by Jackie Beck

Prioritizing can be hard, especially if you’re like me and there are eleventy billion things that you want to do or buy.

But what it comes down to is that we can’t have everything — at least not all at once. And so we have to choose what we want most. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

Have you ever written your past self a letter? It’s usually done as an exercise where you tell your past self things to do or not do based on what you’ve learned in the meantime. For example, you might say “Don’t spend so much time worrying about what people in high school think. You’re going to go on to become a billionaire and they’ll all wish they hadn’t teased you.” Or whatever actually applies. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

Just a photo for you today:

Don’t spend your time arguing. Take advantage of the opportunity that’s out there.

by Jackie Beck

In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg describes Paul O’Neill’s belief in keystone habits. Keystone habits “have the power to start a chain reaction, changing other habits…” They “can influence how people work, eat, play, live, spend, and communicate. Keystone habits start a process that, over time, transforms everything.” In essence, that means that if you change one thing, you can start a chain reaction that changes everything.
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by Jackie Beck

It can be frustrating at times to work toward a big financial goal, especially when it feels like you’re not making fast enough progress . You look at how much is left to go, and it seems like you’re never going to get anywhere. But that’s not the case — so long as you don’t give up. Read the rest of this entry »

by Jackie Beck

“Find your passion,” we’re urged, and everything will fall into place. So we spend our time struggling to find that passion as if it were some sort of elusive beast lurking deep in the jungle. The reality is, your passion is often right in front of you.

You just can’t see it, because it’s covered up with ordinary. Read the rest of this entry »