It may be time that we re-adjust our priorities. I received a Facebook message last week from a good friend of mine. He said, “This seems like they channeled you when making this.” He then provided a link to Jay Shetty’s video entitled “Before You Waste Time”. I hope you’ll take a few minutes and watch it; I guarantee you won’t feel like you wasted your time. The video reminded me so clearly of why 3AT exists: to push one another to be the best version of ourselves, and to take weekly actionable steps in the areas of relationship building, personal development, and personal finance in order to live a…

[Runner-up for the title of this piece was “Perfection is Bovine Feces”. Only time will tell if I chose wisely…] Last week we talked about the practice of “Moving Relationships to the Right”. This week we are turning our focus toward consistency and NOT beating ourselves up for missing perfection. Let’s kick it off with a poem: I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the things you do you might just as well turn over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly,…

  Last week we talked about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how we tend to Settle in the Middle. This week will be a bit of an extension of that as we tackle some things that will break the typical “life script”. Memento mori (Latin: “remember that you have to die”) is the medieval Latin Christian theory and practice of reflection on one’s life. It’s intended to challenge us to review our daily habits and strive for something more — something unique and purposeful. After all, a new day is never promised. This week’s piece is about… Moving Relationships to the Right Owning the Day to Own Our Life Breaking…

This week’s 3AT is going to focus on a concept I have been thinking about a lot lately: that we as humans are mostly settling in life. We’re settling to “live in the middle”, and to follow a set script laid out for us from society, our family, and ourselves. Take a peek at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Most of us strive for the first four base levels of the hierarchy, choosing at that point to settle in the middle, cozy and comfy in some part of the “Psychological needs” section. It takes a lot more energy, purposefulness, and drive to plant ourselves squarely in the “Self-fulfillment needs” section of…

You’re in for a treat. Some pontificating on the use of borrowed money. The good, bad, and mostly ugly…. INTRODUCTION This whole civilization thing has been a huge mistake and we are all better off hunting/gathering. Our life script is broken… Act 1 – Get good grades, get into college and take student loans to do it. Act 2 – Get a job with steady income, rent a place to live, and buy a car using a loan. Act 3 – Save up for a minimal down payment, and buy a house with a 30-year mortgage Act 4 – Live happily ever after Since we do live in this complex…