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Sports Man training in sand

Autumn Battle Song

For the last 5 years, I’ve went to the gym daily/semi-daily, after working 10-15 hours a day, and to eat almost nothing but meat/fruit/yogurt/eggs. For…

Mercedes-Maybach Interior

Investment Portfolio, Family, and Dreams

What is my dream? To build the ultimate business and investment portfolio (i.e. produce, own, and be part of successful businesses). The thought of my…

Conspiracy Theory of Competition

The usual accepted social norm is to party, make a side (or complete) career out of chasing dumb girls thirsting and daydreaming for lonely men…

Tears From Vancouver to Alberta

It has been almost 4.5 years since I threw all my stuff in my car and drove away from Vancouver to Alberta, not looking back.…

“Maybe at the End of your Career”

Once I was taking a walk with a woman (one who went to university for a traditional white-collar career) and I casually showed her an…

Defeatist Attitudes

“Getting a Ferrari is unrealistic though.” “Some peoples’ families are just rich.” “They’ve just had connections.” “They were just [academically] smart.” So common are quotes like the…

Young People “Doing Well”- a Hated Crowd

Supposingly I’ve been a young guy doing well, so I’m part of one of the most hated crowds. Supposingly I spent my years on self-development…

Differing Mentalities of Life

Often at some point we’re posed with the question: “what is life about?” Problem is, there are so many different philosophies of life. For instance,…

Tears of the Oilfield/Trades 

Much of my time is spent alone, and it is not the rigours of oilfield and road construction work that gets me down, but the…

Life Goals as an Uplift from the Normal Man

If I did not think everyday about my goals, such as getting a Ferrari by 30, or a Porsche, 2 properties, and an education by…