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...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading: Evaluation 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 'Evaluation Edition' because many of these articles encourage us to pause and evaluate what we're doing. These articles challenge us to think outside the box: to rethink our personal brands, rethink the power of our words, rethink the … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What have you learned from your mistakes?
Everybody makes mistakes. Almost everyone has regrets. For me, I find that these days my Gen-Y ADD tendencies cause a lot problems. I'm usually satisfied with getting the gist of things, not really caring for looking into the details. This carelessness combined with thinking I've got the memory of an elephant has led to some big mistakes at work. I get so focused on just … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading: ‘Just Doing It’ 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 "Just Doing It" edition because while many of us can get stuck in the planning stages of making a big change in our lives, we don't actually do what we set out. Many of the articles this week are about getting started with taking … [Read more...]