Setting out to produce 31 posts in the month of March has resulted in the unintended consequence of turning me into an idea factory. Napoleon Hill wrote about the importance of ideas in Think and Grow Rich. His premise, which I share, is that you become what you think about. I think about helping … [Read more...]
Third Tribe Marketing is my Drug of Choice
If you're going to be powerless over something why not make it something positive - right? For me it's this place: Over the last year I have been replacing negative high risk behaviors with guaranteed negative outcomes with the exact opposite. The Third Tribe community is now one of my favorite … [Read more...]
Blogging is How I Live Real, Authentic and Sustainable
It's real because writing is the doing part of thinking. It's authentic because my writing comes from the heart about what's going on in my life right now. My life is sustainable because my thoughts turn into words which in turn become actions. Earlier this week I had the privilege to speak at … [Read more...]
A Real Thank You to the Greatest Generation
I've had the honor to know and meet many members of the greatest generation. Their greatness comes from their humility which is at the core of living a real, authentic and sustainable life. Thank you to all the men and women (and their families) who have served and continue to serve. To those who … [Read more...]
9 Books That Inspire Me
I assembled this list of nine books to provide a sense of the sources of inspiration that have led me to write about real, authentic and sustainable living. One book is queued up and ready to be read. Two are in various states of being read at the same time which has led to several interesting blog … [Read more...]
vBlog: A Real #shoplocal Experience
Last weekend my wife Cheryl and I ventured to In Step Running and Waking Center in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward, a shop local mecca of restaurants and shops. Cheryl had come in search of new running shoes. Our salesperson Amy did such a great job properly analyzing our running shoe needs and … [Read more...]
New Source of Daily Inspiration
I am often asked how I sustain a positive and upbeat attitude. Referring back to My Top 10 Personal Development Success Tips, take a look at tip #9. Everyday (Monday - Saturday) for at least the last five years and probably longer I have read Ralph Marston's The Daily Motivator web-site. In my … [Read more...]
The Personal/Professional Blur
For while I have been searching for a way to explain the concept that my personal and professional lives are hopelessly and wonderfully intertwined. The blur stems from the fact that it has been almost 14 years since I collected my last pay check from the man. Since then I have managed to stay … [Read more...]
I’m Moving
Please be patient I am moving JimRaffel.com and all the content associated with the site to a new server and changing the site look all at one time. The site will be up and down a bit over the next several days. … [Read more...]
#59: Success: A Passion for What You Do
I Love the Smell of Ink in the Morning Last installment I wrote about still loving the smell of ink in the morning. The magic of blank substrate going in one end of an imaging device and coming out the other end as an item of significantly greater value than the blank substrate still captivates … [Read more...]