Aaron Marino is a male image consultant, men’s style expert and entrepreneur who helps men build confidence, realize their true potential and get more out of life. I first discovered Aaron and his image consulting business several months ago when I was trying to learn how to match patterns. Since then, I’ve watched tons of his […]
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Earn1k Review: From no ideas to $150 per hour on the side
Over the years, I have purchased two flagship courses from Ramit Sethi. Earn1k Master Zero To Launch Pro In short, Earn1k is my go-to resource when I want to start a new business on the side or grow an existing side business. I consult Zero to Launch–another course by Ramit Sethi–when I need help with […]
Overnight Resume Makeover by Ramit Sethi
If you are like me, you hate writing resumes. To make matters worse, you have no idea how to write a resume, let alone one a cover letter. I experienced the same problem for years and turned to Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich for help. My Job-Hunting Nightmare I like to […]
I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
I first read a blog post of Ramit’s back in 2009-2010 on Mint.com–which is a personal finance software website that I use–where he talked about an idea called the two-headed savings approach. I really liked the blog. Check it out if you haven’t read it because it made sense. It just made sense. Why are […]
Live Deliberately: A Reflection On Thoreau
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” – Henry David Thoreau In high school, I remember an event […]
Nothing Is Ever As Good Or As Bad As It Seems
One of the best pieces of advice that my dad ever gave me was, “John, nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems.” Over time, I’ve come to not only accept this as a universal truism. But I’ve passed the advice along to numerous friends who are either: (1) in over their […]
You don’t have to be great to start
As I checked out my news feed this morning, I noticed that Brian Tracy shared a very powerful statement originally made by Zig Ziglar. The statement read, “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” I’ve heard this statement several times before, but it never really stuck […]
Success Is Binary
Success is simple. So simple, in fact, that it can be explained using binary logic. What is binary? Binary is a computer language comprised of a series of ones and zeros. Its origins go back to the dawn of the electronic age when computers used switches to complete circuits that ran processes. In binary, 1 […]
How to define yourself (with examples)
In November 2008, I reached a low in my life. I experienced a number of setbacks in the preceding months that made me feel like a failure: I dropped out of graduate school failing some classes along the way. My girlfriend dumped me for being a douchebag. I worked at a job that I hated. I […]
The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg
Last week, I finished reading Michael Ellsberg‘s newest book–The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think, and It’s Not Too Late. I have to say that it was one of the best books that I’ve read in a very long time. Most of the lessons contained within the book either validated what I already […]