Finance Frameworks Part 2: What You Own Comes With Strings Attached (Part 2 of 9)

This is Part 2 of my nine-part series connecting financial frameworks with personal growth, examining the concept of a non-monetary balance sheet. Are you building up "personal equity" over time?

Introduction: Finance as a Framework for Personal Growth (Part 1 of 9)

This is the first in a nine-part series exploring how basic financial concepts can be applied to personal growth and development.

Becoming Unfazed: The Hidden Gift of Suffering

This post explores how certain types of suffering—like rejection, uncertainty, and voluntary discomfort—can build resilience and emotional strength. By leaning into discomfort rather than avoiding it, we unlock growth, adaptability, and a sense of unfazed confidence in facing life's challenges.

The Gray Zone of Motivation: Working Without Fear or Excitement

This post explores why most people work—often driven by fear, pressure, or rewards—and examines the quiet power of working without external motivators. It delves into the 'gray zone' of motivation, where consistency and identity take over when inspiration fades.

Finding Direction Part 2: Unfinished Business

The things we have always dreamed of doing but have never done say something about the type of person we want to become. Since change is scary, we avoid the work of becoming a different kind of person. Embracing the dream points the pathway of growth for us.

Finding Direction Part 1: Fear as a Compass

Rather than treating fear as a negative emotion, we can use fear as a guide. Fear denotes risk, which is usually accompanied by reward or the potential for gain. By attacking the scariest tasks, we also unlock the highest potential reward.

The Fear of Rising: When You Doubt if You Can Keep Up

This post explores the fear of not being good enough as we rise in our careers or lives. It discusses how self-doubt can lead to procrastination and avoidance, and offers insights on accepting this fear to build courage and act.

Overthinking Keeps You Stuck—Action Sets You Free

Many people feel paralyzed by fear. Fear is often connected to the future, about what can go wrong. By connecting to the present, we can free ourselves to take action, which melts the fear.

The Three Faces of Anger: Passion, Hate, and the Drive to Make a Difference (Part 2 of 2)

Passion is a great emotion to follow in our careers--and passion is just transmuted anger. Connecting to that anger gives us an inexhaustible fuel source to become an agent of change in the world.

The Three Faces of Anger: Passion, Hate, and the Drive to Make a Difference (Part 1 of 2)

Anger, like all emotions, is a source of information. This piece explores what anger is telling us about what is happening around us--violation of boundaries, injustice, or unmet expectations.