Essays

A Big Career Pivot

A Big Career Pivot Why I am leaving the legal industry after 20 years to pursue a different career. My Legal Career I passed the California Bar Exam in 2009 - so if you want to count that as the beginning of my legal career, I have been in the...

What Does It Mean To Be A Genius?

What Does It Mean To Be A Genius? Curiosity is what drives genius. You follow your curiosity, and if you keep going for long enough, you find genius. I estimate that it’s about 10,000 hours of work for 5 minutes of genius, give or take. Geniuses...

What Does It Mean to Be A Professional?

What Does It Mean to Be A Professional? This question is meaningful to me because I take my hobbies seriously. If I had my way, I would spend all my time on my hobbies and absolutely zero time on my ''job.'' But there's a catch. When you do your...

The Secret to Living Your Dreams

Dec 10, 2019 | Essays

Everybody starts with dreams. But then the world beats them up and tells them to get a job instead. Most people listen because they don't think they have a choice. It's that, or get beat up again. Others don't listen and keep chasing their dreams no matter how...

How To Escape The Maze

Sep 15, 2019 | Essays

We go through society looking for money like mice go through a maze looking for cheese. We are attached to the cheese, so we are attached to the maze. To break free from the cheese is to break free from the whole maze. As long as you feel the need for more cheese,...

11 Interesting Facts About Ghana

Sep 14, 2019 | Essays, Travel

1) The earliest evidence of human civilization in Ghana is 50,000 B.C. 2) Ghana is at or near the geographic center of the world (0 degrees latitude, 0 degrees longitude is off the coast of Ghana). 3) Ghana is an English speaking country, but is surrounded on three...

Back to Work Again

Jul 3, 2019 | Essays

Today I was upset because my Mom said she is likely going back to work again. My Mom has helped me a bunch of times since I went from attorney to whatever I am now. I am either a bum or an entrepreneur. I can't be sure either way, but I have to say that I work more...