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A Stuck Schmuck

Bernard
8 min readJul 23, 2020

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I am somewhat of a conformist.

As I recently shared in Rich Brother Middle-Class Brother, I have basically stuck to the safe route and have aimed to be a people pleaser since my childhood rather than a leader, maverick, or risk-taker who may offend the delicate sensibilities of others while leaving a bigger mark on the world than I have.

Of course, there is always room to improve and I intend to as I embark upon my freshman year once again early next year.

Since embarking on my personal self-help journey about three years ago this month, I have taken some thoughts and ideas and have turned them into tangible actions that are helping me slowly inch my way closer to being the better version of myself that I long to be.

To wit, I have fully embraced the concept of Paying Ourselves First, as I have often shared. I have also walked quite a bit over the years, but more so lately, as I have been averaging five or six miles per day over the past few weeks. Right or wrong, I have also recently started consuming apple cider vinegar, or ACV as I call it, on a regular basis since hearing about its benefits and having a few conversations about it that convinced me to give it a go.

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Bernard
Bernard

Written by Bernard

A married father of two adult children and a Morkie. Long-time economic developer, former P.O., avid reader, thinker, investor, and walker.

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