You're out to lunch with a coworker. You get to talking about life and other things and he begins pouring his heart out to you a bit. You decide to give him some advice to comfort him. He appreciates it. Later that day you're chatting online with a distant friend. You get to talking about life and other things and she tells you about some rough patches she's had lately. You … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: Untemplater Suggested Reading
The other day I tagged along with my boyfriend for a day-long business trip. I found myself in an unfamiliar city with a whole day to explore and/or get some work done. I wound up starting my day at a coffee shop at one end of a large shopping center and ended my day at a bookstore on the opposite end. … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading
These are some reads that are either very related to the untemplate message or just plain awesome stuff. Check 'em out: Why I Quit My Job to Travel Around the World - Jodi Ettenberg at Legal Nomads Jodi, a successful young New York lawyer, saved up and left her job to go on an open-ended round-the-world trip. Here she explains her answer to that question so many of us … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What tools do you use?
In a previous post, we talked about the key ingredients in being an untemplater. People mentioned things like being unhappy and having a breaking point, having courage and being introspective. If these are the things that make a person an untemplater, what are some tools the untemplater uses to carry out the lifestyle? Here are some examples of important tools for … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading: Achieve Excellence 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 "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...]