Expert Perspective

The other day I met a nice lady on the train back home. She mentioned that she was studying English at a local university, so after talking to her for a few minutes I gave her my contact information and wished her good luck with her studies. Surprisingly, I got an email from her a […]

Back in college, I remember being all excited signing up for my first economics class. That feeling didn’t last. It was pretty much all Greek to me. But that was then, years have passed and I’ve grown. Little by little, I’ve become interested in stocks and the financial market as a whole. The biggest change

Each of us is an individual. And we each see the world a little differently. 5 different people can witness the same event but listening to them retell it you’d get 5 different versions of what happened. Part of it is because of our values and upbringing, another is of focus, then there’s skill sets

Health – there’s no dismissing its importance and yet so many people overlook it. We tend to focus on money, our family, our friends, our house, taxes, promotions and the list goes on and on. But for some reason, health tends to get swept under the rug. We avoid getting checkups, we cancel dental appointments,

Last night my mother sent me over J.K. Rowling’s commencement address to the Harvard class of ’08 in which she talks about the two key elements to success in life. Listening to her speech made me realize how simple, and yet complex, life really is. Success isn’t some magic that can be found from attending

Everyone reading this blog is very lucky. I can say so without any doubt because you have access to a computer, are sitting in a comfortable chair and enjoy conveniences such as air conditioning and refrigeration. It is very likely that you have a decent job that pays your bills and allows you to put

One of the common stories you will come across when reading self-help books is that of the scorpion and the frog. For those of you who haven’t heard it before it goes like this. A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him

I’m a perfectionist by nature. Ask my friends and they’ll tell you that I like it when things make sense and everything fits nice and neat. I make lists. I plan ahead. I do whatever I can to avoid complications. But despite our best intentions no matter how hard we try things don’t always go

There is one word that so many of us find hard to resist – free. We love free snacks, free games, free rides, free anything. There’s something about getting something for nothing that appeals to our nature. But not everything that’s free is good. In fact, I’ve learned firsthand how free advice can be downright

Earl Nightingale is well known in the personal development field. Much of what I have studied has a base in his teachings. He is eloquent and sincere. He took the time to master his craft. He has too many quotes to mention but the other day I came across this one and thought it might