not be replicated. It is no wonder that Bill Gates and Barack Obama gloss the front and back… Continue reading Sapiens Book Review – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
25+ Best Books on Leadership, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
Best Books on Leadership, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship Given the wealth of books available to us this day in age, no one can possibly read enough to be able to make a definitive list and I’ll never be able to read everything I want to read. And if you read as much as I do, you… Continue reading 25+ Best Books on Leadership, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
Bootstrap or Die: if you want to retire early, you should never take outside investment
Bootstrap or Die. 99% of all startups should never, ever, ever, take outside investment. Taking outside investment money, even from “family and friends” will put undue pressure on a growing business. Sure it may help to jump start things, but there are always a way to launch your business from the ground up using lean… Continue reading Bootstrap or Die: if you want to retire early, you should never take outside investment