Tag: managing time and money

  • Splurging is okay, if you know what you’re doing

    I admit I’ve had my share of troubles managing money in the past. I’ve reached a point I believe I’m so much better but feel like I have a long way to go before I truly master money. Thankfully, I know that I’ll get there eventually. Almost everyone can. And as with all great things…

  • Leading people and managing life using Scrum

    While I’ve never held a “project manager” title, I have managed and facilitated countless projects. I mean, literally, countless. And that’s exactly I don’t see the point in tracking all the hours I’ve invested just to make things official and get a project management professional (PMP) certification. The whole damn tracking would be one heck…

  • What else can this be useful for?

    It’s my favourite mind-hack, something that I developed (definitely not through osmosis, I must have read it somewhere) over the past several years. And I use it almost every day. Particularly when I have to make an important financial decision. Some of you already know this — I’m a recovering spendthrift, well past the danger…

  • Could certifications be really a waste of time?

    If it were left to me, I would officially become (accidentally) the most “certified” professional on the planet. I’m that hungry to learn more and also because every workshop one gets to attend these days hand you over a certification at the end of it all. But getting “certified” in anything comes at a cost,…