Category: Personal

Change can happen in two ways: by accident or by action. A vision for the future helps to organize action and inspire...

Written by Adam on July 5, 2020. 2 comments.

For this month my theme is explore. Explore new ideas, new places, and take on new development challenges.

Written by Adam on June 2, 2020. 8 comments.

For this month I’m focusing on doing hard things I don’t naturally want to do. I’ll break through blockers and build ...

Written by Adam on May 1, 2020. 12 comments.

The FIRE movement isn’t based on a consistently rising market. For most it’s based on long-term trends, personal flex...

Written by Adam on April 13, 2020. 23 comments.

The theme for this month is to focus on creating – programming, writing, cooking, making, designing and learning.

Written by Adam on April 1, 2020. 9 comments.

My theme for this month is to concentrate on creating sustained, enjoyable routines with well-earned relaxation and r...

Written by Adam on March 1, 2020. 6 comments.

My theme for this month is to concentrate on finishing things. Taking projects to completion or making the decision t...

Written by Adam on February 1, 2020. 5 comments.

In 2019 I read a total of 130 – most of them listened to while running, hiking and walking my dog. Here’s a look at s...

Written by Adam on January 20, 2020. 9 comments.

My monthly theme for this month is to focus. This includes doing one thing at a time, avoiding time-wasting activitie...

Written by Adam on January 1, 2020. 4 comments.

This was an amazing year! In my first year since leaving my job, I focused on working on creative projects, exploring...

Written by Adam on December 31, 2019. 11 comments.

A look at what’s worked, what hasn’t and what I’d do differently from my first year retired.

Written by Adam on December 14, 2019. 26 comments.

For the last three months, my main focuses have been getting outside to enjoy Utah, running a half-marathon, taking a...

Written by Adam on October 21, 2019. 8 comments.

I reserve 5% of my portfolio for speculative investing. This small slice has made for the biggest ride and the wildes...

Written by Adam on September 30, 2019. 12 comments.

I didn’t learn about the FIRE movement until I was 30 years old. If I had learned about it sooner, I might have made ...

Written by Adam on September 23, 2019. 7 comments.

In September of 2019, I spoke at FinCon 2019 in Washington, D.C. I met up with a bunch of people, had fun talking abo...

Written by Adam on September 7, 2019. 46 comments.

For June, I saw my investments shoot up another $68,000, hiked a few more difficult trails around Utah, ran a half ma...

Written by Adam on July 8, 2019. 11 comments.

If you were to split up your financial life into phases, what would they be? Here are the four phases that have made ...

Written by Adam on June 24, 2019. 5 comments.

I left my job 6 months ago. Since then I’ve been exploring Utah and attempting to balance ambition with physical and ...

Written by Adam on June 17, 2019. 9 comments.

May was a fantastic month with a focus on spending time outdoors, camping and hiking.

Written by Adam on June 3, 2019. 2 comments.

My mom passed away when I was 23, yet through an odd series of events she gave me birthday present 9 months after her...

Written by Adam on May 20, 2019. 4 comments.