In this week’s episode, we’ll take a look at how the last few years have led me to taking the position of VP of Marketing and Brand at Onramp Invest–in hindsight it’s so obvious why I was doing the things I was. We’ll also talk about how when you’re living on purpose the ability to manage multiple ventures and accomplish…
In this week’s episode of The Pursuit I briefly put my financial advisor hat on to discuss the importance of financial planning for your pursuit and share how a financial advisor, who understands you have bigger aspirations that retirement and college planning, can help not only identify what you value the most, but help you align your finances with your…
What if I told you by putting your pursuit out in the Universe you are more likely to reach your destination or goals than if you kept it to yourself? Now, I don’t have any scientific data to back this up, but I have numerous real life experiences, both personally and through others, to convince me that I am more…
Chef Lauren Owens, the official chef of FinTwit, joins me for a real life look at leaving a “safe” situation for one that brings more fulfillment, purpose, and happiness. In this episode, Lauren shares her journey to becoming a chef, then to branching out to become her own boss, to becoming the finance community’s favorite chef, and her pursuit to…
The description of feeling like a “cog in the wheel” came up in two conversations this week and I really felt the pain these individuals felt when they were in scenarios where they felt underappreciated or lacked the ability to make the impact they desired. Not everyone finds themselves feeling like a cog, but for those who do it is…
Your pursuit does not always have to be career-oriented. As the great Stoic Seneca, reminds us life is short and it is important to live today. In this episode, I share some thoughts on pursuing happiness and fulfillment today, while still being responsible for your long-term goals. Google Podcasts Apple Podcasts Spotify (Coming soon) Disclaimer: Nothing on this blog should…
Pursuing your passion may not be right for you. But, if it is you’ll want to shorten the leap of faith you’ll be taking to increase your chances of success. I discuss this and more on this week’s episode of The Pursuit. Listen on your favorite podcast player: Google Podcasts Apple Podcasts Spotify Disclaimer: Nothing on this blog should be…
In the last episode, we discussed the importance of saying “no” to be able to say “yes” to the people and activities that mean the most to you. Before you can find your way to knowing what you should say “no” to you need to say “yes” to a lot. Confusing…right? Let me explain why you have to say yes…
It’s tough to say no to people or opportunities when saying yes has always been so rewarding. But, once you find something so important you begin to pursue it, a ‘no’ to something outside of your pursuit is actually a ‘yes’ to something else in line with your goals. Accepting that a ‘no’ can actually mean a ‘yes’ is not…
Do you know what is enough for you? Enough money? Enough time? Enough prestige? Enough stuff? This episode of The Pursuit begins to explore how starting with your “why” can help you determine your “enough”. I was inspired by the blog posts Enough and Why Do We [Truly] Do What We Do? by Jeremy Walter. So, I decided to talk about…