RULES WHICH ARE INTUITIVE, SHORT, SIMPLE, CONSISTENTLY APPLIED AND UNIFORMLY APPLIED, EVEN IF NOT UNIVERSALLY AGREED UPON, ARE COMFORTING, UNIFYING, JOB SAVING, CAREER SAVING, AND LIFE SAVING.
3 years ago
Charles Tadros, M.D.
July 25, 2021
Saint Louis, Missouri
IS THE WAY THAT YOU THINK, SPEAK, AND ACT WHILE AWAY FROM WORK CONSISTENT WITH HOW YOU PERFORM THESE ACTIONS WHILE AT WORK? IF NOT, THEN YOU ARE NOT BEING INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY CONSISTENT. YOU ARE NOT WALKING YOUR PATH. THIS DISSONANCE CREATES TENSIONS WHICH, EVENTUALLY WEAR YOU DOWN, EITHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY. EVENTUALLY, ALL THIS COMES CRASHING DOWN, AFFECTING YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AND YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. IT MAY TAKE YEARS, EVEN AS LONG AS DECADES, TO REACH THIS BREAKING POINT, BUT YOUR MIND’S NEED TO RESOLVE (or at least decrease) THESE INCONSISTENCIES IS UNRELENTING. Date August 26, 2022 In relation to act BECAUSE WE FORGET SO QUICKLY…35 YEARS AGO A FINANCIAL PLANNER ASKED ME HOW MUCH I WOULD EVENTUALLY LIKE TO PULL OUT, ANNUALLY, FROM MY INVESTMENTS, IN ORDER TO FUND MY LIVING EXPENSES DURING RETIREMENT. I HAD READ THAT A 6% ANNUAL WITHDRAWAL WOULD BE HISTORICALLY SUSTAINABLE, SO I SUGGESTED 6%. HE THOUGHT THAT WAS PERFECTLY REASONABLE. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, WE HAVE DOWNGRADED OUR EXPECTATIONS AND WE HAVE NOW NAMED IT THE, “4% RULE” (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/four-percent-rule.asp). Date December 21, 2021 In relation to 3.0% rule The unwritten rules (yes, archaic, and abusive) of showing that we’re serious about our work, wanting to keep our jobs, and serious about supporting our employer… Date January 12, 2023 In relation to abusive
