We have heard the saying often and have for so long believed it to be true:

“Pursue what you love and money will follow”

So many of us blindly follow this advice without recognizing the sad truth: this advice has no merit whatsoever.

Don’t agree? Allow me to go into detail as to why following your favorite hobbies or pastimes for profit could take you only a little passed nowhere. [click to continue...]

I am writing this post in the lovely country of Guatemala, the birthplace of my fiancee. I have spent the last week here for New Years and I will be spending one more week here before I go back home to New York.

If you ever visit Guatemala, the first thing you will notice is the hot and humid temperature, followed by an unmistakably sweet smell that envelops the whole country.

This is the burning of sugar cane–it is burnt both for ease of cutting and for enhanced flavor. This is done throughout the entire country, as this is Guatemala’s main export. [click to continue...]