The Law of Attraction is definitely, well, an attractive thought. It essentially says you can get anything you want if you just WANT it enough! And who can’t do that? No one. So anyone can get anything.

No matter how prepared you are or how well you know that there’s no need to worry, there are still situations in which you won’t be able to stop the scary-quick fluttering of your heart and the clammy perspiration that bubbles to the surface of your skin.

Ask 100 different people what goes into a happy and successful life and you will get 100 different (and correct) answers. This variety helps keep life interesting, of course, but it also makes accurate lifestyle metrics hard to come by.

The English have their royalty, the Japanese have their gadgets, and here in the United States, we have celebrities. Lots and lots of celebrities.

Weve all been in situations that have been less than ideal. Your job might suck or your roommates might be a burden on your mind and your wallet. You may feel stuck in a mire of crummy college classes or weighed down by your sycophantic ‘friends.’

As someone who has worked as a designer for many different companies under many different bosses, I know firsthand that there are pros and cons to every manager, and unfortunately in many cases the cons will outweigh the pros.

Anyone who knows me in real life is thinking ‘Colin is the biggest hypocrite in the world’ after reading the title of this article. Why? Because I’m the first person in any situation to bring up work, professions, the ‘what do you do for a living’ questions, blah blah blah.

As someone who reads a whole lot, I’m constantly discovering that there are very few new ideas, and most of the ones that claim to be are really just derivative of old ones with a new label slapped on them.

Think of how much stuff you’ve accumulated over the past 2 years. Now think of what it would take to sell it all while getting a reasonable return on your investment.

It’s been almost 3 months since I published the first article here on Exile Lifestyle, and a lot has changed in that time.