Abraham Maslow was a psychologist that developed a theory known as the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs(see image to right). This theory describes what people must have in order to live a fulfilling life. At the very lowest level of his hierarchy are the very basic physiological needs of food, water, shelter, sex etc. Without first [...]

I recently read Why Smart Executives Fail And What You Can Learn From Their Mistakes by Sydney Finkelstein. Much of the book was fairly specific to the business world, but there was one chapter titled, “The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful People.” Finkelstein analyzed many, many instances of failed businesses and the habits that their [...]

This is a guest post from my friend Glenn McBride. We went to college together and since graduating in May Glenn has moved to Chicago with his girlfriend to pursue a career in finance. I’m honored to have him share his thoughts and voice with thesimplerlife.net. He’s an interesting guy, so if you like what [...]

I’m a pretty laid back guy. I don’t get worked up or bothered by very much. You could say I try to “roll with the punches,” “go with the flow,” and other similar cliches. However, there are a few things that I take very, very seriously. Obviously, the core values I’ve written about many times [...]