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I consider this blog is my very small contribution to humanity. A blueprint to life no longer focused on what we have but on what we are. Freedom. Freedom from the things that weigh you down. Things that prevent you from exploring who you are and, even more importantly, doing what you really want to do.

Most people want to be organized, debt-free, and above all happy. What I have learned is that without a guiding principle, it is difficult to change. Unless you know why you should be well-organized or debt-free, it is difficult to do it. “Possess Less Exist More” is my guiding principle.

I believe in owning less and doing more. Freeing up time instead of buying things I’ll never use. Some people look at my life and think I believe in taking vows of poverty. But that’s not it at all. Poor people can own quite a lot junk and rich people can own relatively less.

Simply put: The more possessions you have, the more you are tied down. But think about this: how many of those possessions actually mean something to you. If everything you owned suddenly caught fire, what would you save? My answer is I would save my daughter. Everything else can be replaced.

Knowing this why do you constantly strive to make more money and buy more things and yet find ourselves just as discontented? My answer is that most people buy things to feel alive when really they feel bored.

Possess Less Exist More will challenge you to live the life you are seeking and eliminating all the needless things that prevent you from doing it. I hope it will become your guiding principle.

Some of the topics this blog will talk about will be:

Possess Less

• Eliminating Clutter: Practical tips on ways you can easily get rid of the possessions that possess you and how to make a buck or two selling them.
• Time Management: Not how to get more time to do more work, but to reduce the clutter that wastes your time.
• Debt/Finance: Debt is what cripples most people and prevents them from having the life they want. I set out to uncover the hidden reasons why you may actually be in debt and offer practical, easy-to-follow, step-by-step solution on how to eliminate debt forever. The key to eliminating debt is first knowing why you are in debt and second how debt and credit works, so you can eradicate it. I show you how to do both. When you possess less, you will have more money to spend. How you spend it can free you from where you are and take you where you want to be.

Exist More

• Goals: How traditional goal-setting is causing you to live without excitement or passion
• Balance: Work/life is not about balance. It’s about knowing which is more important at what time.
• Wealth: Money is only a means to an end. A full existence is not one where you chase after money. I delve into the deeper meaning of wealth and give practical tips to achieve financial independence.
• Health/Fitness: A healthy body is the key to a healthy mind and a long life.
• Problem-solving/critical thinking: Practical skills on how to deal with everyday problems and for when you reach that crossroads in life.
• Inspiration: You are somebody. Your existence matters. I want to you not just to believe it, but to feel it. And to be it.

More topics will likely be added (or maybe eliminated) as the blog grows.
And as I used to blog on marketing, all posts related to marketing are still archived on this blog if you are interested.

A Postscript

I am always in the debt of my best friend Heejeong Haas who not only first uttered the phrase “Possess Less Exist More” but always supported my ideas and visions. Without her, this blog would not have come to fruition. May her dreams always come true.

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