Money, Freedom, and Legacy: Lessons I’m Learning from The Psychology of Money
While I wasn’t naïve about money in my earlier years, I realize now that I missed structured financial literacy along the way. I relied on instinct, on lessons picked up from my parents, on trial and error. I wish I had read Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money, Darren Hardy’s The Compound Effect, or Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad earlier. Their insights would have saved me both mistakes and missed opportunities—and would also have equipped me to mentor my children far better in financial literacy.
Applying Emotional Intelligence to Lead, Mentor, and Pivot into My Next Season
Some leadership lessons don’t arrive gently. Years ago, I almost sabotaged my own leadership. I didn’t realize then that unmanaged emotions — mine and others’ — were steering key decisions. It wasn’t a lack of intelligence or experience; it was something deeper. Later, I discovered Daniel Goleman’s framework on Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and suddenly the patterns became clear. His insights gave language to what I had stumbled through in my leadership journey. I came to realize and to confront a hard truth: technical competence isn’t enough. Emotional intelligence — Goleman’s groundbreaking framework — is what shapes influence, resilience, and trust.