Lifestyle creep is a silent killer in your quest for financial freedom

As your income rises, expenses follow suit

It's a never-ending loop of trying to keep up with the Joneses

Here are a few ways you can avoid falling victim to lifestyle creep:

My career blew up last year.

And not in a good way.

So I fell back into what I've always done.

Here's what I learned from this career reset:
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My career blew up last year.

And not in a good way.

So I fell back into what I've always done.

Here's what I learned from this career reset:
#ship30for30

Today's essay is advice to myself and other #ship30for30 crews.

You're probably feeling a little overwhelmed right now. Nervous. Scared you're going to mess this up.

It's ok. And totally normal.

Your 🧠 wants you to take the easy route. Here's what we're gonna do instead.

🎯Goals are important.

🌍They guide the trajectory of our lives, giving us a reason to wake up in the morning and face the world.

✅A successful journey on #ship30for30 is my goal for the next 30 days. My 4 conditions for victory are set and the path is charted.

🚢Here we go!

🎯Goals are important.

🌍They guide the trajectory of our lives, giving us a reason to wake up in the morning and face the world.

✅A successful journey on #ship30for30 is my goal for the next 30 days. My 4 conditions for victory are set and the path is charted.

🚢Here we go!

-= Embrace Every Obstacle =-

Having a tough day?

Your life is filled with obstacles. They challenge you to be better.

Don't fear them. Embrace them...

🧵👇 #ship30for30

When you think you've gotten out of your comfort zone, you realize that's there more zones to explore.

Here's my very first essay on what I believe what it means to be a multipassionate creator.

Day 1 Atomic Essays!

A brand new cohort. New subject!

Our brilliant CEO of #ship30for30 happens to be my son, Richard James Bush.

I’m going to write 30 essays sharing Special Moments with Richard.

(I still don’t call him Dickie!)

Ship #1/30 Risks are opportunities

How we think about risks matters.

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Atomic Essay nr 1

⏰ Your time is valuable
✅ Get more things done
🌏 Help is available today

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How would you feel about making life’s important decisions based on the flip of a coin?

My first Atomic Essay on #Flipism - a Pseudo-philosophy, in which most important decisions are made by the flipping of a coin!

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Can't wait to meet you!

Here's to Day 1 of our journey ahead!

Why Write?

To think, to explore, to create.

Maybe one day I'll even write my masterpiece.

“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus." - Stephen Hawking.

Day One. Expectations Are the Death Of _____.
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Day 1: Here is something I do not understand. Atomic edition.

Nowadays it's common for people to look down on 9-5 jobs

It's "cool" to be an entrepreneur

The time freedom, the money, etc.

Truth is, it takes a lot of time to get to the point where you have that freedom - and success isn't guaranteed

"You don't belong here, you are a misfit"

As a misfit, I've been through serious bulling sh**

So I vowed to help heal & build the NextGen with love & mentorship

But, I made a big mistake.

Story below [[Failure to Fit In]] ⬇️

Limiting beliefs don't have to hold you back.

You can approach any challenge and come out better on the other side.

Today's Atomic Essay touches on that topic. 👇

Death has been forgotten by the modern individual.

And in doing so, we have stripped ourselves of one of the most powerful, motivating forces of life.

We need to rekindle our relationship with death to breathe vitality back into our daily lives.

🪦 #ship30for30

What happens when you work for the wrong boss?

Everyone goes down with the ship.

I'll never take that risk again.

Here's what happened:

-= You Are Not A Victim! =-

Have you suffered at the hands of other people?

It hurts. You're left feeling exposed and vulnerable. But you're not a victim unless you choose to be.

You have an inner power that cannot be taken. It can only be given away...

🧵👇 #ship30for30

Should you get the new Venmo Credit Card? 💳

It might be a good option for people who only want to own and use a single credit card.

Full analysis 👇🏽

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Ship #2/30 Why I decided to revive blog that I stopped updating in 2011.

Practitioners are craving for content on risk-based decisions.

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Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should be doing it.

I dare you to ask yourself what you ENJOY doing.

These 3 books help you answer that question.

Day 2 of #ship30for30 - For 9 out of 10 content creators, publishing on LinkedIn is a thankless endeavor because they don't understand how it works.

Learning the basics of how LinkedIn works can greatly increase your exposure and engagement.

Find out how #marketingisforlovers

I'm talking about my first love today. No not ice cream, reading.

You want to read more but don't know how?

I've got you covered with 5 tips to help you kickstart your reading habit.

It's #ship30for30 🚢 day 2.

My wife gifted me stand-up comedy classes. She thought it may help curb my silly jokes.

It didn’t.

But, after performing a few sets, I realized that stand-up comedy was quite similar to a cassette tape.

It has two sides, and no one likes Side-B of the mixtape👇🏽

#ship30for30

Always validate your idea before you build anything 💪

🥦 Define problem
🕵️‍♀️ Talk to customers
💵 PreSell Product or service

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Building from scratch is a resource allocation problem.

As a builder, you have four finite resources:

• Time
• Energy
• Attention
• Capital

Rapid iteration comes from allocating these on the highest-leverage projects.

But how should one think about this allocation?