Hey Untemplaters! This is Baker coming to you live-ish from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. We are camped out here waiting through an 8 hour delay (well sort of, but the real story is too long for now). Houston, we have liftoff... Of course, this week was the site's official launch, including the release of our very own free manifesto. It's been an … [Read more...]
Liberating Yourself from Fear and Routine to Achieve Greatness
We all envision great things for ourselves and usually this begins during childhood. Albeit unconventional and laughable (now), my childhood fantasy for future greatness involved driving a school bus, becoming a famed painter (with zero skills, naturally) and teaching high school English. My career aspirations changed about as often as my scrunchies but I always thought this … [Read more...]
Are you the ideal candidate?
Have you ever thought to yourself: "I would love to go that school, but they wouldn't accept me"; or "I would love to apply to that position, but, I don't fit their requirements"; or "I would love to start a company, but I don't know if I have the skills necessary to do it"? At one point or another, we've probably questioned ourselves as to whether or not we were the ideal … [Read more...]
How to test if your startup idea will succeed
On our previous post, we reasoned and gave examples of why it's better to Solve a Pain than to Follow Your Passion. Now that you have taken a week to develop some ideas for solving pains in your life, it's time to put them to the test. The smart entrepreneur never charges into battle without first analyzing the market, the competitors, funding opportunities, and revenue … [Read more...]
Why Girls Don’t Talk To Me
I love personal finance. You won’t find me get more excited about many things in this world beyond talking personal finance with someone, a friend, a relative, or a complete stranger. The problem is, that topic is taboo to a great many people, especially during the first few interactions. In fact, I know a great many people would rather talk about sex than about their own … [Read more...]