A Year of Intention 2022
As I pry off the clutches of COVID’s last cough, I’m reminded how fast life can change, no matter what you have planned, or what time you think you have in front of you. It’s all borrowed… How soon I forgot a fundamental principle given to me by one of my early mentors. I guess...
Goals 21 -Tipping the Libra Scales
Ok, so let’s try this again… I certainly recognize how tough this year has been on so many people and see how much devastation it’s caused, I’ve watched people close to me lose family and friends, and felt the effects of losing 3 years worth of work at irevu.com, blood, sweat, and tears. I have...
The original side hustle, the lemonade stand
Me and the Chicago Tribune. I started life parked in a stroller at Amway Global and Prepaid Legal Services events my parents frequented. Subliminal indoctrination into the world of entrepreneurship. My siblings still joke about my first words "buy low and sell high" and there are pictures of me perusing the stock...
Overnight success story
Behind the shimmering Instagram curtain of entrepreneurship, lies the landmine-ridden battleground of the actual day-to-day grind. Regulatory and compliance, insurance, partnerships, unbalanced liabilities, risk vs. rewards, and recurring bills from seemingly unlimited technology stacks hungry to gobble up profits. Blinding screentime from 5:30am Monday until Midnight Sunday for the past 20 years. Grinding out...
Healthy Habits
Like most people I have a story and a past, and like any good story teller, it starts with bad habits, traumatizing experiences and drama (relatively speaking). To make it sound inspirational I would say that somehow, by the grace of god, by accident or just pure luck I found a way to overcome,...
Book List 2019-2020
I've really been focused on spirituality, psychology, health/wellness & business books, not quite to the point where I am reading fiction so if you want some of my book recommendations here is my 2019-2020 book list. Principles Life and Work By: Ray Dalio Dalio shares what he's learned over the course of...