Recently, one of my friends asked me to write an inspirational post for women, asking me to touch on “anything you learned that aspiring female leaders should know to be as successful as you.” My first thought was, “Huh?” You see, I’m not that successful, and I’m not a leader. I’m 25 years old, armed with a graduate degree, 4 years of professional experience, and mission … [Read more...]
The Improbable Goal of Being The Best
Being the best sounds great. It certainly is a cool place to reach, and that’s why it’s the goal for so many people. But the goal has been bastardized, we have bought that idea that being the best is reachable for everyone. Am I the only one that sees a flaw to this logic? Isn’t being alone on the top one of the conditions to be the best? We can’t be all up there… It’s not … [Read more...]
How I Navigate an Unseen Path
In this group of experienced and amazingly talented people who are working hard while living a life they enjoy, I am only at the beginning of my untemplated journey. The Plan My life up until this year has been confined to the template of going to school, taking classes and getting involved in extra curricular activities, graduating from high school and going straight to a … [Read more...]
Become a Young Successful Entrepreneur: Series Introduction
Three years ago I got my first sweet taste of entrepreneurship. I was a 4th year undergraduate at UCLA, and I had successfully established Bruin Consulting and the first Undergraduate Case Competition. There is no high like startup success. Two years ago I got my first bitter taste of entrepreneurship. We were 1 year out of college and watched our startup FD Career fall … [Read more...]
Should Retirement Really Be The “End Goal” For Gen-Y?
In the Personal Finance world, the issue of retirement is often either: Neglected altogether; or Worshiped at the altar I guess if you had to choose one, you'd usually end up better off worshiping than neglecting. But are these really our only two options? After all, who exactly made "Retirement" such an integral part of the American Dream? I've been really … [Read more...]