This post started when I shared the following on Twitter: 4am, after laying awake reading "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" If you are expecting a book review, this is not it. Perhaps when I finish the book I will do a video review of it. No, in this post I am going to ask you to tell your … [Read more...]
Owning Your Future Time
Planning your work and powering through it when you don't feel like it will lead to owning your future time. How do I know this? Because today, I stuck to my plan all day and now at a few minutes after 5pm I'm doing what I want to do - writing this post. Proven productivity first. Pick the tasks … [Read more...]
Linkedin: Finding the Full Value of the Ecosystem
I know plenty of people (myself included) who struggle to find the value of Linkedin. My gut tells me there is plenty of value there and I have found several small pockets of success already. The goal now is develop a more complete understanding of the entire Linkedin ecosystem and how to maximize … [Read more...]
But I Don't Have The Time
The most common complaint I get when sitting down with would be bloggers is "but I don't have the time" to write a post every day like you do. It's OK, neither did I until this year. What has changed is my perception of the importance blogging has in my life. I don't goof around much anymore. I'm … [Read more...]
I Work Without A Job Or Time Clock
I don't have a job and haven't for more than fifteen years. I do work and quite often I'm working my butt off. I network, I hustle, I sell stuff, I juggle money and all the other crazy stuff small business people do. Trust me it's nothing like a job. How do I know? Well, if all goes according to … [Read more...]
Inner Circle of Friends
I've got this friend named Twitter, she's pretty much awesome. Even awesome friends push you away sometimes. It's OK, she's in my inner circle of friends and in no time we'll be best buds, hanging out together again. While Twitter and I "take a break" I've got this other friend LinkedIn. Oh my gosh … [Read more...]
Friends for Life?
Note: This is a stream of consciousness post I wrote 7/26/2010. If you feel it speaks to or about you fantastic. Just know that it's not written about any single person or event. Friends. I've had many. More than my fair share, as I look back through my life. What frustrates me sometimes is how … [Read more...]
Need a Break? Try Google Image Search
My friend Krista's post you know you do it, too. got me thinking about what I do to turn a bad day around. Her idea is easy, just jump on Google image search and look for pictures of people or things that makes you happy and inspire you to move forward. Google image search. I'd never really used it … [Read more...]
Some Unsolicited Advice on Unsolicted Advice
Authors Note: The original title was "You're Doing It Wrong" but then my friend Mark Fairbanks provided some unsolicited advice to change the title to the one you see above. I'm guessing that well meaning critics have shared the dreaded "You're Doing It Wrong" with you at one time or another in … [Read more...]
Loves vs. Hates with Amplicate
I ran across a fun website called Amplicate the other day. Amplicate tracks the opinions you express on Twitter. Today they are reporting those as Loves or Hates. A few days ago when I found the site they used the words Rocks and Sucks. It's an interesting way to get a feel for the overall positive … [Read more...]