Many prep schools across the country have this thing they call the “Honor System”. This very same system flows through a few universities in the US. Back in the day I believe Colorado College was one of the few universities that focused on this method. This article is not meant

I don’t mean “Going Dark” in the way that implies something depressing, but rather applying the very principal to “focus”. We all (including myself) lack focus and attention to detail on the things that matter. It is often work and even at times family we might neglect due to a

It is so critical when shaping the future of your career (or your kids) that we all understand the importance of passion. More often than not passion can drive profit. Not just in terms of financials, but also being fulfilled in life, and you can do it together! This article

As a parent it is so critical to teach your kids in such a way they graduate to adulthood over time. Not at easy task who is to say what is the right way. However, with that said you don’t want to build a monster. Years ago I worked with

We all want are kids to dream big and go after what they want out of life, however how often to instill the importance about being passionate. This article is intended to hit us all with the importance of embracing passion in the roads we decide to travel down. Winning

published Mar 28th 2017, 5:00 am, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) — There’s no getting around it: For a girl raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Salt Lake City is a very weird place. I went to Utah precisely because it’s weird. More specifically, because economic data suggest

published Mar 13th 2017, 11:29 am, by Noah Smith (Bloomberg View) — A friend recently asked me whether women’s entry into the workforce has been good for men. I couldn’t give him a clear answer, because it’s a complicated question. Overall, the answer is yes, but the change hasn’t been

published Dec 8th 2016, 6:30 am, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) — Income mobility is a problem for everyone. Most people, in most countries, dream of a world where birth does not limit your status in society. No country has achieved this happy end, though some of them do better

As I get older I realize how little I know even though my tenure in life has brought me new found wisdom. It has truly become clear to me that having a mentor all the time is probably not a bad thing. The challenge resides in picking a mentor that

published Feb 8th 2017, 2:53 pm, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) —Well-adjusted children and functional marriages go together. But are the kids thriving because the parents’ marriage works, or does the marriage work for the same reasons that the kids are thriving? This is what social scientists call “selection effect,”