As a student of school and life, I believe everyone must first learn to earn. There’s no such thing as a bad experience. Every opportunity is worthwhile and if you want to gain something from it, you always can. The same thing goes with procrastination. If you don’t want it, then you’ll find the easiest […]
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There’s a vast difference between school and street smarts. Quiz yourself. Don’t mess up the two. Even as a college student, I argue street smarts a.k.a real-world life skills, will propel one much farther than knowing any random fact from a textbook. No matter what industry, field, or profession one dives into, knowing basic yet
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During suboptimal times, working harder and longer is favorable. Plus with tax hikes, soaring asset prices, and extra time at home, not taking advantage of these perks is a poor move. The covid pandemic allowed us to reconsider our livelihood and how we spend 80% of our waking hours at work. Today there are a
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As a teenager growing up in a world of commercialism and consumerism in the 21st century, it’s easy to believe more = the merrier. Yet over the years, as I’ve started using my credit card, paying for things that I once presumed would bring me joy, they’ve now ended up being a pure hassle and
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As a society, we’ve never had more options and opportunities available to us than today yet it doesn’t always seem to lead to more happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, security, or better health. Despite having more alternative nutritious options, obesity is at its highest rate. With more online connection, we are lonelier, depressed, suicidal. With busier schedules,
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Shift from “I have to” to “I get to”. Pressure is privilege. Someone is working tirelessly to get to your position. Don’t just be grateful for the once in a lifetime moments or opportunities that don’t involve work and only seem ‘fun’. You’re missing out on life then. Appreciate and be grateful for the small
By no means am I an expert in anything. I would consider myself an open-minded well-rounded holistic individual and prefer to be this way. I don’t know a lot about a little, I know a good amount about a lot. Over the years I’ve picked up on invaluable advice through the process of building a
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Small talk is a big deal. The short yet sweet conversations you are willing to initiate with anyone can propel your career more than you think. This isn’t about networking or the weather. It’s learning about others, becoming a better listener, engaging with those with differing interests, and feeling comfortable talking about anything in a
If you’re never failing, then you aren’t trying hard enough. Failure is more common than success but not talked about enough. We learn and grow the most from our mistakes. The younger you are, the more you can afford to fail, experiment, and try new things in unrelated areas. No one remembers what you do
What we consume, we become. Information and sensory overload are not only overwhelming and draining, they can become barriers to understanding things clearly. Moderation is key in everything. From exercise to food, working to sleeping, too much of anything can get dangerous. Real exploration and imagination start when you aren’t constantly inputting something into your
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As I turned 21 yesterday, I want to thank this community for providing me a platform to share the most relevant and crucial 21 life lessons I’ve adopted and learned thus far. Most were discovered outside of the classroom where the real learning begins: -Everyone has potential, your past is not the future -There’s rarely
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Usually the best advice is the simplest, the greatest work is understandable by all, and the people who leave a lasting impression are relatable, personable, make others feel special, listen more, and are down-to-earth. A few weeks ago, author Neil Gaiman gave a commencement speech. What fascinated me was his simple yet crucial advice for
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Strive to talk to someone new each day. This may seem difficult but if you want to, there’s always a way. People are more willing to talk to us than we believe. We all didn’t know each other at one point. Social connection improves memory, concentration, fulfillment, satisfaction, cognitive ability, confidence, and sleep. You can
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If you wanted to, everyday can be the best day of your life. When I think back to the most splendid, serendipitous, blissful moments in my life, they were seemingly the most boring, uneventful, chill times. The moments when I made a fool out of myself, got soaked, was in a rush, bumped into someone,
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Economists propose ~$75k is the yearly max income for happiness. I would bump this up to ~$250k per year for coastal city residents to account for higher living expenses. Since a lower to middle-class income in San Francisco is equivalent to an upper-class income in middle America or most Sun Belt states, this is a
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Knowledge is Power. The greatest thing about knowledge is that no one can take it away from you. Even if you lost everything, you will never loose your innate capabilities and mental toolkit to get you back on track. Health is Wealth. This is another key principle I live by. In this case, external factors
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Aggressively saving at least 50%+ of your income and investing the proceeds will only get you through the door. Opening a Roth IRA as soon as you can is a step further and owning any kind of business is a giant leap in avoiding Uncle Sam. But there is one rule above all that one
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I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume spending is easier than saving for most. It’s not your fault. The world we are living in is far more appealing and fascinating to bite into than to skip out on and stash our money away and be patient instead. Even investing is hard
Technically no one has mastered anything and the ultra wealthy confirm it. There is always room for improvement and I believe it is quite dangerous to believe we have mastered something. We deceive ourselves all the time, especially on our level of expertise. Believing you are the smartest person in the room or having no
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As our mommas and the self-help choir preached to us as insecure teens, “We weren’t born to blend in, instead to stand out!” There’s no denying that. If we were all the same, that would be sad. Although the funny thing is we tend to prefer hanging out with people who look like us, agree
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By no means am I an expert in anything. I would consider myself an open-minded well-rounded holistic individual and prefer to be this way. I don’t know a lot about a little, I know a good amount about a lot. Over the years I’ve picked up on invaluable advice through the process of
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As a college student, I’m bombarded by advice left and right and most of it is unsolicited and irrelevant. Too often I hear really poor career advice thrown around that too many college students fall prey to. From needing to treat everyone I meet in college as a networking opportunity to adding as many titles
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In most surveys to competitions, rankings to championships you name it, America prefers to be first and attempts to dominate every stage possible. From boasting about the number of work hours per week, to expansiveness of innovation, number of Fortune 400 nominees to stock market performance, the wealthiest country in the world tries too hard
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Everyone’s definition of wealth and pure happiness are different. I’m not going to bother going through the specific income thresholds or tax liability rates of when it doesn’t make sense to earn more. All you should know is that the more you earn in W2 income, the more you give to the IRS. Since U.S.
MYTH About Leadership Being “smart” focusing on IQ, positions, titles and test scores are most important. TRUTH According to countless studies, intellect and technical knowledge are baseline and usually do not differentiate great leaders. Emotional and social intelligence make the largest difference. At the end of the day, people remember you for how you make
If it was easy would you really do it? Believe it or not, I wouldn’t wake up at 6am to exercise for an hour 7x a week, read the WSJ/NY Times every morning, write an article a day on personal finance or reach out to my network each week if it was easy. I do
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Seriously. As we ease back into normal life, we need to start paying attention to what we do have instead of what we don’t have. This is harder than ever these days. All thanks to the abundance of social media, advertisements, influencers and Big Tech, we are far too consumed and attracted to other’s lives
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When we spend money on tangible items, we expect an immediate reward. Yet when it comes to intangible investments and education, we have to patiently wait and cross our fingers that a quarter of a million dollar investment or above will eventually pay off and ideally return more. That’s terrifying. Would you bet $90k per
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Car seats to airplanes, portion sizes to offices, what do all of these have in common? You guessed it. They were all designed and made solely for men. From the details in the architecture to comfortability techniques, all these necessities were designed by men for men in mind. Men were pioneers in the workplace not
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Believe it or not, people who have endless resources at their disposal from therapists to tutors have as many dilemmas as those who have to tackle it themselves. Let’s put it plainly. Everyone on earth who is battling their own battle has a legitimate reason to complain, be confused, and ask for help. No matter
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Sadly being irreplaceable at work is impossible. Anyone can replace you but if someone depends on you for your character, weirdness and presence, it’s a different story. Being dependent on someone isn’t always great, especially with your finances yet at work, it can be a propellant to your career. As most of us do, when
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No this isn’t about side-hustles and grinding all day on your Shopify store selling socks and random junk that serves no one. Hitting the 7-figure mark may seem impossible to most, especially those who are swimming in debt, just graduated, earning minimum wage or without any formal education. Yet as someone who is self-made getting
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Back in the olden days (pre-my birth in 2000) minus 5 decades or so, wealth was symbolized as having golden jewelry, majestic labradoodles, white skin, daily new outfits for each outing, handkerchiefs, gloves and carriages with white ponies. Fast forward a few decades later to the early 21st century, this traditional and classic style evolved
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The pandemic has upended all our lives in different ways and hopefully made us more appreciative of what we have. After all, we don’t appreciate what we truly have until it’s gone. What’s fascinating about us creatures is that we are hesitant upon any change but once it’s initiated, we adapt rapidly. From WFH to
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We’ve all gone through a crazy, exhausting and tumultuous 15 months and it isn’t over just yet. I didn’t want to say unprecedented because we’re all sick of that word by now. It was better and worse for others but most of us can agree, we are ready for normal life again. Throughout quarantine, I’ve
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This is by far the strangest recovery America has ever witnessed and we are in the trenches of it. Inflation is at it’s highest point in 11 years, wages to tuition are rising, businesses are scrambling with not enough staff, employees are missing and Americans are spending like there’s no tomorrow. Can we call this
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Knowing how much your co-worker earns won’t close the pay gap. Salary transparency will address inequalities but exchanging your pay grade will only make the environment more competitive and brutal. Employers don’t want to emphasize the gap between men’s and women’s earnings as they know it’s a numbers problem and a far deeper issue. Advertising
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Did you know ambition makes you more attractive? I’m serious. It’s not all about looks. Don’t be so shallow. There’s no one definition of beauty and intelligence. Some traits seem to have more precedence towards success than others and most of the time, looks aren’t one of them although they certainly help. Let’s get the
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Kindergarten is often overlooked by parents and the least popular grade. After all, it’s only kindergarten for goodness sakes! What could you possible learn? Derivatives or how to bake a 10-layer cake? However kindergarten, known as the easiest educational experience a child will probably ever go through, is the most vital part of their upbringing
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No, this article isn’t an in-depth analysis on the exact royalty compensation Jerry has received for over three decades from the crowned TV show in his name. And don’t hate on me that I haven’t watched a single episode either. I was born in 2000. Cut me some slack. It’s hard to believe that a
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Entrepreneurs aren’t a threat, they’re a bonus. They have a business mind. They are risk averse yet never want to look or feel comfortable. The main reason employers believe entrepreneurs make poor employees is because they are independent and do not take direction or feedback well. They have their direction and stick to it. Yet
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Self-help sells too well. It’s like any other industry attempting to lure consumers into ‘changing their life’ and ‘find their passion’. It works extra well because everyone needs help in some sort of way. It’s full of dopamine hits luring readers on a high expecting to witness massive revolutionary seismic change after attending a $500
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Most people don’t plan for the worst hope for the best. No wonder 70%+ of Americans only have $1k in their savings! Retirement isn’t even on most middle-aged Americans’ minds. As a result, if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Most are way too optimistic about the future and as a result it is
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In this day in age as digitally savvy consumers and users, ads are one of the most annoying pesky things in this world and there’s no real consensus on how to get rid of them. They are little ants laying under a brick. You pick up one side of the brick, you find thousands. On
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To amass a fortune that lands you in the top 10% or higher, 100%+ of the journey requires the right mindset. I firmly believe the quality of your mind is your life. If you believe you can’t, you won’t. To set yourself apart from the rest of this world is easier than you think. For
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By now my list of “vital life skills we aren’t taught in school” is getting excessively long. Along with mental health, financial literacy, networking, digital literacy, negotiation, consulting and physical health (after age 16), officially tipping is now on the list. Tipping is something we aren’t told to do rather expected. After almost a decade
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The younger you are, the less power you feel you have in saying no and choosing what you deserve. You are told to take every opportunity out there because there are limited options. When I obtained my first summer job as a tennis coach at 13, I thought it was the best gig in the
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I turned 20 this past Thanksgiving and I already feel old. I’m officially 2 decades into my life and already starting to become part of the gang who’s writing posts such as, “If I were __, I would tell my past self this” or “My 10 Regrets from age __”. Although the internet is saturated
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Unfortunately not everyone will be able to be the best at everything due to competition, lack of resources, scarcity and poor focus. Deliberate focus through consistent effort is a top 1% skill that most lack because it seems too good to be true. But what if there was a secret formula that stated all you
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Comparison is truly the theft of joy. Whenever we compare ourselves to the Joneses across the street, and we’ve all done it before, although we may know absolutely nothing about their financial situation, we still judge based on one’s looks, what brands they use or wear and their most prized asset: their primary residence. As
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Do you live to work or work to live? Many college graduates ask themselves that question too late in life once they start to realize that being lured by a juicy paycheck just won’t cut it. Doing something and not getting paid for it is the most common way of living for most of us
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The gap between the have and the have-nots in the U.S. has only widened during the covid pandemic as the top 1% have amassed roughly $34.23 trillion dollars in wealth while the bottom 99% collectively gained $1 trillion. This gap is becoming expensive, breaking America apart and leading the younger generation to question their fate
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In the traditional work environment regardless of industry or company, what you put in is what you get out. Typically the most lucrative fields expect the most and don’t offer much flexibility. If you’re a gig worker who’s self-employed, you instead get to dictate your hours, responsibilities, pay threshold and how much you are willing
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Without your health, you have nothing. Most learn that lesson when it’s too late. Just like insurance, you cannot purchase it when you need it. It takes a lifestyle to be healthy, not a quick fix. Most professionals believe they must put their health on the back-burner because salary and prestige are more important. Until
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Although I’m not a hiring manager, CEO or recruiter, I could care less about your IQ, test scores, GPA or work experience if we were friends. Companies hire people because they feel like a good fit for the firm and believe they can provide some value they can capitalize on and make millions from. They
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The worst thing you can do for your health is associate weight with food. It just doesn’t work but we can’t just leave it at that. Let’s dive into what exactly that means. Without getting too technical, your weight is made up of a lot of things and it fluctuates daily. From your muscle mass,
We are dealing with 2 pandemics. A health and mental health crisis. There’s no doubt everyone has felt some anxiety, stress, lack of clarity and pressure regardless who or where you are. Even the top 1% are dealing with the mental health strain in their cabins to resorts as they aren’t out and about on
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My ultimate motto in life is to “never fail due to a lack of effort because effort requires no skill.” Your ultimate goal is to be proud of yourself and where you’ve landed. Surely we still have some work to do and no one usually says they are complete but being grateful is the easiest
When you think of a wealthy individual, regardless of net worth, what first comes to mind? Do you associate them as someone who is kind and generous or conceited and a spoiled brat? The truth is, high earners aren’t necessarily more grateful or compassionate. This doesn’t mean every person who makes more than the middle
With every career comes a new set of skills you must brush up on but what if there were 5 universal skills that every job market required? Wouldn’t that be so much easier? Well you’re in luck. You’ve stumbled upon this article to become a better worker in this digital age. I applaud you but
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When you ask people for advice, most of the time it’s corny, not helpful and just an ego booster. What’s the point of offering compliments if I’m looking to grow? I want to hear what I don’t want to hear to actually move the needle. This is called constructive criticism but there are only so
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No wonder 2020 was the year of the rat. On December 31st at 11:59pm the whole world felt a bit lighter even though 2021 rolled in the same challenges but possibly more hope. If we survived one of the darkest days in American history last year, we can get through anything. Although 2020 was known
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We’re all online more than we should be. Our eyes weren’t designed to look at digital screens for 8 hours a day yet we still do it anyway because the world has to evolve and keep moving forward right? But what if it’s actually moving backward and we’re harming our growth? Sure, the world is
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I’m not a theoretical or philosophical person. I write about finance, that’s the simplest industry you can get in terms of writing. Discussing metrics, growth and charts is tougher than spitting out Shakespeare and history on paper. If you can can write anything through the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) method, then you’re golden. No
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Squeezing every bit out of life can seem overwhelming. Especially stuck at home. We aren’t given a game plan when we get out of the womb. We just learn what our parents do and follow them for a good 18 years. 95% of our behavior, speech, way of walking, physique is from our parents and
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We all want to feel special. The moment we were born, our parents pampered us with all we wanted and gave us their full divided attention in order to raise us as the brightest most wonderful people in the world. When a child is born, you give it all you got not just because it
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I love studies. No, not studying for a test. I’m horrible at those. I mean surveys, asking people for their unique opinions and gathering all the results! They always fascinate me. So as an abnormal curious college student bored on Zoom University for the 3rd semester in a row, I did just that. I went
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Don’t worry I’m not a zombie nor a crazy health freak. At least, I’m not anymore. I used to be a health nut restricting my calorie intake and exercising for at least 3 hours a day until I realized how unhealthy my mind became so I started to eat more bread and didn’t force myself
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What a week. From volatility in the markets to the crazy weather across the country, we all deserve to take a deep breather this weekend to end off January. Let’s all take a deep breathe together. I’m waiting…. Inhale….exhale….inhale…and exhale. Did that make you feel a little lighter? I hope it did because we are
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As a typical American teen, I’m guilty of this. I’ve tried as many fancy, trendy diet trends of tomorrow that I could get my sticky fingers on and only felt worse about myself after all of them. Not because I was looking to become healthier per se, but instead just look a bit, well, better
Let’s play a little guessing game. Who says learning lessons can’t be fun? Answer: School. Luckily, this isn’t directed by NY State Common Core Education so we are free. Hint #1: We (hopefully) do this at least 5–7 times a week Hint #2: There is no limit unless you want to feel like a broken
There is no secret that the rich think differently than everyone else but when you analyze what is going on in those noggins, most of the time they are just concepts and practices the rest of us already know, just deliberately ignore. 97% of the Fortune 500 people in the world have earned their wealth
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As we get older, the less emphasis we take to prioritize our health and instead put others’ lives before our own. This is certainly a generous and expected act when you have kids or a 12-hour job to provide as the breadwinner for your family but have you ever taken some time for yourself to
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According to Google’s 2020 Search Results, by no surprise, ‘pandemic’ and ‘COVID’ are the most searched terms of the year. It infiltrated our lives and every time we step outside, we are reminded wearing our masks that 1 out of every 1 thousandth American we know dies from this deadly virus each day. At this
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We’ve endured a lot during this pandemic but it’s all about how we frame and learn from it, not take the easy way out to complain. You could say that you were stuck at home with nothing to do scrambling to find some ways to make money or curious and took advantage of this time
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No time to waste! We’re getting straight into it for you to live a more fulfilling and exciting life no matter your situation. Tip #1: Don’t buy yourself more stuff Tip #2: Don’t read anything again without actually applying and testing it in your life. These two things have wasted countless years, money, relationships, happiness off of
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Despite being the wealthiest country in the world, Americans are one of the unhealthiest humans on Earth and this is due to the careless misconceptions that we carry about our feelings that are scrapping years off of our lives that once in for all we need to confess. The last thing you want to do
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Networking and connecting are tasks none of us truly want to engage in all the time but feel the need to perform it anyway in order to move the needle in our lives. When was the last time you were excited to write an email or send out a Christmas card? Maybe never but the
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We all know that having low-cost index funds, owning real estate, taking advantage of dividend growth investing, prioritizing financial literacy, and selling intellectual property (books, guides, resources, YouTube channel) are a few of the most lucrative ways to earn passive income in order to achieve financial freedom. But after earning more than 75k does not
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We are all trying to find lofty ways to maximize our growth and optimize solutions to fuel greater prosperity in our work. But what does that actually mean if we cannot work productively and get anything done in the first place? As a student, I’m always searching, reading, and researching the best tips to get
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Post pandemic I can’t wait to waste time again commuting, waiting for class to start, and starving waiting on the Sweetgreen line in the cold to buy a compressed, dilapidated $22 salad. I never thought I would miss all of this until I became stuck at home all day every day coming up now on
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When you think of an unordinary college student actually going places, what are they like? Attends an IVY league school their parents helped them get into along with being a part of 60 clubs, VP of something, president of another, suspiciously nice and knows everyone, 6.90 GPA, Forbes 30 under 30 scholar and plays 6
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I’ve composed my thoughts in a journal that I’ve had this past year starting in May because I didn’t know what Medium was pre-COVID nor did I have time or energy to do this. I can say I’ve learned more these past few months than throughout my life. Maybe that’s because I’m getting older or
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Besides the trendy overpriced apps such as Calm, Headspace, Talkspace, and the like, is there a more cost-efficient way we can cure our insanity, binging snack drawer addiction, and find solutions to get more work done at the same time? Well, if there was a cure to those and cancer and depression and burnout and
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Selflessness and being selfish are qualities that we all possess and choose to use during certain periods of our life. Since selflessness requires us to get out of our comfort zone and put others first, such as when having a baby, most questions and contemplations are running around in one’s head. Selfishness by nature is
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As much as WFH can be seen as a luxury, it is easily a mental stressor for predominately wealthier families who have nothing else to complain about and a real financial burden for a majority of Americans. When the pandemic hit, my mother and I were fortunate enough to not be affected, besides transforming our
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Yes, even on weekends and on Christmas. But don’t worry, you don’t have to go there. I know you can call me a crazy teen. Aren’t teens always crazy though? What were you like as a 19-year-old? Since I started working out at age 13 because I was self-conscious about my body and realized that
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Since I was young, I could never sit still. Taking an hour and a half flight from NYC to Atlanta every Thanksgiving for my birthday always drains me. No wonder I always bring an extra seatbelt to buckle me in. Boredom was never an option and taking breaks seemed like laziness until I got burnout
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2020 is the year of the rat. This year is supposed to represent new beginnings. It made sense in January since it was the start of a new decade but the rest of it just didn’t. We have 2 choices with anyone, anything. To be frustrated and angry or patient and positive. 2020 is the
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Throughout primary school and up to today in college, I’ve always felt that I don’t fall into a category. But isn’t that a bad thing that you want to avoid? Well, yes, with your own identity and interests, but when it comes down to your profession and career goals, fitting into a niche is your
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We are such funny creatures. We love to lie to ourselves so we can only become worse humans. We tell ourselves it’s okay if we have an extra scoop of so-called ‘healthy’ Oat ice cream or an extra hour of Tiger King because we want temporary satisfaction NOW instead of more fulfilling rewards later when
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As someone who prefers to downplay everything I do in life, how much I own, where I live, and everything that I know, I’m proud to state how my habits have worked for me, not to me. Let me explain. Self-help gurus tend to tell you to adopt habits. It will take you 30 days
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There are stereotypes about us teenagers and they periodically change depending on the trends. We sit around scrolling or shall I say, swiping up and down TikToks (yet not for much longer so you need to come up with another excuse) and crash houses, whatever your definitions entail. As I am gearing up for the
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We are living in the moment and so we would consider the present the only thing we can control. We cannot influence the past and only control the future through the present. Without getting philosophical, isn’t life about planning for the future? Every day we usually do things to see either monetary, physical or pleasurely
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Do you know where our dreams come from? Other people determine them. How does that happen? What if I don’t talk to anyone… First off, start doing that and don’t make excuses. That’s why we have Zoom. So back to why our dreams are already programmed by others. Becuase what you want, someone already has.
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These days it feels like every day is a Monday. This is the last thing we want to hear and we’ve never wanted to venture out and say bon voyage to our siblings or divorce our family this bad in our lives. Quality time is a blessing but as with many families, it can go
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I could easily stop writing right now and no one will notice. We want to believe we are special, but we cannot becuase we are waiting for approval. As a sophomore in college, it is hard to be this age, and especially, younger. Social media, technology, and all things digital are bombarding our lives and
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When applying to college last year, first of all, I had no idea where I wanted to go, second, I didn’t know what to study which could have ended up dictating my whole life. Sounds like everyone. As a 19-year-old, I thought life already flew by quickly but if I will have to decide upon
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The number one thing we all want in life is to grimly achieve some sort of fulfillment to beat others and prove eachother wrong, not impress ourselves. Pretty grim but realistic view conducted in countless surveys globally on how we operate. So how do we achieve the opposite since most of us continue to be
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National Intern Day 2019 and I was more than excited to finally meet other interns at various departments. Although I loved working with my team, it was nice to meet new faces that were my age for the first time in 10 weeks. After the festivities and Insomnia cookies, the 200 of us interns started
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