When your guilty conscience is your enemy, Ayn Rand & the tension between the moral values and the capitalistic values that define us.
All Wants Are Not Created Equal
A breakdown of the motivations for the things that we do, and which category we should be focusing most on in order to start living inspired lives.
Surprise Yacht Party, And You’re Invited. (Bring Your Dancing Shoes)
For my readers. With & a high five, Ash.
Your Language Is Holding You Hostage (And Why I’ll Be Flying Obama’s Private Jet As A Result)
A critical lo at how the language you have available to you inevitably affects how you perceive the world. It’s deep–hold on to your hats.
Education & Wage Slavery: Hand In Hand?
A no-nonsense lo at the education system’s hidden agenda–why we’re being taught what to think, instead of how to think, and how this affects not only us, but the bigger picture at hand. Put on your thinking caps for this one. (P.S. Please don’t egg my house if this makes you angry.)
The Flawed Cycle of Success That Could Be Causing You To Fail
We’ve got a /hate relationship with the word “success”–by standard definition, it’s measured as a black & white outcome, but perhaps that’s the wrong way to go about it.
Red High Heels, Slaughtered Pigs & Why Being Unsure Is A Good Thing
A rendezvous with culture shock in Costa Rica–how can we determine right or wrong, if we’re judging using a separate set of rules for truth?
Tired of Having A Neverending To-Do List? Use It To Your Advantage
At what point did productivity become worth dying for? At what point did we stop feeling, and just start doing? At what point did our lives turn into a never-ending assembly , where the work is never done and we are never done? And at what point did we become ay with it?
Is Lifestyle Design A Manifestation of Perfectionism In Disguise? A Self-Reflection
Is the battle for self-improvement an elusive one?
One Big, Fat Mistake To Avoid On Your Path To Awesomeness
The distinction between desires versus dreams, and why it’s important to remember which is which.
Why Seeking A Meaningful Career Is Bad Advice
A career is a glorified version of a job–you aren’t the product of the tasks you perform, but rather, the experiences you’ve had. You are not your career.
You’re Not Drunk, But Your Vision Is Still Blurred – One Reason Why Religion, Marriage & Even Education Sucks
Common “absolute truths,” such as our version of what an education should lo like, a good job should lo like or even a good person should lo like are all just one mo of reality and as such, aren’t absolute at all.
If You’re Wrinkly, It Better Have Been Worth It.
A letter to my future self where I ask some big, life-changing questions–are the things I ultimately expect out of life in with my actions today?
The One Thing That Can (And Will) Mess Up Your Life…If You Let It
There’s no such thing as luck, and if you’re banking your life on getting lucky, you might as well plan for the worst. In terms of lifestyle design, the word “design” implies “iberate intention.” So if you want control over yours, it’s time to get up, get out there, and BE DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL.
Rebellion is Sexy: One Really Big Reason Why You Should Do It Now
Think critically about the things you do in your everyday life–does everything you do actually make sense, or do you do it just because that’s the way it’s always been done? I argue that it’s an unfortunate case of the latter.
The Smart Ass Guide to Dealing With Dream Zappers (Guest Post @ Free Pursuits)
Do people tell you that you should be realistic? That you’ll need to join the real world someday? That your ideas will never work out because of x, y and z? Check out the uber popular guest post I wrote for Free Pursuits.
Dealt a bad hand in life? Learn How to Snub Your Circumstances & End Up With a Royal Flush
“I got dealt a crappy hand of cards” is not a valid excuse for your circumstances; you’re in control of you. Bluff your way right into a royal flush.
Become a Corporate Drone in 30 Days or Less: Step-By-Step Instructions on How to Stop Thinking for Yourself, Kiss Ass Like a Pro & Wear Black Like a Champ
A hardcore tongue-in-cheek lo at what your life will lo like upon entering the corporate world. Reader beware: This one’s harsh.
33 Tell-Tale Signs You’re a Closet Lifestyle Designer
A fun, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek list of indications you might be an unconventional thinker. My favorite is still number one!