If you've ever gambled, you probably have set a stop-loss order. You tell yourself something like, “Alright, if it's not my night tonight, I will only allow myself to lose $100.” Therefore, once the $100 is gone, you're done. Another example, is when you go to a bar and only bring about $20 in cash and your I.D. This way, the credit card isn't coming out at 2:30 right before … [Read more...]
How To Find Balls
I told you before that you are not supposed to know how to do things. I told you that courage can't be sold. What I heard back from people is that they either can't find courage, or they think they don't have it. Wrong. Everyone has courage, the problem is they think those that are takings risks had access to it since the beginning. Courage doesn't show up until you … [Read more...]
Change is Coming, Stop Getting Ready
Preparing for change. Sounds kind of contradictory, don’t you think? You know change is coming, but you don’t know what it is, so how can you prepare for it? The thing is, you can’t. Sure, you can attempt to mentally reconcile the fact that you might have to survive on Mac and cheese for a while or perhaps that this change will bring you the freedom to have chocolate chip … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: Untemplater Suggested Reading
The other day I tagged along with my boyfriend for a day-long business trip. I found myself in an unfamiliar city with a whole day to explore and/or get some work done. I wound up starting my day at a coffee shop at one end of a large shopping center and ended my day at a bookstore on the opposite end. … [Read more...]
Untemplater Businesses: Planning and Selection
Last time, I introduced a concept and framework for selecting and building businesses to support an Untemplater lifestyle. After some great questions in the comments, it was clear that we needed to dive deeper into each component. We'll start with the planning and business selection topicsin this post. From my experiences and research, these four concepts are critical to the … [Read more...]