Busting Boredom: How The Internet Keeps The World Entertained
Almost everyone has access to a high-speed internet connection these days. It’s improved our lives in so many ways that it would be impossible to list them all on this page. However, today, we want to focus on some of the boredom busting advancements that keep us all...
The Interior Is The Heart Of Your Business
Image Source The energy you put into your business is unparalleled. Your pride and joy in seeing it go from a kernel of an idea all the way to a booming business means focusing on every tiny aspect and going over every fine detail until you are completely satisfied....
Autonomy, Creativity, and Money
Doesn’t everyone dream of being their own business, using their creativity, and also bringing home the bacon? You bet they do. During those long commutes to and from the office, whose mind hasn’t wandered to a simpler life where their destiny is in their own hands?...
A Business In The Arts Can Be Lucrative – But Be Patient
Developing a business in the arts industry can be a very lucrative asset, but it can also take a lot of time, patience, and energy to allow it to flourish to its full potential. With any kind of business, it can take a longer time than initially expected for your...
What Courtroom Etiquette Says About Human Nature
Etiquette is one of those essential things in life that separate people. Funnily enough, even the most rugged and horribly dressed person could present themselves in a formal manner if given the correct training and a fresh set of clothing. There aren’t many occasions...
When Winning on Valentine’s Day Equaled a Big Loss
When Jerry opted for a low-key hang with his girlfriend, he thought he was winning on Valentine’s Day. Until an unexpected “grand prize” ruined everything. I want to start this story by clearly stating that I have no illusions about my level of maturity when these...
Happiness Is The Path, but…
There is a secret within us that typically takes a great deal of unraveling to discover. I’ll just blurt it out though, not that anybody will listen, but here it is. Happiness is the only achievement. Money, fame and power are attempts to acquire happiness, but their ironic result is generally the opposite: misery. Why is this? Because we confuse desire with happiness and expect that fulfilling our desires will make us happy. But, there is no path to happiness, happiness is the path.
My Ramen Evolution
When I went to college, the earth was still flat, the internet was called a library and fossil fuels were leafy greens you fed your pet brontosaurus. In addition to living during this curious time, I was poor. Not like, I had no shoes poor, more like, stealing from the take-a-penny tray at the convenience store to pay for my emergency Tootsie Roll poor, but poor nonetheless and definitely one of the 14.5% percent under the federal poverty threshold.