Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on June 22, 2011
I never thought in my natural life that I would be sharing this on such a public forum, but hey, here goes.
I quit my job. Resigned. Bounced. Said later to the anxiety, the abusive relationship I had with my supervisors, and the psychosomatic symptoms I had been experiencing for months. Heart racing. Being disturbed in the middle of my evening and weekends at the thought of going back into the office. Stomach in knots. Sense of dread every time I saw an email from my supervisors, anticipating what kind of psychological warfare I was in store for next.
Maybe this is a cliched saying, but life really is too short. [click to continue…]
Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life. by Dr. Khia on June 12, 2011
M.I.A.M.I. = Money is a major issue
I didn’t make this acronym up… I appropriated it from Cuban American rapper Pitbull. And now we’re about to remix this topic – hip hop style – and talk about how much of a major issue money is when it comes to grad school, career, your life, and beyond.
Make no mistake – in this society we live in – money is a major issue. How much of it do you want to amass to support the lifestyle you want to live?
The truth is… when it comes down to lifestyle design, the majority of us out here don’t have ambitions to have Bill Gates money. Well, we aren’t gonna turn it down if offered. Let me speak for myself – *I’m* not turning it down.
We all want to live comfortably. Part of the equation to happiness is to minimize financial stress. There are a ton of stresses looming in our daily life – mortgages, credit cards, student loans, car payments, insurance premiums, rising costs of gas just to get to work in the first place. Need I go on? [click to continue…]
