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I met with a friend of mine just a few days ago and heard an all-too-familiar story. This friend is at the end of her rope. She’s stressed out, not sleeping right, in poor health and she feels like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders.
As a result, she’s not really taking care of herself the way she knows she should or could.
The solution is simple, right?
Read MoreYoung or old, which one are you?
The better question might be: Which one do you want to be over the long term?
This past weekend Mr. F2P and I found ourselves mingling with a group of old and young. This is certainly not the first time we've been in this situation of course.
The event? Our 25-year high school reunion.
Read MoreOne aspect of my professional life I don’t write about much on Free to Pursue, other than a vague hint of it here and there, is that my husband and I run a personal and small group physical training facility out of our home on a part-time basis. Since coming out of the FIRE writer closet in November 2016, despite some struggles in doing so, I see little reason not to offer some of the insights into successful living that I’ve gained from nearly a decade of experience as a personal trainer, especially having read my friend David's article on this very concept (thanks for the reminder David).
Read MoreI first started noticing them well before the hype of the TV show and movies, these people who seemed to have no pulse, no passion, no soul. These people that I call the walking dead.
At various levels of predictable speed, from dragging their feet to being lost in adrenaline-filled busyness, they would get through the day, every day, as if life were something to merely survive as opposed to something we should feel privileged to experience.
I remember the first one I ever saw. It was in January 2001. I had started working at Megacorp only four months before. It was about 8am and he was pressing the elevator button to get to his cubicle and start his day. He was expressionless, resigned.
Read MoreI’ve been away for a week. Want to know why? Life happened while I was busy making other plans.
It started last Tuesday night. I was with some clients when my abdomen started to swell and get tender. Yup, I was hurting. Yet, I dismissed it as “woman troubles”, thinking I just needed to give it a little time. Wednesday morning came around and WOW! my body promptly informed me that it wouldn’t be that easy. By 10:00 am I had to put aside what I was doing and lie down.
Read MoreLast year I wrote about what banks and pharmaceutical companies have in common. Looking back, my mistake is clear: it should have been a triad: Big Banks, Big Pharma and Big Phood.
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