Life Strategy Archives - Joshua Kennon

Sep32026

The Power of Questions

Business Strategy, Investing Strategies, Life StrategyBy Joshua Kennon September 3, 2026 Leave a comment

When it comes to getting the life, career, and financial independence you desire, one of the most effective tools you have at your disposal is understanding and internalizing what I call the power of questions. Combined with a checklist, asking the right questions can help you evaluate where you are, introspectively examine your own heart so you can better understand where you would like to go, and gain some degree of objectivity in evaluating your progress on that journey, making course corrections as necessary.

Sep162019

Three Questions That Can Dramatically Improve Your Life – Thoughts and Reflections on My 37th Birthday

Life Strategy, My Day In PicturesBy Joshua Kennon September 16, 2019 1 Comment

As we celebrated my 37th birthday today, I thought about three questions that Aaron and I have used in managing our lives that help us live better, avoid mistakes, and improve our outcomes. I wanted to share them so they might help you in your own journey.

Sep22018

Joshua and Aaron Reading Setup in the Morning

The Biggest Advantage You Can Give Yourself In Life Is Reading

Life StrategyBy Joshua Kennon September 2, 2018 Leave a comment

It is not an exaggeration to say that most of my life and career has been spent reading, writing, and thinking. In many cases, I turned around and taught others a synthesized version of what I absorbed, putting my own spin on it. My favorite place in the world during childhood was the public library and even now, I am typing this post surrounded by enormous bookcases overflowing with volumes on everything from trust fund structures to biographies of oil and banking titans. Reading allows me to satisfy a nearly insatiable curiosity about the world. More than any other behavior, it has been responsible for my success.

Nov302017

The Power of Intention

Business Strategy, Life StrategyBy Joshua Kennon November 30, 2017 17 Comments

One of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal in life and business is reflecting on your intention in taking a given action. Yet, despite its enormous benefits, few people stop to reflect on why they are behaving in a certain way.

Nov202016

Grandma Kathryn visiting Joshua and Aaron

Epiphany Moments that Change Your Worldview

Life Strategy, My Day In PicturesBy Joshua Kennon November 20, 2016 47 Comments

Epiphany moments are powerful things that can change the way you manage your life, the direction of your career, or how you look at the world.

Jun42016

Give Yourself Permission To Be Disliked

Life Strategy, PhilosophyBy Joshua Kennon June 4, 2016 24 Comments

In life and in business, you have to know who you are, what you stand for, what you believe, and how you will proceed. Trying to be all things to all people is a recipe for disaster that leaves no one happy and sabotages your success.

May152015

Data Driven Decisions Can Help End Negative Feedback Loops

Data-Based Decisions Are the First Step to Escaping Negative Feedback Loops

Business Strategy, Life StrategyBy Joshua Kennon May 15, 2015 50 Comments

Shortly after Blue Fairy gives life to the eponymous wooden puppet in the 1940 classic animated film Pinocchio, she instructs him that he must, “Always let [his] conscience be [his] guide”. Were she a rationalist, she might have added an important addendum: “And make decisions based upon objective, high-quality, third-party-recorded data to remove your own bias as much as possible…

Apr92015

Using Words to Your Advantage in Life and Business

Language & Culture, Life Strategy, Politics, Religion & CultureBy Joshua Kennon April 9, 2015 19 Comments

Words and phrases are interesting things. Each represents a package of ideas and associations, instantly unwrapped the moment we encounter them. If I say, “She stood in a cold, dark, damp basement on a winter day, with only a bit of gray, overcast sky visible through small windows around the perimeter; the rhythm of ice rain hitting…

Mar162013

Two Secrets to Living a Happy Life

Life StrategyBy Joshua Kennon March 16, 2013 20 Comments

One of the most important lessons I learned very early in life came from a series of psychology studies that I read for entertainment. It talked about how the big troubles we face – the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, the foreclosure of a home – are often overcome because our natural defense systems activate, causing our behavior to moderate with time so that we accept what has happened, rebuild, and put it behind us. The things that cause unhappiness that is both severe and chronic are not these major shocks; they are the small irritations that build up and wear away at you like Chinese water torture.