The incredible story of how constraints shaped the most successful solo jazz album of all time — Constraints are powerful. Or, better said, the human ability to use constraints to our advantage is. …

For Americans, there’s good debt and there’s bad debt. For Latinos, there’s debt — Ah, the credit score. That social stamp that tells others that you can be trusted. That mysterious number that will determine whether you can afford to buy the house of your dreams. It’s clear that many Americans worry about their credit score. Just google “credit score” and see the number…

How to succeed in the most emotionally-charged of budgeting events — Sticking to a budget is never an easy task and wedding budgets are particularly challenging because weddings are emotionally-charged. But the key to getting married on a budget — big or small — is precisely to use emotions to your advantage. Try these four steps to stay on budget when…

As a writer, you can use constraints to boost inspiration and explore new paths — The blank page is a writer’s worst nightmare. We have all been there. It makes you feel weak and it can corner you into paralysis. When the challenge overpowers you, you need to make yourself bigger… or make the challenge smaller. …

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Understanding that mediocrity is about balance, not failure — The First Thing You Need to Understand About Mediocrity Your mamma probably made you believe that you are the most amazing person in the world. She may still tell you from time to time. And, to this day, she probably believes it is true. Your mother’s encouragement may have been helpful during your infant years. Without it, you might…

Marketing attribution is the science of measuring the contribution of your marketing activities to the achievement of your business goals. There are multiple ways you can approach attribution and I will be very straight-forward about this: no attribution model is perfect and good attribution models are costly. But any business…

And how I got blinded by these cool terms — We have been stuck with the same conversation for two hours. We are building an online process to apply to a financial product and we want to empower our customers to tailor terms for themselves. Our goal is to give them flexibility, freedom and relevance through personalization. …

The most unexpected lessons of marrying on a tight budget — The bride is running late. Our guests are sitting on the church’s benches, gathered in groups and chatting casually. I go around, spreading out hugs and kisses, welcoming everyone to our wedding and asking everyone to stay put. The beautiful bride will arrive any minute now. This is not what…