Chester’s Tips for Success

If you asked a typical 20 something professional whether or not they are a good communicator, chances are they are going to say yes. The term “good communicator” is vague enough to allow for pretty much everyone to say yes without blatantly lying.
Being a young 20 something, I’m always on the look out for new [...]

The day after Thanksgiving, “Black Friday,” is traditionally a big spending day, a buying bonanza for shoppers.  Likewise it is also an extremely important day for retailers.  Apparently some retailers make over 50% of their sales between Thanksgiving Day and New Years Day.  I just heard on the radio that this year “Black Friday” is [...]

Over the last few weeks, since I’ve started following a daily writing regimen, I’ve come across a few realizations about the relationship between personality and creative endeavors that have startled me. A few months back I met a film maker who said he wrote for ten hours a day, five days a week. [...]

Budgeting is both a skill and practice that isn’t usually taught in school but is indispensable to life.  Even if you happen to strike gold or win the lottery, budgeting is a skill that you want in your toolkit because it will help you preserve your wealth in the long run, which will help you [...]

In yesterday’s post, Three Reasons for Practicing Consistent Action, I outlined three reasons for practicing consistent action.  For today’s post I wanted to share some tips and bits of wisdom that I’ve picked up that helps in practicing consistency.
1. Think Before You Act - This is an easy one.  It’s something that I used to [...]

Consistency of thought and action is something that I’ve always wanted to develop. Being the spur-of-the-moment, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants type of guy that I am, consistency is not something that comes to me naturally. But the older I get the more I’ve become aware of how important consistency is to successful living.
Here are three [...]

If you’ve ever read anything written by or about the investing genius Warren Buffet, one perennial piece of advice that pops up consistently is: “invest for the long run.”  It’s a simple investing tenet that unfortunately most are unable to follow.  So while the advice sounds great, for most people it’s not very effective.  Thinking [...]

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve posted on my blog, embarassingly long.  I apologize.  Life took a strange turn in the last few months and I needed to take some time to explore myself, my situation and my hopes and plans for the future.
I felt inspired to write this blog entry today because [...]