I am not following my own best advice. At all. So many people are working from home these days. And I’ve gotten lots of questions about best practices for doing so-'cause I’ve been working from home since 2005 (yes, apparently, I AM old!). And one of the first things...
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Everything’s canceled, isn’t it?
And now they’re trying to cancel your business too. Because there are far too many voices online trying to shame us into silence. Saying: Now is not the time to market and sell-it’ll just make you look like a jerk while people are focusing on the real, important...
Let’s show them the difference between an idea guy & an entrepreneur, shall we?
That's a fantastic idea. Thanks. So, what are you going to do with it? Sell it. What? Just the idea? Yeah, I’m the idea guy. Let someone else run with it. I want to get paid for the ideas. That’s my zone of genius. Oh. Ok, genius. People who have never tried to create...
Ready…set…don’t go! No, seriously.
It's that time, isn't it? When the clean slate of the New Year and all the thrilling possibility of what could be, is calling you to shake off the stagnation, the stuck, the spinning, and to leap, LEAP, I tell you, into action. And you’re heeding the call! Heading off...
Why are we doing this anyway?
Have you ever had one of those weeks? When every single thing you touch bursts into flames? When each teeny, tiny struggle morphs into a colossal, roaring behemoth that brings all forward movement to an absolute, screeching halt? When you start to entertain the idea...
What are you waiting for?
Nine months. Nine months! How do people wait that long for anything? I have spent longer than I thought humanly survivable in a state of anticipation. Waiting and waiting. No, not for a baby. Have you met me? Waiting for my new website. Working, reworking, making...
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Admit It. You've been tempted by those promises of big money online. This program can take you from zero to six figures in three months while you sleep. That course will teach you how to double your income in the next twenty minutes. (Not that you will, but it will...
My secret to living an adventurous life
"So, what do you say?" My friend Tari was flying home to Indonesia to spend two weeks on a live aboard dive boat with her family, all expert divers. At the last minute a cousin had dropped out, so there was one spot left on the boat. And she was offering it to me....
Taking your eleventy billionth class and still not seeing progress? It’s not your fault.
Buyer Beware. A friend recently went back to school to complete his degree. At age forty. So that's already tricky. And he's taking statistics. Yes, really. He expected it to be difficult. What he didn't anticipate was just being handed a gargantuan textbook and left...
How I lost my running mojo…and why it was a good thing
So you already know the thrilling and harrowing tale of how I became a koala who runs. And once I did, running became a crucial part of my life. Three times a week, I would head out to run through the parks, past the Royal Palace in Madrid. Past monuments, statues,...
Why you need to quit running with blue wildebeest
I have never been athletic. Wait, I've shocked you, haven't I? You picture me jet-setting around the globe cliff diving, zip lining, flamenco dancing while dodging bulls, Penelope Cruz meets Lara Croft, right? Or maybe not. But the truth is: I am not naturally gifted...
Why I am walking away
I have been trying to write a blog post for two weeks. Hint: this is not that post. TWO SOLID WEEKS. Which is a ridiculous amount of time to spend on any one task. I started off so very strong. Unhurried, with plenty of time to get it done. And I was enjoying it, I...