I wrote this piece a year and a half ago at the end of my junior year. I am happy to say I no longer feel trapped. …

I’m really good at pulling ideas out of thin air. Most people are. But, this can be a problem. Like any good first-year at college, I applied to a lot of clubs. One of these clubs was called Phoenix Development Fund — a nonprofit consulting group. In my interview, I…

I’m back in my hometown for break, and it feels kind of weird. These past couple of months were the first extended period of time that I was away from my hometown. After a few months of a new environment, I’m glad to return to the simple. The Value in the Simple Things It’s easy to…

I’m wrapping up the first quarter of my college career. The dream instilled in me from a very young age is now here. I got into a university I fell in love with. I’m studying in a field I love. And I’m surrounded by some of the brightest minds that…

We all get the same 24 hours — how can each of us end the day having created massively different amounts of value? Some may point to hard work as the determinant for the output someone creates, but I doubt that. I would generously estimate that an incredibly hard worker…

We are often warned not to spread ourselves too thin. In a specialized economy, we are all expected to find our niche and stick with it. That’s our purpose to fulfill. That’s how we create value. This mental model will work for the majority of people, but it won’t work…

No one makes it very far in this world without luck. We don’t live in a meritocracy. You can work as hard as you like (and hard work is important) but you need something else. I’ve written about some tools that will enhance your ability to find success, but I…

Vision In Simon Sinek’s Infinite Game, he asserts that we need a just cause to drive us. We need something to work towards, to dedicate ourselves to. It’s this just cause that keeps you working late and fighting to create. It’s the just cause that sets you apart from others. …

Nothing is more comical than watching people dance at a wedding. It’s not because everyone’s terrible at it (I assume they are). For the more seasoned dancers, they may find humor in watching people flail their arms in hopes of achieving the status quo. But me? It’s the twisted hierarchy…