I wanted to talk for a moment about something that’s been keeping me sane over the last few years, especially in high-stress times. But first of all, I’d like to tell you a tale to illustrate how much of a muppet I am. I had the fantastic experience of travelling to Seattle a few months…
Hey, have you heard the news?
I have a new website! It's called Cash and Joy and its mission is to increase the awesomeness of the world - of course - through glorious and meaningful marketing.
Why did I focus on marketing? Because marketing can be the most fun and meaningful activity of your business instead of the most dreaded and icky... if you do it right.
Why did I focus on marketing? Because marketing can be the most fun and meaningful activity of your business instead of the most dreaded and icky... if you do it right.
Category Archives: 5-minute missions
Just ask.
My sister-in-law has a saying, “shy bairns get nowt”. For those of you not fluent in the Yorkshire dialect, this translates as ‘shy children get nothing’. In other words, ‘if you don’t ask, you won’t get’. For the last three and half years, I’ve been blogging regularly over on my site. I’ve never been a…
The judges give all tens!
photo credit: videocrab Don’t try to make everything Right. Don’t even try to be fantastically awesome at everything you do. Doing a magnificent job requires your full attention, and attention is a very limited resource. (It’s perfectly fine to shampoo your hair on auto-pilot.) Instead, take the extra time and effort to make one thing…
The difference between reliable and predictable
photo credit: Hryck. You have to be reliable if you want me to give you money. It’s an important part of trust: I’m giving you cash, and relying on you to provide something worth at least as much. If I’m afraid you won’t hold up your end of the bargain… well, I’d have to be…
The simple plan
photo credit: Todd Ehlers 1. Think of one of the big-huge goals you want to achieve. 2. Spend a minute thinking: what is the absolute next action that would get me closer to that goal? 3. Go do it. 4. Wake up tomorrow, repeat. (This only works if you complete step 3.)
Doing more with less
New readers probably don’t know about Kevin: the smart and super-techy dude who started this shiny website with me just under a year ago. Unfortunately, his Day Job promptly ate him and he’s not been around too much. But magic! here he is. photo credit: LoopZilla I’m finally starting to get some traction behind this…
The energy of action
photo credit: Viernest Yesterday was a madhouse. When the Mallet of Inspiration hit me over the head I leapt into action with my usual lack of thought. I shall earn $4,000 this week so I can go to BlogWorld! I decided, and so I asked my friend Rachael, the Caffeinated Elf, to make me a…
My List of Awesomeness
Care of wulfshado: “Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, the devil says: O CRAP, SHE’S UP!” Hell to the motherfucking YEAH, baybee. photo credit: vince42 I have mastermind groups now. I used to have support groups, but I don’t need support any more. What I really…
How to avoid burnout
Hooray for Guest Post Wednesday and the super-nifty Gareth! photo credit: the trial You’re happily riding your Kalamazoo, steadily making progress along the track that is your chosen path, when you go into a tunnel. “No worries” you think “as long as I keep plugging away I’ll reach the other side”. So you keep on…
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…