Hey TRSJ fam. Following up on my post about having too many children (read that before this one), I’ve decided I will write less in 2013. Let me tell you a few reasons why: I Don’t Wanna Be a Writer Only in the Long Run You know, I’ve been blogging, writing or whatever you wanna [...] Read more>>
Give Me Free: The Motivation Behind My Lifestyle Change
On Friday, I mentioned how I’m thinking more and more about being able to quit my day job and focus on my passions — running websites, career coaching, and writing to name a few — on a full-time basis. I spent a good portion of the weekend thinking about a conversation I had with my [...] Read more>>
Living Fast, But I Don’t Wanna Die Young
I was catching up with Momma Jackson last night. Like every other conversation, we both asked “So what’s been going on?” at the same time. And like Momma always does, she responded with “Oh nothing. What you been up to lately?” My response: work, writing, running websites, fatigue. Since she doesn’t cruise the net, tweet, [...] Read more>>
I Had a Dream. Tell Me What It Means.
I had a strange dream the other night. One that only my mind would conjure up. It wasn’t something I could look up in a book like my teeth falling out or being chased by a band of rowdy miscreants wielding pitchforks and feather dusters — though I’ve had those dreams too. This dream was [...] Read more>>
Breakthrough: When a Small Change Produces Big Results (Pause)
Have you ever had a eureka moment? You know, one where you’ve been agonizing over something for a long time but could never come up with the answer? Then one day you figure it out and say something like “Holy sh*t! That’s really all I had to do?!” I had one of those moments this [...] Read more>>
The 1st Habit of Success: Be Proactive
So I’ve been reading the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey for a few weeks now. I thought it’d be 1 of those reads I’d get through in a week or 2 because I’m a fan of self-help and self-improvement books. The original plan was to write 1 post for each chapter. [...] Read more>>
Putting on the Blinker: Lane Change Ahead
When I set up TRSJ, my goal was to have a place where I could post what I wanted when I wanted with no regard for traffic, comment count, subscribers, schedule, etc. And though I’d use this site to write like nobody’s watching, I knew that those who were interested in my thoughts beyond my [...] Read more>>
