Dec 20, 2010 | Money + Finances
Do you speak retirement? Most people don’t. Personally, I like to sit around a campfire and talk about compound interest and exchange rates, but I sometimes get distracted by the chocolatey-smores and marshmallows – Oh wait. Perhaps that’s just me?...
Dec 2, 2010 | Motivation, Professional Development
What motivates us? Why do we do what we do? Do you do what you do for money, fame, notoriety, or general good will? (As a blogger and a landscape architect, I can tell you that neither of the things I do are for the big buckaroos. So why do I do what I do? And what...
Nov 28, 2010 | Crafting Your Career, Motivation
Well, it’s back to the grind – and unfortunately, I won’t be able to post as often as I’d like over the next few weeks as I wrap up some exciting research and writing projects elsewhere (more on that to come, soon!). Here’s a post I...
Nov 18, 2010 | Crafting Your Career
Creativity, innovation, and brilliance: why do some people have it and other people don’t? Creativity and innovation are the source of new business ideas, excellence in entrepreneurship, and talented individual success stories. It would be nice to assume that...
Nov 9, 2010 | Professional Development
This post was part of a blog series on Brazen Careerist being sponsored by Entrustet in 2010. They asked Brazen members to answer the following question: What do you want your legacy to be? Here’s my response… Image from AFM What is a legacy? Every day in college, I...
Oct 31, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply
Happy Halloween! And Happy Birthday (Photo by Bill Tatham) Sometimes I feel a bit like this pumpkin — squeezed full of food, overburdened with stuff, maxed out with things to do. (Maybe I’ve had a bit too much Halloween candy, too!). It’s been quite...
Oct 28, 2010 | Reading List
What the heck is inflation? And why is it important? Does it matter for my daily life – getting a job, finding good schools, or figuring out what roads to fix? In the second part of this two-part review, I look at two books that detail the historical development...
Oct 27, 2010 | Reading List
Two recent books take a look at the historical development of money and federal policy in the United States. “The Ascent of Money” (by Niall Ferguson) traces the history of currency as it relates to the history of civilization, while “The Great...
