I’ll never forget the seemingly bad news I received in late January, 2010 as I opened that mass corporatized email in Outlook. However, to my dismay, I wasn’t overly surprised by its message. The news consisted of a company-wide change in schedules and the elimination of many part-time shifts. The email informed me that my 20-hour shift would be spread over four days as … [Read more...]
Create a Freedom Fund with a Side Job
Last time I wrote about finding your passion and improving your finances. Sometimes, though, you can't immediately get started on making money from your passion. It means you have to adapt and develop a savings cushion that can help you make the transition. Getting a side job can be a stepping stone towards your goals. The problem is that getting a second job, even … [Read more...]
Learn How to Take Risks
I've decided to do a series explaining each point that I made in my first post entitled "8 Ways to Avoid Mediocrity". #1 - Take Risks It may sound trivial when someone says "you're so young, you should take more risks", but, what does that really mean? Each of us have a risk tolerance and unique circumstances associated with the risks we can take. However, I thought it … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading: Evaluation Edition
These are some reads that are either very related to the untemplate message or just plain awesome stuff. This week's reading is called the 'Evaluation Edition' because many of these articles encourage us to pause and evaluate what we're doing. These articles challenge us to think outside the box: to rethink our personal brands, rethink the power of our words, rethink the … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What have you learned from your mistakes?
Everybody makes mistakes. Almost everyone has regrets. For me, I find that these days my Gen-Y ADD tendencies cause a lot problems. I'm usually satisfied with getting the gist of things, not really caring for looking into the details. This carelessness combined with thinking I've got the memory of an elephant has led to some big mistakes at work. I get so focused on just … [Read more...]