Everybody has “that book”. The one they are writing and can never quite get around to finishing and publishing. Personally, I must have four or five. The books aren’t completely abandoned, but they get “back-burnered” because of something else I “need” to work on. After that, I end up opening the file every few days to […]
When you set your clocks back this weekend, set your alarm clock wake-up time back an hour as well. You’ll automatically become an early riser, adding an entire hour of morning productivity to your day, and literally not lose any sleep over it because you were already waking up at that time prior to the clock being […]
Everybody wants to take the credit for a great idea, but nobody wants to take the blame for the bad ones. The trouble is, you’re never going to get that great idea put into action unless you take a chance on a few bad ones. Most other people don’t want to get blamed when a […]
I subscribe to DarrenDaily from Success Magazine editor Darren Hardy. Every morning I get a text message and an email alert with a link to a quick video and commentary that feels like Darren recorded it just for me. Each episode usually takes just 3 or 4 minutes to consume and comprehend (though with the early — pre-coffee — […]
If you had three wishes, what would you wish for…Fame? Fortune? A vacation in Hawaii? Many people spend hours and hours (amounting to years of their life) wishing for their ideal situation. Think of the time spent wishing for more money, a better job, to be an artist, an actor, an author. Wishing they could find the perfect […]
I followed a “recent articles” link from Steven Pressfield‘s wonderful blog and email newsletter (First Look Access) — I really enjoy his “Writing Wednesdays” category — and came across a short essay on his friend Liam who applied for one of Seth Godin‘s rare and coveted (and generous) week long seminars (I think it qualifies […]
I’m a big fan of blogging. I’ve been doing it since people still knew the word was an amalgam of “web log”. Blogger.com launched in 1999 and I think I used that as my own launching point for blogging (up until then I was posting static articles on websites and sharing ideas in online groups and bulletin […]