Saturday, January 16, 2010
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Woody Allen is quoted as saying that 80 percent of success is just showing up. In my experience, this has proven true in real life. This also proves true on the web. Too often, business owners neglect showing up on the web at all. Many who do make an effort to [...]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Lately, I have been grappling with the question of whether one should follow their natural inclinations. In one sense, this can be seen as following your instincts. This serves well for many people. However, the advice is not a good general statement. For example, an alcoholic’s natural inclination is to have [...]
Tonight while listening in on Twitter, I saw a link to the latest post by Connie Reece. Despite her condition, she made it a point to attend church today. At church, she heard her friend say “it’s an honor to serve you” when the communion plate came around. Those six words succintly described the value [...]
Saturday, January 26, 2008
If you have read The Four Hour Work Week, you know that the author, Timothy Ferriss, writes about hiring a virtual assistant to outsource your life. One of the companies he suggests is named Your Man in India, which is not the right company. YMII is for Indian expats who need stuff done back home. [...]
Thursday, October 4, 2007
One thing that people have often used to hit me over the head is the quote, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” I have trouble focusing on any one field of study because everything is so damned interesting. I have never been really good, as in expert, at anything. I do, however, have a [...]