After leaving Siren Security, I took some time to decide what I wanted to do next. Working for a salary and getting a 1-3% “raise” (inflation adjustment) was starting to feel like Little League and I was ready to take my career to the Major Leagues. Motivated by the allure of monthly five figure commission checks I jumped into a sales career as a Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO). … [Read more...] about Your (Consumer) Friendly Neighborhood Mortgage Loan Originator
Random Observations From My Time In The WorkPlace
Human Resources/Recruiting Department is NOT planning your career. Quantify everything you do, it’ll help for resume points and during negotiation. “Loyalty” will keep you underpaid and stuck in a position for years, be loyal to yourself and your family. Always be applying. Why? You’ll either find that you’re in a good position or that you can move to a better one. … [Read more...] about Random Observations From My Time In The WorkPlace
Burn The Boats
The Point Of No Return There’s a popular story where a Commander having landed ashore in enemy territory, turns to his men and orders them to “Burn the boats”. Confused, the men ask the Commander: "Burn the boats?" "Yes," he replies, "Burn the boats." Creating a point of no return, with no option to retreat, there is no “play it safe” strategy, the message is clear: conquer … [Read more...] about Burn The Boats
The New Snake Oil
If catchy headlines have you itching to read “How I achieved FI in X amount of steps (X being less than 10)” in hopes that you can replicate those same exact steps, STOP, chances are you’re not going to copy someone else’s path to financial independence. Watching Creed – or Creed II, won’t turn you into Mike Tyson any more than watching The Founder will teach you how to … [Read more...] about The New Snake Oil
Condolences Don’t Pay Funerals
Tragedy. No eye in the room was dry and the voices were right at a whisper. All the people in the room had lost. The parents lost a son, the siblings lost a brother, others lost their baseball coach and I was part of the group who had lost a friend. Raul* and I became friends during kindergarten– which feels like yesterday, and now, gone way, way to soon. To complicate the … [Read more...] about Condolences Don’t Pay Funerals