Courtesy of SlackerManager.com:
Ask yourself: Am I ready, willing, and able to change? Are you serious about creating better balance or is it just something you’d like to do, involving a passing thought as you gobble fast food at your desk and miss your child’s basketball game while you work 60 hour weeks?
Put life before work. […]
If you’re like me, you likely have what you call a “home office”. And, sticking with the “like me” theme, it’s probably more like a home collection of office related items strung together in a semi-organized fashion. If you work permanently from home, this could be a huge problem. The following video outlines some handy […]
Courtesy of a NY Times article referencing a new research report recently released by the SBA:
Those who pursue a graduate education are 8 percent more likely to become self-employed, according to new research released by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
The study also found that the greatest predictor of self-employment is prior military […]
I ran across this site, FormNet, recently offered by Entrepreneur.com that provides a large collection of free form templates broken down by category. If what they offer is not exactly what you are looking for, you can at least use one of their’s as your model and customize from there. Anyways, seems very useful so […]
Courtesy of Entrepreneur.com :
On a shoestring budget (and what entrepreneur isn’t?), it really pays to scrimp and save. Just in case you’ve forgotten the value of a hard-earned penny, we’ve come up with a slew of money-saving ideas to boost your business’s bottom line-from cutting your legal bills to inexpensive ways […]
Courtesy of Guy Kawasaki’s How to Change the World:
Have something interesting to say. This is 80% of the battle. If you have something interesting to say, then it’s much easier to give a great speech. If you have nothing to say, you should not speak. End of discussion. It’s better to decline the opportunity so […]
Courtesy of WorkHappy.net:
The Scarcity Shortage
Thought provoking piece pointing out that we’re running out of scarcity, which traditionally has been the cornerstone of our economy. He offers some ideas on what to do about it… and what not to do about it “the worst strategy is whining–about copyright laws and fair trade and how hard you’ve […]
Courtesy of Alex Lindahl of BC Heights.com:
Beethoven’s teacher called him “hopeless as a composer.” He held his violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions, but he became known as one of history’s greatest composers.
Walt Disney was fired by his newspaper editor who said he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” He went bankrupt […]
