The new venture I’ve been working on. — With my last article published on February 22, there’s no doubt that I’ve been relatively inactive on Medium, considering that I had been writing and publishing daily journals for months prior. The daily journals stopped when I started going to the gym in the mornings with my brother again. I…

What I would do if I were a parent. — I was playing badminton last Thursday. It was a day off for people in school, so the badminton center was filled with high schoolers. My brother and I had no choice but to join in. Between the rounds of playing badminton, I talked to some of the high schoolers there…

The difference is all in your wording. — With my brother’s tournament approaching this weekend, we’ve been conversing about being confident without becoming arrogant. You want to be confident in your skills but not to the point of arrogance and end up blind to your shortcomings. Ever since reading Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday, I realized…

These books completely changed my life and are worth reading again. — A few days ago, I came across a post titled something along the lines of 10 books the author would reread over and over again if he couldn't read new books. The headline made me think about the books I should reread. Typically, I don't reread books. With so many…

Journals of a 20-year-old Blogger, Badminton Athlete, and Luxury Real Estate Auction Specialist | Entry #54 — With tax season right around the corner and my accountant doing a significant amount of work preparing all my documents, it’s been an excellent reminder to get more organized. Lately, my goals and sense of direction have been jumbled up due to a lack of sleep and many significant changes…

Journals of a 20-year-old Blogger, Badminton Athlete, and Luxury Real Estate Auction Specialist | Entry #53 — I’m not rich by any means, especially after looking at the financial statements my accountant prepared. I technically went negative $20k this year. Despite the negative number on my income statement, the financial statements make me feel rich. It’s the way my accountant did my taxes. I’m going to be…

Journals of a 20-year-old Blogger, Badminton Athlete, and Luxury Real Estate Auction Specialist | Entry #52 — I feel like I made a mistake trying to be extra proactive in getting bidder referrals for my colleagues. There are two projects I’m working very hard to get bidders registered for that have recently launched or are just about to launch, and I have been contacting my colleagues early…

Journals of a 20-year-old Blogger, Badminton Athlete, and Luxury Real Estate Auction Specialist | Entry #51 — Just write and not worry too much. That’s how I should think when writing these journal entries. In an effort to write better headlines, it has also had an unintended consequence of me trying to write better, more focused articles. It’s hard to come up with a profound lesson every…

Journals of a 20-year-old Blogger, Badminton Athlete, and Luxury Real Estate Auction Specialist | Entry #50 — Following a few lackluster weeks, I’m glad to say I finally broke my streak of low productivity with a good productive day. I set a new schedule to adjust to my new training regime, although minor adjustments are needed. My day started early in the morning. I woke up at…