What I learned from these books and about reading in general. — In 2022 I set out to read 1 book a week. I am almost finished with the year so I have not quite finished the 52 but I will finish 52 before the end of the year. I did this because I believe in the necessity to continue learning at…

I’m gonna do a real quick spit here. I just read Never Eat Alone which was actually recommended to me nearly 2 years ago by one of the founders of the company I currently work for. The fact I didn’t read it sooner makes me sad. I highly recommend reading…

Alright, it’s that time of year. If you want to know how I did on 2022’s goals, you can check that out here. Today we are going into my 2023 goals. As always, there are a few goals that are quite personal to me that I have not put down…

At the start of 2022, I set out a number of public goals. In today’s post, I’m going to look at how I performed against those goals, reflect generally on my accomplishments, and summarize some of the things I’ve learned this year. Performance vs Goals: ‘1. Launch the MVP of my Accelerator No. I…

For context, I’m someone who has essentially never touched the traditional education route. I was homeschooled by my mom (who is a registered teacher) all the way through high school. I went straight to work in insurance after a summer of 6 part-time jobs. Through that experience, I learned sales…

Recently there has been a lot of discussion about ESG. Especially with the SEC’s announcement regarding the topic in March. …

This week I just finished reading The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It was recommended to me by a friend a long time ago, but I cannot remember what the context at the time was for me to read it. Nonetheless, I finally finished it. In this post, I…

This week I listened to Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss. Chris is an expert negotiator who, at one point held the highest-ranking international hostage negotiation role within the FBI. …

Over the past few months, I’ve read 5 books on the topic of DEI and I wanted to create a brief summary of what I’ve learned. It’s my intention to write a more in-depth analysis in the future but to help retain what I’ve learned I’m writing a quick bit. …