Chester’s Tips for Success

If you consider yourself an intelligent, highly capable, and confident individual who has many interests and skills then you’re probably a capable dabbler. Capable dabblers are an interesting breed; despite their many strengths and interests, they have difficulty picking something to focus on. People who fit this category tend to have an [...]

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 [...]

This week I told the people at work that I planned to quit by the end of next week. They were shocked, but understood and respected my decision.
For the last few months I have been working as a reporter for a Japanese news wire. I took the job because I was curious [...]

If I asked you the question “How’s your job?” how would you respond:
A. “I hate it.”
B. “Eh, it’s okay, a job’s a job.”
C. “I love my job.”
I have yet to meet a person who answered C, though occasionally you hear celebrities and other “successful” people gush about how they have the best job in the [...]