Mars, house plants, and real estate investing
“If a man knows not which port he sails, no wind is favorable.”~Seneca Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we interviewed a 26-year-old real estate investor, saw Mars in 360°, listened to a 3 ½ hour podcast with Joe and Elon, learned that house-plants can improve your life, and became unsettled by the Salem […]
A serial entrepreneur walks into a bar…
“You shouldn’t give circumstances the power to rouse anger, for they don’t care at all.”~Marcus Aurelius Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we interviewed a serial entrepreneur, read a book about death, learned about decision making in the modern office, and retweeted a moon lander lead engineer’s content. Our challenge is for you to go on a date […]
The making of decisions, money, and vaccines
“if your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete”~ Jack Kornfield Greetings from LA and Hawaii. This week we learned why big decisions are easy and little decisions are hard, some financial advice that goes against the grain, and what Bill Gates expects from the future of vaccines and viruses. We also share some sage wisdom from Seth […]
On Everest, good investments, and morning thoughts
“Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.” – Marcus Aurelius Hey friends, Greetings from LA and Hawaii. My wife and I (Mike) went for a 3-hour hike at Kuliouou Ridge Trail in Oahu this last Sunday and it was delightful. Here’s a pic I snapped […]
Of Seinfeld, coddled minds, & 2021 “words”
Greetings from Hawaii (Mike) and Los Angeles (Alec), We’re the founders of The Tonic and we’re excited to be sending you our first official newsletter! Again, thanks for signing up. Here’s what we want to share with you this week. Tim Ferriss interviewed Jerry Seinfeld on episode #485 of his podcast. As self-proclaimed creatives and […]
How I Went from $24,000 Per Year to $240,000 Per Year as a Freelancer
How does someone make 6 figures as a freelance writer? For years, that’s a question I didn’t have the answer to. And to be honest, I’m still not sure I have the answer. What I do have, though, is the story of how I went from making $0 per year as a minister to building […]