photo credit: Robert Couse-Baker I slept wretchedly last night. Starting at midnight until about 6:30, my brain would NOT shut up about all the things I need to take care of before my next product can go live. Worse, it kept trying to solve problems that are really quite unsolveable at 3am in bed, like…
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Pay attention to your goals
photo credit: Daquella manera Do you know, dearest, why to-do lists, vision boards and affirmation notes on your mirror work? It’s because of attention. We direct our attention to the things in our field of vision. If we don’t give ourselves conscious reminders then we default to whatever’s around: our inbox, the thousand-fold distractions of…
Review: Charlie and Johnny Jam Sessions
It’s Review Thursday, where I talk about the nifty products that I have bought or received for free. This particular product hath no affiliate links and is one I’ve been subscribed to for nearly a year. photo credit: heiressanj Business strategy is important stuff. It’s easy to get enmeshed in the small-decision running of your…
How to run an emotional marathon
All hail Guest Post Wednesday and the ever-wonderful Gareth! photo credit: Fuzzy Gerdes Recently, our hostess, the Queen of Awesomesauce, went and did a 14km walk (that’s 9 miles for you anti-metric-ites), and the next day experienced a couple of minor aches and pains which got her thinking about the emotional cost of big work,…
Attack of the 50-Foot Blogger
photo credit: Okko Pyykkö There exist a number of people in the world who think that I am one of the Cool Kids. This freaks me out. I can understand being an inspiration to some people, because I have achieved things they want to, in ways that resonate with them. I’m doing cool stuff and…
The decision!
photo credit: NightRPStar Yesterday I wrote that I was considering cutting back my posting to 5 days a week and asked for your thoughts. I bet Big Vinnie $50,000 that everyone would be very sweet and understanding, which was smart of me. I only got 3-2 odds, because Big Vinnie checked out the website and…
Thinking about making some changes
photo credit: ckaroli Dearests, I’ve been thinking about no longer posting on Sunday and Monday (for most of my readers, that’s the weekend). Since Monday is my Official Day Off it would be nice to have zero commitments, where I can really get away from the computer all day (Gasp! Mdness!) if I want to….
The few unbreakable rules
photo credit: roland Most “you MUST do this” guidelines are wrong. Gasp! Heresy! Seriously, there are pretty much no gottas, only “this is what worked for me” ideas. But there are still a few principles that you seriously can’t succeed without. Unbreakable rule #1 The interview with Srinivas Rao I did a few weeks ago…
Compliment training
I get compliments about my compliments. Isn’t that delightfully meta-textual? photo credit: Studio Amore I’m very good at giving compliments, as anyone who has ever hung out on Twitter when I’m in a great mood can attest: in less than 140 characters I can make someone feel great about themselves all day.This is not a…
Review: Blogger Beats
It’s Review Thursday, where I tell you about the nifty stuff that people send me for free nowadays. This time the links aren’t affiliate ones, for reasons that will become pretty obvious later on. photo credit: carolyn.will Nathan Hangen is an unconventional thinker. He’s always thinking outside the box, scorning the blazed trail and heading…