Truth Bomb Tuesday: You probably care too much A little while ago I was hauling the boat down the highway. Not to brag or anything but it’s a big boat. A lovely big boat. And you’d think that a boat should be designed with aerodynamics in mind, but the drag is pretty substantial, and there […]
T-Bomb: No! Time is not money
Truth Bomb Tuesday: You’ve got to get free of the old paradigm One of the girls got up from lunch the other day, “Gotta go. Time is money.” And I sat there. I thought, maybe I’ll have another coffee. It’s a nice day, maybe I’ll have a champers. The sun is out (finally!) I can’t […]
T-Bomb: Who really suffers when we dim our lights
Truth Bomb Tuesday: unpacking the tyranny of expectations One of the big challenges with breaking free and living life on your own terms is making peace with other people’s expectations. Many of us will feel like we’re constantly ‘dimming our light’ to keep the peace and keep other people feeling comfortable. We might feel that […]
T-Bomb: How to (safely) reach your potential
Truth Bomb Tuesday: There’s two ways to find the edge of your comfort zone. There’s two ways you can push yourself to be your most awesome version possible. The way I think about it, it’s a bit like having a shower. Imagine you are trying to find the perfect temperature – not too hot not […]
From Fear to Freedom: How Seamus Created $500K Annual Income and Lives on His Own Terms
“It’s such a supportive environment. You ask a question, and you get thoughtful, detailed answers from people who genuinely want to help.”
T-Bomb: You have to tell yourself its not your fault
Truth Bomb Tuesday: How to free up energy in your mind We are not designed to make peace with our past. Exactly the opposite actually. We are designed to learn from it. It’s part of our basic programming. We make a mistake (we put a sharp thing in our mouth), and then we learn from […]
How to avoid this buying trap
This is how to fix housing, if you think the problem is prices are too low There’s a common property trap that my students never fall into. (Or if they do, they don’t tell me, because they know I’d get angry.) Underquoting was back in the news last week. This is one of those perennial […]
America is about to sneeze! – the economy in pictures
See the world through the eyes of an economist. Bringing Boys to the Political Party Polls currently have Saturday’s election going to Labor, but polls have been a bit fallable in recent years. I thought this chart from the Australian Election Study was interesting. It shows that the global trend for young men to tilt […]
T-Bomb: How to find the beauty in the world
Truth Bomb Tuesday: Sorrow has a meaning I’ve found that I’ve become a bit of a collector of quotes. It started as a way to break up presentations – just flick to a screen with an interesting quote on it, let it sink in, give myself a moment to have a drink and recover my […]
Don’t rush to escape money
Money can still be a force for good. The price tag is a short cut we use to understand value. “Ohh. Nice car. How much did it cost?” It’s a mental framework we carry around, and like any mindset, it can be a little sticky when we use it a lot. And it’s a common […]