by Derek Hagen Apr 1 It's Good to Be Embarrassed Too often we avoid putting ourselves out there because we're afraid of being embarrassed.
by Derek Hagen Mar 25 We're All Tourists on Earth A tourist is someone who explores the area they're visiting. At home, we don't explore much. What if we view ourselves as Earth tourists?
by Derek Hagen Mar 18 You Can't Change Your Past Getting upset about the past is easy to do, but won't help us in the future. This simple mindset change can help you make better decisions.
by Derek Hagen Mar 4 Try Changing Your Reference Point It's almost never as bad as we think. Much of our suffering has to do with focusing on the wrong things.
by Derek Hagen Feb 4 We All Have Different Values Others do things that we would never do, just like we do things that they would never do. We all have different values.
by Derek Hagen Jan 21 Money Is More Than Math People think personal finance is a math problem. If we just had more info we would be ok. It doesn't work like that; money is emotional.
by Derek Hagen Jan 14 Why You Should Balance the Present and the Future Are you stuck choosing between YOLO and saving money? This has become a popular mantra, but it's misguided.
by Derek Hagen Dec 17, 2020 Why You Should Buy Time Controlling your time is an often-overlooked strategy for finding happiness. Buying time and controlling the time you have work well.
by Derek Hagen Nov 19, 2020 Bad Things Happen: It Doesn't Have to Bother You Bad things will happen financially. That part is guaranteed. How to respond to that bad event is up to you.
by Derek Hagen Nov 12, 2020 Why You Should Check If Your Ladder is Leaning on the Right Wall What's the point of climbing a ladder if it's not leaning up against the right wall?
by Derek Hagen Sep 24, 2020 How to "Prevent" Setbacks Is a setback a setback if it doesn't impact you? Reframe setbacks as interesting challenges will help you live with fewer negative emotions.
by Derek Hagen Sep 17, 2020 Understanding Setbacks Thinking about a life free from struggles and setbacks is easy and tempting, but it should not be what we are after.
by Derek Hagen Aug 27, 2020 Living a Good (Financial) Life Living the good financial life means more than just saving for the future. It means living life on purpose, in-line with your values.
by Derek Hagen Jul 9, 2020 Enjoy Your Experiences: It May Be the Last Time With everything you do, you will do it for the last time. This knowledge helps put time in perspective.
by Derek Hagen Jun 25, 2020 Do the Math: Your Time is Limited We only get a certain number of experiences with our time on Earth. Make sure you spend your time wisely.
by Derek Hagen Mar 12, 2020 Money Has a Funny Effect on People It's very easy for us to believe that we're alone in our struggle with money. The truth is that we're all a little weird with money.
by Derek Hagen Feb 13, 2020 You Can't (and Shouldn't) Please Everyone You can't please everyone, and you shouldn't even try. We're wired to think in black and white, but the world is full of grey.
by Derek Hagen Jan 30, 2020 Stop Texting About Money The words we use account for a small fraction of our total message. Don't risk misinterpretations by using text-based methods.
by Derek Hagen Jan 16, 2020 A Plan Won't Help You...Planning Will A plan is a good thing to create, but without the ongoing process of planning, it's not worth much
by Derek Hagen Oct 31, 2019 You May Need a Different Lens The way you view the world has a lot more to do with your happiness than you think.
