Archive for December, 2009
33 MORE Tell-Tale Signs You’re a Closet Lifestyle Designer – PART II
Part II of the sarcastic, silly list series that might indicate whether you’re an unconventional thinker. Can you relate?
If You’re Wrinkly, It Better Have Been Worth It: A Stern Talking To My 90 Year Old Self
A letter to my future self where I ask some big, life-changing questions–are the things I ultimately expect out of life in line with my actions today?
The One Thing That Can (And Will) Mess Up Your Life…If You Let It
There’s no such thing as luck, and if you’re banking your life on getting lucky, you might as well plan for the worst. In terms of lifestyle design, the word “design” implies “deliberate intention.” So if you want control over yours, it’s time to get up, get out there, and BE DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL.
Don’t Make Me Say Staycation
You don’t have to travel to have the life of your dreams; lifestyle design places an arbitrary emphasis on travel, but it’s not the be all end all solution. A smart, sassy, hard-hitting guest post by Andrew MacPherson, author of Rules Optional & Sail to Trail.
Rebellion is Sexy: One Really Big Reason Why You Should Do It Now
Think critically about the things you do in your everyday life–does everything you do actually make sense, or do you do it just because that’s the way it’s always been done? I argue that it’s an unfortunate case of the latter.
The Smart Ass Guide to Dealing With Dream Zappers (Guest Post @ Free Pursuits)
Do people tell you that you should be more realistic? That you’ll need to join the real world someday? That your ideas will never work out because of x, y and z? Check out the uber popular guest post I wrote for Free Pursuits.
Dealt a bad hand in life? Learn How to Snub Your Circumstances & End Up With a Royal Flush
“I got dealt a crappy hand of cards” is not a valid excuse for your circumstances; you’re in control of you. Bluff your way right into a royal flush.
Why I’d Rather Be a Mexican Immigrant Than a Corporate CEO
Defending Mexican immigrants, and how they’re just like us lifestyle designers. Viva Mexico!
