Lifestyle Ignition

The Generals Waging War Against Fake Work – Interview with Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson

This is the 3rd installation in the Fake Work series. Part 1: Fake Work is Destroying America! Part 2: Fake Work is Destroying Our School System! Part 3: The Generals Waging War Against Fake Work – Interview with Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson (You’re reading it!) Fake work is everywhere.  It has somehow [...]

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My Quarter Life Crisis – Things I Wish I Had Known Earlier in My Life

This is a post I wrote for the Life Lesson Series that I was invited to participate in by Abubakar Jamil.  This series offers a wealth of knowledge through the thoughts and reflections of over 75 insightful people.  I offer mine here. My Quarter Life Crisis The age of 25 is around the corner as [...]

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Fake Work is Destroying Our School System!

Fake work is destroying Corporate America. Fake work is also destroying our school system.  It then destroys Corporate America. Fake Work (FW): A project or task that keeps one or multiple people busy yet has no productive value.  It serves to keep an illusion alive that there is still something of productive value being achieved. [...]

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5 Ways to Live the Life You Were Meant to – Living the Dream

This is the third installment in a series titled “5 Ways to Live the Life You Were Meant to” Part One: Get Motivated from Joel Runyon Part Two: Be Your Own Boss from Eric Pratum Part Three: Living the Dream (you’re reading it!) Part Four: How to Build Your Community from David Crandall Part Five: [...]

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Epic World Journey to Chicago Entrepreneur

I’ve had a complete change of plans.  I am taking a new direction.  I will be staying in Chicago indefinitely. I’d been planning a bike journey across Africa and “French Holiday”.  My original plan was the following: Fly one way to Paris using United Airline miles Improve French, and spend time with friends in Paris, [...]

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Srinivas Rao – A Lifestyle Truly Ignited

Lifestyle Igniters, you have seen Jeremy Smith on his path of igniting his lifestyle. Allow me to present another fellow lifestyle igniter. Spending a week in Los Angeles with Srinivas Rao Recently I had the luxury of being hosted in Los Angeles by Srini Rao. Hosting and being hosted by other bloggers is awesome.  I’ve [...]

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From a Nice Salary to a Minimum Wage Job

Here is a real life snapshot of one my best friends: Jeremy Smith had a comfortable finance job with a nice salary at a large multinational telecommunications company.  He now works a minimum wage job at a pizza restaurant. Success or failure? I know what conclusion you jumped to when you first read that.  Don’t [...]

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Use Dollar Coins to Get Free Airline Tickets!

I wrote this post because this past week an incredible number of people have asked how this works. Getting Plane Tickets for Free?!!! Yep, that’s right plane tickets for free.  Here is how.  The US Mint runs a dollar coin circulation program.  A single dollar bill will remain in circulation for months, while a dollar [...]

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The Nomadic vs. Stationary Lifestyle

What lifestyle is better to lead? This question often launches a series of points and counterpoints in favor of one lifestyle over the other.  The fallacy in this line of thinking is that it targets general ideas instead of application in real life.  It doesn’t take into account each person’s individual situation and desires. It [...]

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The Mark Lawrence Nomadic Update

I am a nomad in Chicago and I love it. In the past 6 months I have lived in 4 different apartments in 4 different neighborhoods.  I’ve lived in Bucktown, Wrigleyville, Roscoe Village, and now Lincoln Park.  When my lease was up, I didn’t want to be tied down to a contract that stated I [...]

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