The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. –Joseph Campbell
Today marks a full year passing since I decided to pursue passion over obligation.
Frequently over the course of the year I have run into and conversed with friends and acquaintances. The common denominator to [...]
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A Year in Review
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Japan - The Experience of a Lifetime
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 4-Hour Workweek, Endless Summer, Japan, Mount Fuji, Po Bronson, Tim Ferriss, What Should I Do With My Life? on November 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My first memories of Japan are a litany of negatives. I recall stumbling about Tokyo Station as if in a labryinth. A 6′1″ white male with a large daypack strapped to my back, I stuck out like a sore thumb in a sea of suited commuting Japanese workers. Exhaustion had set in from the plane [...]
A Call to Action and an Endless Summer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Tim Ferriss, 4-Hour Workweek, Japan on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Life was good. After breaking ties with the corporate world, I settled into a more fitting routine running a fledgling business out of a local coffee shop. I’m a sucker for a double shot espresso and free wi-fi. As part of my daily routine, I frequented the Lifestyle Experimentation blog of Tim Ferriss. The message was in [...]
In the Name of Edmond Dantes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 4-Hour Workweek, Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes, Tim Ferriss on November 12, 2007 | No Comments »
The 4-Hour Workweek sparked the first relevant step in this journey.
Prior to my encounter with the novel, I worked as a fixed-income trader at a financial institution. Don’t get me wrong - the job had its fair share of positives. After graduating college I was given a position of great responsibility, earned a dream salary, and [...]
