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How to lie with numbers: How many hours can you work?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on November 21, 2016 | Featured

One might argue that numbers are apolitical. I mean, how do you spin the number 4? How do you argue about it? Whether to close the top loop or keep it open? There’s not much there. Unfortunately, numbers can be … Read More … Read More

Tags: jobs, time management, work

Why we must work, even if we don’t have to

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on March 31, 2016 | Featured

So, maybe it’s starting to happen that not everyone “needs” to work in order for all of our basic needs to be accounted for. If you are given enough money to live, would you still work? A study in … Read More … Read More

Tags: fulfillment, work

Do you even want to retire?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 17, 2015 | Featured

I talked last time about the need for a plan for your time in retirement. Of course, for many of us, the idea of retirement seems a fantasy, and a cruel one at that. Who is going to have … Read More … Read More

Tags: purpose, retirement, work

Me as a remote worker, or how I became spatially independent

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 18, 2014 | Featured

I’ve talked before about how the phrase “location independence” is actually two different situations that are often confused: spatial independence (being anywhere) and temporal independence (being, um, “anywhen”?) I believe that it’s much easier to transition to spatial independence … Read More … Read More

Tags: independence, jobs, location independence, Portland, work

What do people really mean by location independence?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 15, 2014 | Featured

A few years ago, I performed a feat of employee jiu jitsu: I was able to convince my boss to let me start working from across the country. Like many people, I first heard about the idea of “location … Read More … Read More

Tags: employment, independence, jobs, location independence, moving, work

Start a mastermind group to get things done

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 11, 2014 | Featured

As I wrote in my last post, I’ve just released a new e-book. I’m very proud of it, and I think you’ll enjoy it too. (Did I mention I’m giving it away for free?) The project was a large … Read More … Read More

Tags: accountability, mastermind group, peers, work

How badly do you want it?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on April 17, 2014 | Featured

Stop for a second and think about what you want most. It could be worldly or ethereal, it doesn’t matter. And to be clear, I mean the first idea that came to mind. Don’t skip over it because you … Read More … Read More

Tags: desire, dreams, goals, love, work

How working for someone else is like renting

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on February 27, 2014 | Featured

I like finding connections between seemingly disparate aspects of our lives. And while thinking about the self-employment-versus-working-for-others issue, I realized that there is an interesting and unlikely connection between the type of job you have and whether you rent … Read More … Read More

Tags: jobs, owning, renting, self-employment, work

Is it safer to work for yourself?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on February 24, 2014 | Featured

Safety and security are important components of anyone’s life, whether physical (we won’t be mugged or assaulted), financial (we will have enough to eat, have shelter), or any other metric. But when it comes to less universal metrics, people’s … Read More … Read More

Tags: Chris Guillebeau, jobs, Jon Acuff, self-employment, Tim Ferriss, work, working

Do you need to be certified in order to do your work?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on February 13, 2014 | Featured

As a proponent of what I call “integrative financial coaching” I get to help people not only with improving their finances, but also help them heal their relationship to money, allowing them an easier path towards success in more … Read More … Read More

Tags: certification, degree, finances, school, work

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