I am very anxious about a lot of things, but “not running out of money” tops my list. It took me a long time to identify the source of this anxiety, but now I know it stems from growing up in a family that had very few resources – and knowing how close we were

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How the Great Zen Master and Peace Activist Thich Nhat Hanh Found Himself and Lost His Self in a Library Epiphany I wasn’t formally Thich Nhat Hanh’s student, but I spent many hours with his teachings both in grad school and for years beyond. His peaceful heart

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How to Perform Well Under Pressure For a better you… mental flexibility is at least as important as mental toughness. Derek Sivers: Books I’ve Read Derek Sivers, author of Anything You Want, writes about creating a business (and a life) on your terms. This link takes you

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Striking Findings From 2021 From the number of adults remaining childless, to incredible voter turnout, to the trust in traditional news sources, to the decline of religious affiliation… Pew research discovered a variety of interesting things about us in 2021. Weepings and Gnashings of Teeth Catastrophism creates

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As many of you know, my son – Eli – is a musician. You can see his work – both covers and originals – on his Youtube channel. About a month ago, he was listening to Coney Island, a Taylor Swift song featuring Matt Berninger (of The National), when I heard the following lyric in

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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Why Paul Simon? The story of a great song-writer told by a great story-teller. Dodging the Diderot Effect It’s OK to spend on stuff, so long as it is the right stuff for you and so long as you know the limits. Hugging the X-Axis The process

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Bob and I had a great conversation about what gets in the way of our personal growth (and financial success) and how mindfulness can help us reach better outcomes. Skip to: [3:45] Staying focused on what’s important to you. [6:31] “The thing you don’t have is the thing you covet” [10:19] The desire to be

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I have never been comfortable talking about what we do in the community. My parents taught me two important lessons about charity/philanthropy. First, you help those in need, full stop. Second, you don’t run around telling people how great you are for helping. Those have been my marching orders. A decade ago, our advisory council told

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Michael asks about my background, the book, and financial mythology before we dig into how we can help more people be more successful. Thanks for having me on, Michael. ABOUT MICHAEL WHITEHOUSE & THE GUY WHO KNOWS A GUY PODCAST Michael Whitehouse is a coach, author, motivational speaker, and networker. With over 18 years of

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