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Millennials, Failure and Perseverance
Millennials, Failure and Perseverance As I write this, I know three things for certain; One is that it won't apply to everyone. The second is, it will apply to most more than they care to admit. The third is we can grow, overcome and adapt.
By delilah tanner6 years ago in Motivation
How to Feel Productive in Quarantine as an Unemployed Millennial
1. Start Investing Your Money I had never bothered to spend much brain power considering what my money was doing before quarantine. I always had a job, spent some money, and saved a modest amount, but that was about the extent of my financial literacy. Now, unemployed and anxious about my future financial stability amid this pandemic, I decided to finally invest (pun intended) some of my time in understanding my money. Through just a few hours of diligent googling, youtube video watching, blog reading, and more googling, I was able to gain enough of an understanding of basic investments and savings strategies that I felt confident dipping my toe into the financial planning world. I first moved a portion of my savings into a high interest savings account, which increases the annual interest (compounded monthly) that your savings are making. If my money is going to sit in a savings account, it might as well be making me more money sitting there, even if it is only a few dollars difference. I also invested a chunk of my savings into a diversified long term investment portfolio, after discovering robo-investing. This tool allows for hands-off investment with little to no management fees. While this may not be the best option for financially savvy people, it works well for financially challenged students like myself, who are not out here managing millions of dollars. I have also been using the app Wealthfront in order to track my savings, spending habits, and investments in order to hold myself accountable (Wealthfront app: https://www.wealthfront.com/c/affiliates/invited/AFFB-EFAQ-ZXX8-H92Z)
By Mlana Lore6 years ago in Motivation
The Accident
The story I am going to share with you definitely changed my perspective towards the importance of life and has taught me why we should value things we have. I am not a good writer and this is my first story. I think this message is really something I want to get across people.
By Bawa6 years ago in Motivation
First Day of Freedom
Right now, like everyone else, I’m thinking a lot about all the things I wanna do as soon as this quarantine is over. Even though I’m always content with staying at home, this has been a very extreme stay-at-home situation, and it’s been going on long enough that it’s starting to drive me a *little* insane. (Trust me, that’s saying a lot.)
By Jaye Ruggiero-Cash6 years ago in Motivation
The Perfect Day
What is it that you look the most forward to doing after the quarantine is over? I look forward to spending time with friends and family in some of my favorite spots. Being a single person it's just been my housemate and I during this time of isolation.
By Eloise Giesbrecht6 years ago in Motivation
Home: To True Bistro
It’s here! It is over. I wake up to bright sunny skies at little after 7 in the morning. Well, Dave the Cat King, wakes me up for his breakfast. I attempt to turn over only to hear meows saturating my studio apartment. I rise with a slight attitude. Opening the blinds, I see the trees moved by a light breeze and know that the winds won't suffocate me.
By Robin Searcy6 years ago in Motivation
Develop a Creation Bias Now
Stop the endless consumption and start creating! Trust me you'll thank me for it! Constant distraction and information overload is the constant state we are all in. We consume and we consume more without hardly creating anything (well we are not counting the fort you created with empty beer cans!). We have an innate need to consume and hoard. Opening tab after tab of articles and news, mindlessly spending hour after hour.
By Naveen Mohan6 years ago in Motivation
How To Survive Quarantine
The year is 2020! We celebrated its arrival with hope of a fresh start but instead of hitting the major weight gain goals we had planned we find ourselves, well stuck! Lockdown, confined in our small homes with our crazy families. Not the 2020 we dreamed about in 2019, So how do we keep a calm clear head during the lockdown?
By Nicola Bayliss6 years ago in Motivation
The Road to Adulthood
Awake to a place of my own. The idea of adulthood rushes to my head. Living in your own space, not being tied down by a group or a tether like family. Being an adult comes with its own struggles but having the responsibility of your own & the power of individuality allows for self-growth and a form of existence in this world.
By The Kind Quill6 years ago in Motivation
