Posts by Doug Peterson
When Life Gets Unpredictable: Getting My Priorities Straight
For anyone who feels overwhelmed or wants to master their finances, taking control begins with a simple yet powerful habit: holding a weekly financial and administrative meeting. Deciding in advance when and where you’ll hold this meeting can significantly increase your chances of success, a concept known as implementation intentions. Research has shown that forming specific plans about when and where to act can double the likelihood of following through on your goals (James Clear).
Read MoreWhen Predictability Disappears, So Does Confidence (One Year Later)
A year ago, I wrote about how predictability creates confidence—and how quickly confidence disappears when life feels uncertain. That hasn’t changed. But what has changed… is how long people have been living in that uncertainty. Because this isn’t a moment anymore.It’s starting to feel like the norm. What I’m Seeing Now (2026) Over the past year, I’ve had dozens of conversations with clients and prospective clients. And the themes are incredibly consistent: That loss of…
Read MoreWhy a Six-Figure Income Still Feels Tight — And What You Can Do About It
For anyone who feels overwhelmed or wants to master their finances, taking control begins with a simple yet powerful habit: holding a weekly financial and administrative meeting. Deciding in advance when and where you’ll hold this meeting can significantly increase your chances of success, a concept known as implementation intentions. Research has shown that forming specific plans about when and where to act can double the likelihood of following through on your goals (James Clear).
Read MoreWhy Smart People Don’t Proactively Manage Their Spending, But Should
For anyone who feels overwhelmed or wants to master their finances, taking control begins with a simple yet powerful habit: holding a weekly financial and administrative meeting. Deciding in advance when and where you’ll hold this meeting can significantly increase your chances of success, a concept known as implementation intentions. Research has shown that forming specific plans about when and where to act can double the likelihood of following through on your goals (James Clear).
Read MoreThe Weekly Admin Power Hour You Need
For anyone who feels overwhelmed or wants to master their finances, taking control begins with a simple yet powerful habit: holding a weekly financial and administrative meeting. Deciding in advance when and where you’ll hold this meeting can significantly increase your chances of success, a concept known as implementation intentions. Research has shown that forming specific plans about when and where to act can double the likelihood of following through on your goals (James Clear).
Read MoreWhat Is The Real Cost of Being You?
For most of us, we don’t know what it costs to be us, and figuring out our true monthly cost is a headache. It involves some guesswork, and often forgetting all those expenses that only hit once or twice a year, and infrequent expenses consume 20–25% of our income. These infrequent expenses are not an “if” but rather a “when.” They will come up, and you may or may not know when you can expect them.
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