Welcome to my new blog

Believe it or not www.econstudent.org is nearly a year old. I am fully convinced of the value of blogging as a self education tool. By blogging I have been forced to articulate my views while putting them into written form. I have read many books that were not on my university's reading list and have discovered many resources on the internet that are freely available. I will continue to my education in economics and econstudent.org will be the place where I document that journey.

I am however, starting a new chapter of my life. I have finished my Master of Economic Studies and have decided for the time being to put on hold further formal education in economics. I am currently studying a diploma of financial planning, focusing on losing weight and using my new found free time to undergo some personal development.

I feel that econstudent.org should remain a resource for econ students and for general discussions of economics. By having this blog it will also allow me to separate blog posts that focus on political philosophy from the less controversial posts about generally accepted concepts in economics.  This blog which will soon be www.justincampbell.info. Will be the place where I share my thoughts on the recruitment, personal development, health and fitness and any other issues I wish to discuss. Of course this blog really is not for you the reader as it as a tool for me to learn. I hope in the coming year that this blog will prove as helpful to my personal development as econstudent.org has been to my development as a student of economics.

To start with I will list my recent personal achievements:

1. First was completing my masters of economic studies with a grade point average of 5.22 and an overall percentage of 70% This is significantly better than my GPA from my Bachelor degree.
2. Reducing my weight from 99kg to 85.8kg a weight I have not been since I was 23. In the next six months I hope to reduce this weight to 78kg.
3. Meeting some wonderful new friends especially those I have met through the libertarian movement.
4. Succeeding in my current career as an employment consultant by helping my clients find employment.  

My goals for the next 12 months:

1. Continue my weight loss journey by reducing my weight to 78kg.
2. Start a new career in an area more relevant to my education. 
3. Complete a diploma of financial services
4. Build stronger relationships with my friends and to meet new people.
5. Become a more generous person.
6. Become more financially secure and successful. 
7. Continue my informal studies in economics and develop www.econstudent.org
8. Partake in at least one cultural, political or education event a month.