What to say with today’s news? I came across this quote while reading a tribute to a dear friend who passed away two years ago: "All life is sorrowful; there is however an escape from sorrow; the escape is Nirvana – which is a state of mind or consciousness, not a place somewhere, like heaven. [...]
What to say with today’s news? I came across this quote while reading a tribute to a dear friend who passed away two years ago: "All life is sorrowful; there is however an escape from sorrow; the escape is Nirvana – which is a state of mind or consciousness, not a place somewhere, like heaven. [...]
I asked my friends on Twitter the other day (in typical 140 character limit fashion): "question for day: given financial meltdown, where are healthy corners of market? needed services, useful products, etc." In addition to useful answers like "anything that serves the wellness/lifestyle needs of boomers, driven by unchangeable demo shift, not short term trend [...]
My heart broke as I watched dejected Lehman Brothers employees carry their personal effects out of their offices on Sunday. As much as they were aware of strain in their company, if they are like typical corporate employees, most did not expect the bankruptcy outcome. I was so fascinated to see this right as I [...]
OK, I am having serious metaphor issues. As I am cleaning the first chapter of the book, "I have a fancy title, steady paycheck and good benefits. Why am I so miserable?" I am working on a section called "blood from a turnip." You know what I am talking about, where your life force is [...]
Even though I am a bit annoyed (ok, jealous) by the ease by which people like Michael Port, Seth Godin and Guy Kawasaki seem to spin out gigantic volumes of books, posts, products and communities in their sleep, I am happy to let you know about the new book Michael just released with coauthor Elizabeth [...]
I have a theory I am postulating in The Book that once people disconnect from the "my corporate job sucks and I am trapped in cubicle hell" world and start a successful entrepreneurial venture that they naturally become more compassionate and interested in social change. I think this is due to a number of reasons: [...]
Two of my favorite mentors have some interesting programs going on: Rich Sloan of StartupNation alerted me to the 2nd annual Home-Based 100 competition which highlights entrepreneurs like me who do work in the midst of laundry/toddler/toy/crumb-laden environments (wait, maybe that is only me — the rest of you may have much cleaner home office environments). [...]
This weekend during a wonderful trip to Sedona, I was talking with my son Jeffery about his paintings in progress. He had done a lot of work on a number of canvases, but found finishing the paintings was difficult. So I recalled the advice I wrote about a few months ago from my friend Ramit [...]
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