Save a set percentage of your income every pay check Put this in high yield savings account or something like that. This is your emergency fund in case shit hits the fan. When you get to about 6 months of expenses Start putting that money into low cost index funds And do that over a … Continue reading 1559. Finances simply: guaranteed
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1558. Lessons
Learn the lesson and move on Bad shit happens to everyone And what’s hard to me might not be hard to you Everyone is on their own journey And when we talk about our struggles and issues and failures and fuck ups What did we learn from it? That’s what matters It doesn’t matter what … Continue reading 1558. Lessons
1557. Figuring it out
That’s what it’s all about Figuring it out Life Work Relationships Lessons Communication Issues Nothing is going to be perfect And that’s okay Because we can learn from each situation Any situation And continue with our life Keeping that lesson in the back pocket And hopefully not make that mistake again But if we do? … Continue reading 1557. Figuring it out
1556. Take your time
What’s the rush for? To get there 5 minutes earlier? To see the goal today vs a a week from now? All this rushing and the present passes by Without us acknowledging it. Ain’t no reason to rush, Even during emergencies Slow is smooth and smooth is fast Tranquilo Hermano
1555. Speak easy
Speak easy Take it easy, Speak up When it matters, And if it doesn’t Let it go And don’t sweat the small stuff Becuase it’s all small stuff
1554. Knowing what you want
That’s half the battle Because if you don’t know what you want, it doesn’t matter where you go It takes courage to say “I want this” And then the other half of the battle starts. It puts you on the hook You either achieve the goal; or not Just don’t give up
1553. The Training Panic
Seven weeks out from my 100-miler. The plan says I should be hitting 60-mile weeks. I’ve done 33, then 21, maybe 45 this week. The voice in my head is screaming: “You’re not ready. You’re behind. You’re going to fail.” Here’s the thing about that voice—it doesn’t know about my three previous 100-milers. It doesn’t … Continue reading 1553. The Training Panic
1552. Expectations
Expectations are weak Especially if you don’t communicate them Whose fault is that? It’s a tough pill to accept responsibility but one worth sealing Better to have no expectations Unless Unless things were talked about before Why didn’t x,y,z? Well this and this happened That’s a lot better than telling people you don’t meet their … Continue reading 1552. Expectations
1551. Shit happens
And it’s about how we handle the shit that happens. Freak out? Handle it like an adult? We get to choose our response And different responses get different results What’s the point of what we’re doing? What’s the point of why we’re saying what we’re saying? Because we’re frustrated? Are we trying to figure something … Continue reading 1551. Shit happens
1550. Burn the letter
Ever get into an argument and fight with someone? Maybe you said something you didn’t mean to say, reacting instead of thoughtfully speaking. Instead, why not say less, let things process, and you can say more later? Because it’s hard to take back words once they’re said Better yet, write a letter and let it … Continue reading 1550. Burn the letter
Joe DiAndrea 