Caleb Bale

Why I Don’t Live a Life of Great Faith

As my economics professor spoke to our class, she taught us a very simple principle: opportunity cost. That is, for every opportunity that an individual takes, there is something for which they’re missing out. If a man purchased a sports car, the cost may be that he lost the opportunity to put a downpayment on aContinue reading “Why I Don’t Live a Life of Great Faith”

Brand Yourself: Four Questions to Ask Before Your Next Social Media Post

This is the third post in a series about personal brand. Check out the first post titled Brand Yourself: How Your Actions Affect Your Impact and the second post titled How Your Words Affect Your Personal Brand (and Your Influence on Others) here. In the last two blog posts about personal brand, we’ve looked at how actions and wordsContinue reading “Brand Yourself: Four Questions to Ask Before Your Next Social Media Post”

Four Ways a Budget Will Make Your Life More Fulfilling

“Do you have a budget?” I asked. My friend smiled slightly and answered, “Kinda…I mean, I pay my bills every month so I use that as a way for me to see where my money is going at least.” I suspect this is the way many people answer this question. But this isn’t budgeting. BudgetingContinue reading “Four Ways a Budget Will Make Your Life More Fulfilling”

Inspiration Starts With Why

After graduation, the second book I chose to read to continue learning (The Servant was first) was Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek. Sinek proves to be a deep thinker and a great analyst when it comes to dissecting the reasons we as consumers feel the way we doContinue reading “Inspiration Starts With Why”

Why I Haven’t Written About Faith in a Long Time

Two and a half years ago, I was entering my fifth and final year of college at The Ohio State University. It was a tough run and one way I chose to mentally process all my experiences was through writing. I found it a slow, effective process to put my thoughts into coherent sentences (whether or notContinue reading “Why I Haven’t Written About Faith in a Long Time”

No Time to Drift (and 4 Questions to Help Prioritize Time)

A new condition has surfaced recently called FOMO (probably not that recent but hey, I’m frequently behind the times). FOMO stands for “Fear Of Missing Out” and conveys in four words the reason so many of us experience priority issues. Take me as an example of the struggle. I have a hard time going toContinue reading “No Time to Drift (and 4 Questions to Help Prioritize Time)”

Two Things I Want in Life (and How I’m Getting Past the Fear of Them)

Where do you want to go in life and do you want it enough? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself over the past year. There are certain things I want to do in life. One is be a speaker. I want to become a master communicator and I believe that part of that involvesContinue reading “Two Things I Want in Life (and How I’m Getting Past the Fear of Them)”

Brand Yourself: How Your Words Affect Your Influence on Others

– This is the second post in a series about personal brand. Check out the first post titled Brand Yourself: How Your Actions Affect Your Impact. I can directly recall two instances from my years growing up where the words of others impacted me. One bad. One good. Both impactful. The first was when I wasContinue reading “Brand Yourself: How Your Words Affect Your Influence on Others”

Money Growth: How Much Should I Invest for Retirement?

I had a low-key babysitting job when I was twelve but that income was entirely active income. Not a cent of it grew without me doing anything. I had to actually provide a service to someone in order to add to my piggy bank (ok, it was actually a doggy bank). Retirement, however, is aContinue reading “Money Growth: How Much Should I Invest for Retirement?”

How to Avoid Being Old and Broke (And How a 401k Can Help)

I wasn’t very good at saving as a kid. Money burned a proverbial hole in my pocket. I liked to get gum when we went to the grocery store because it felt good to spend a dollar. To this day, I tend to be a spender. In fact, in our budget, Bailey (my wife) andContinue reading “How to Avoid Being Old and Broke (And How a 401k Can Help)”