One of my major goals for 2016 and beyond is taking my career in a new direction. It's a little bit scary, sometimes a lot scary, and incredibly exciting. Last year I decided I needed to get out of a job I held several years too many because my stress was continually increasing, my compensation had plateaued, and my health, happiness, and family needed to come first. I had just … [Read more...]
Social Lending Is On The Rise
If you haven't heard of social lending, listen up because you've been missing out. The industry for online marketplace lending grew to over $5.8 billion last year. Although Lending Club is the largest, Prosper was the fastest growing company and a third of that increase. Social lending is on the rise, and I'm happy to be a part of the trend. I've had my own Prosper P2P lending … [Read more...]
How To Tell If Someone Is Lying
Remember being confused as a kid trying to figure out when it's okay to tell a white lie, but not okay to tell other types of lies? I remember laughing a lot when I watched the Jim Carrey movie Liar Liar, when the main character played by Jim has a magical wish cast on him by his son that prevents him from telling any type of lie. We can get so used to telling lies, especially … [Read more...]
How I Save Money On Travel Without Getting Stressed Out
Because of my work and personal addiction to see new places, I think it's pretty fair to say I travel a lot more than the average person. I'm not a ten million miles reward member like George Clooney in Up In The Air by any means, but I've seen a lot of places and have no plans to stop my mobile lifestyle. The main things I've learned from all my traveling over the years are … [Read more...]
A Fresh Start For Exciting And Challenging Changes
I've become quite accustom to setting goals at the start of every new year, and unlike some people who dread resolutions, I absolutely love them. I've averaged around 70% success on my goals for the past couple years and I want to keep that momentum going. Life is too precious to accept mediocrity and plateauing. And based on some big events in my life last year, 2015 is going … [Read more...]