Systems. I’ve been thinking a lot about systems these days. One of the challenges we face being independent entrepreneurs (and that’s what we are without a doubt) is staying on top of everything.The other day I wrote about overcoming the challenge of my broken lamp -> messy pool table -> home office disaster. Cleaning up [...]
Today’s tale is about a lamp. I’m not talking about Aladdin or anything about a genie (even though a Magic Genie is pretty important to me). No, I’m talking about the lamp over my pool table, and how it totally blocked me from getting stuff done… and how I solved the problem. My home office [...]
Since the early ’70s I’ve been a fan of Alice Cooper. Whenever his band hit my home town, I made sure to grab a few friends to make the concert. (I even dragged Charlotte along a few times… however, she was significantly less enthusiastic about the experience). One of his top hits from those days [...]
Some mornings I should just avoid the boards. Yeah, you’ll gain some insights now and then from folks, but sometimes you’ll just see something that totally pisses you off. One post today totally got my goat. A guy was dissing my friend Eric Paul and others for using "ugly junk peddling websites" to sell their [...]
The roller-coaster known as Wall Street continues to send jitters up and down the spines of Americans. The past few weeks have left many looking around for some kind of safe haven. Here’s the scoop. There’s only one true safe haven for your investments. YOU Life is jam-packed with events, crises, and accidents that you [...]
It’s a common refrain…. we all tend to dither about on a variety of projects. And many, if not most of them, don’t really move us forward in a meaningful way. In fact, it pains me to admit that I often find myself focusing on stuff that’s interesting, fun, enjoyable… but not getting me any [...]
