Unplugged, Part 2
I'm reading the book, The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I had seen it on the bestseller lists and wondered if it was all hype. However, when my husband gave it to me for our anniversary this past week, I...
Jay, the Appliance Repair Man
We have a house that's of age. Unlike people who become of age, a house becoming of age is nothing to celebrate. It means that things naturally break down, one after another. Closet doors come off their tracks and flap...
Unplugged
I'm in the middle of a two-week "creative hiatus," which means no appointments and the mental freedom from my responsibilities as a biz owner. Time to dive into the dozen or so unread books in my office that still seem...
Live-Withs
From the book, The Highest Goal, by Michael Ray, I'm trying out a few "live-withs." These are concepts, beliefs, mantras that I'm experimenting with--living with to see what happens when I do. The live-withs I'm trying out: Do Only What...
Michael Gerber
Michael Gerber has a whole new mind. I recently attended a one-day seminar,”Awakening the Entrepreneur Within,” given by the small biz guru. Gerber is best known for his books, The E-Myth and The E-Myth Revisited. These are the bibles for...
A Deeper Look at Slashes
Ever since I learned about the concept of slashes from Marci Alboher, I've become more attuned to finding them all around me. Slashes are individuals who can’t answer the question, “What do you do?” with a single vocation. What Marci...
In-Stock
I've been an intermittent subscriber to Fast Company magazine since 2000. I recently started subscribing again ($5 for the entire year--remember my value called "If you can get it for less, it's good?") In the June issue, two separate articles...
More on Blogs
I ran across an interesting post from Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, on how blogging is good for your career. Whether you are an employee or you are self-employed, it's good stuff. Take a...