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22
Aug
You are in danger of peaking at 30

You are in danger of peaking at 30

I made this arbitrary goal to be able to deadlift 410lbs for my 41st birthday. I used to be able
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15
Aug
The most destructive force on earth

The most destructive force on earth

A man who believes the future will be worse than the present is incapable of producing a better future for
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04
Aug
Ride the wave

Ride the wave

I’ve now lived enough life to see when things have gone well for me, when things haven’t, and
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28
Jun
3 reasons why I'm probably NOT going to BPcon in 2024

3 reasons why I'm probably NOT going to BPcon in 2024

In 2019 I went to the BiggerPockets Conference with my camera and got myself hired to cover the event for
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20
May
Humans universally respond to high stakes

Humans universally respond to high stakes

Two books I never thought would go together Recently I read Pride and Prejudice and the first book that I
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15
May
Face to face with war and poverty​

Face to face with war and poverty​

In the summer of 2003 I was standing on a rock berm overlooking a valley with a mountain on the
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29
Apr
Sunset to Spotlight

Sunset to Spotlight

How it started This is my buddy Clint Harris I caught this particularly epic photo at the Best Ever Conference
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04
Feb
2023 Year in review

2023 Year in review

6 years of writing I can’t believe this blog is now 6 years old. I haven’t written much
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22
Dec
What do people think about me?

What do people think about me?

At the end of every BetterLife podcast Brandon Turner asks the same question to all his guests: “What do you
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24
Nov
Broke is a Choice almost died...

Broke is a Choice almost died...

2024 edit - I wrote this post last year after struggling with the name and the purpose of this site
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