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 "Achieve Excellence Edition" not because I'm all for feel-good buzzwords but because there comes a time when we all go into autopilot and settle for mediocrity. And more often than not, settling for mediocrity is considered 'successful.' … [Read more...]
Ask The Readers: How do you explain your lifestyle to others?
This past weekend my mom came to visit me. At dinner, she asked me how my internship was going and I told her it was going really well. I told her that I've been learning a lot, meeting and interacting with a lot of really awesome people. [I'm looking at you, readers!] "What's this website about?" she asked. I did my best trying to explain the various topics we cover here … [Read more...]
Video Interview: Untemplate your mind, body, and spirit with Amber Zuckswert
Name: Amber Zuckswert Blog: http://epicself.com/ Twitter: @EpicSelf Amber's seems as though her body was sculpted by the great Michelangelo himself. She is a modern dancer, model, traveler, instructor, and blogger who has recently starter her own online Virtual Pilates workout program. This is what makes me so unbelievably happy - to find people that have a passion, and … [Read more...]
You’re Pretty Much Always Right
Being in business is about being unequivocally right every moment of every day. Except when you aren't. Let's think about this for a moment. When you start a business you are basically saying to the world that some idea that you came up with mostly off the top of your head is sufficiently interesting that people will pay you money in order to see it produced. Further, you … [Read more...]
10 Shattered Financial Templates
When you think of financial "templates," what comes to mind? For me, one example of a template is the accepted best way of achieving something. The thing is, what works for most people may not work for you. In fact, if no one challenged the status quo, the conventional approach would never evolve, and we would keep doing the same things again and again. But the status quo … [Read more...]