When You Do Everything Right
We can feel frustrated when we "do everything right" but don't get the result we want. This post unpacks the assumptions underneath "doing" "everything" "right."
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Finance Frameworks Part 9: The Emotional Audit
In finance, "good" things like assets, returns, and money come part and parcel with "bad" things like liabilities, risk, and time investment. We can guide our personal growth by looking for the "bad," knowing the "good" will come automatically.
Finance Frameworks Part 8: Diversification, Finance’s Only Free Lunch
Diversification is a core risk management technique in the world of finance. We can adapt this principle to mitigate risk in our personal lives as well, in the areas of career, relationships and even personal self-worth.
Finance Frameworks Part 7: Why Humans Are Bad at Calculated Risks (Part 7 of 9)
Human beings misprice risk by conflating "fear" with "danger." We can earn massive risk-adjusted returns in our personal lives by taking on risk that others are too scared to take.
Finance Frameworks Part 6: No Risk, No Return (Part 6 of 9)
In finance, we can't get big returns without taking big risk. The same holds true in our personal lives. If we want outsized returns in life, we have to take risks--embrace fears--that others are not willing to take.
Finance Frameworks Part 5: Why Humans Use Bad Discount Rates (Part 5 of 9)
This is Part 3 of my nine-part series connecting financial frameworks with personal growth.
1. Finance as a Framework
2. Assets = Liabilities + Equity: What You Own Comes with Strings Attached
3. Assets = Liabilities + Equity 2: What You Have vs. What You Can Use
4. Time Value of Money 1: The
Finance Frameworks Part 4: The Power of Compound Interest (Part 4 of 9)
This is Part 3 of my nine-part series connecting financial frameworks with personal growth.
1. Finance as a Framework
2. Assets = Liabilities + Equity: What You Own Comes with Strings Attached
3. Assets = Liabilities + Equity 2: What You Have vs. What You Can Use
4. Time Value of Money 1: The
Finance Frameworks Part 3: What You Have vs. What You Can Use (Part 3 of 9)
This article explores the concept of liquidity, mapping financial principles like asset usability, time horizons, and market value to personal growth. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining key assets—be it skills, relationships, or health—to respond to challenges and seize opportunities.
Finance Frameworks Part 2: What You Own Comes With Strings Attached (Part 2 of 9)
This is Part 2 of my nine-part series connecting financial frameworks with personal growth, examining the concept of a non-monetary balance sheet. Are you building up "personal equity" over time?
Introduction: Finance as a Framework for Personal Growth (Part 1 of 9)
This is the first in a nine-part series exploring how basic financial concepts can be applied to personal growth and development.