The Order Everyone Gets Backwards

Most people try to acquire their way into becoming. Buy the car, wear the watch, and somewhere in there, become rich. It runs in that order in their head: have the stuff, and you’ll be the thing. It’s backwards, and it doesn’t just fail — structurally, it can’t work. You’re trying to install a result … Read more

I’m Not Smart. That Was the Whole Strategy.

Rich Dad Poor Dad changed my life, and the line that stuck wasn’t about money. It was Kiyosaki being honest about what he wasn’t. I ran the same audit on myself, early. Here’s what it returned: Most people read that as bad news…but me? I read it as an indicator of sorts, on a rough … Read more

The First Lie Is Always to Yourself

(Previously called “When Love Dies Before The Body Does” I wanted to blame something external. A child abuse and in the end, the kid (Megan) passed away…and the details that came up in the papers…the kind that lodges in you and won’t leave. I’m not going to retell it. The details aren’t the point, and … Read more