Ashton Jones – Medium

Published in Ascent Publication

·Pinned

I Did Not Start Living Until 25

At 23, I had a stark wake-up call which completely changed my life path — Hi friends 👋🏼 I have been wanting to start writing for awhile, and I finally feel like I have an interesting story to tell- the story of why I did not start living until 25. Two years ago, I thought I was on the path to success; after all, it…

Personal Growth

14 min read

Jan 2

On 2021

My personal 2021 reflections 📌 My 2021 Word of the Year: Purpose 🎯 My 2021 Yearly Goals: Launch my own app platform to tell people’s stories: ❌ Make a career out of writing: ❌ Cultivate more meaningful connections: ✅ 2021 has been a year of personal growth, humility, foundation-building, emotional…

Personal

13 min read

Published in Geek Culture

·Jul 7, 2021

I’m Trying My Best

A company introduction and a reflection on my journey October 2018 — October 2019: Nearly 3 years ago, I struggled and wanted to give up.

Personal

12 min read

Published in Insight Owl

·Feb 22, 2021

Owning Your Purpose

How I give my fullest gifts to the world by living my purpose You may have found your purpose, but are you truly owning it? I have found knowing my purpose is not enough; if I want to give my fullest gifts to the world, I have to live my…

Knowledge

4 min read

Published in Insight Owl

·Feb 22, 2021

Approaching Your True Purpose

How I got closer to my true purpose How close are you to your true purpose? I lost my purpose; but it ended up being a good thing, because I discovered a new purpose that was closer to my true purpose. Something Was Missing… I was ecstatic when I was living my purpose…

Knowledge

5 min read

Published in Insight Owl

·Feb 22, 2021

Losing Your Purpose

I lost my purpose and it crushed me Have you ever felt like you lost your purpose and lost all motivation in your life? I lost my purpose in the beginning of 2020 and it shattered me. Feeling Crushed If you read the first article in this series, you know that I…

Knowledge

5 min read

Published in Insight Owl

·Feb 22, 2021

Discovering Your Purpose

How I discovered my purpose after dropping out of college with no plan Do you know your purpose in life? I mean, really, truly know your purpose — your heart’s deepest desire? I discovered my initial purpose by chance at age 25, after I dropped out of college and forged…

Philosophy

7 min read

Published in Insight Owl

·Updated Mar 15, 2021

Introducing… Insight Owl 🦉

Know yourself at a deeper level with knowledge from The Insightful Owl I did not start living until 25. At 23, I had a stark wake-up call which completely changed my life path. Prior to then, I had no idea who I was, what I wanted to do, or what…

Philosophy

2 min read

Published in Flutter Community

·Jan 11, 2021

Building a Medium RSS feed Within a Flutter App

How to implement a Medium RSS feed in Flutter Introduction I decided to experiment with Medium’s RSS feed, because it would make creating an MVP for a Flutter app I am working on effortless. Additionally, if Medium’s RSS feed changes to allow all articles to be accessed, I will know how…

Programming

5 min read

Building a Medium RSS feed Within a Flutter App

Jan 3, 2021

My 4 Hour Morning Routine

What I do every morning and why You read that right. My morning routine lasts 4 solid hours, sometimes longer. Why does it take so long and what could I possibly be doing, you ask? Simply put, there is a lot I need to do to ground myself and set…

Self

3 min read