This morning, like every August 28 morning for the last 45 years, my mother tells me the story of my birth. It was a hot San Anselmo day, and my mom’s water broke as she was hanging laundry in the backyard. Our neighbors waved from the curb as my dad sped her to Kaiser Hospital [...]
Who has not fantasized about being a professional public speaker? Can you imagine how great it would be to fly to exotic locations and get paid large sums of money for a one-hour motivational talk? Before you quit your day job, Nick Morgan, Harvard-trained communication expert, founder of Public Words and author of Trust Me [...]
The Side Hustle and Flow Interview Series is designed to inspire hard-working corporate employees to either start a side hustle if they are interested in eventually starting a business, or to keep going with their existing side hustle through the inevitable challenge of limited time and energy. So far we have profiled Chandoo, Willie Jackson, [...]
My Mom spent the last part of her career as a Patient Care Supervisor for her local Hospice. If you are not familiar with Hospice, it helps patients and families through the last stage of terminal illness, including the process of death itself. People would often ask my Mom: “Isn’t it depressing to work around [...]
Fifteen years ago today, on August 16, 1996, I rolled over slowly in bed. My head was throbbing. I could hardly breathe. I felt weak. It was my first day as a self-employed person. I was in the middle of a wicked bout of pneumonia, and at that point, all I knew was that I [...]
My country is obsessed with choices. Common thinking says: more is better. “Have it your way!” “31 Flavors!” “The Land of Opportunity!” The upside to endless choices is you are filled with wide-eyed possibility. The downside to endless choices is you are filled with wide-eyed possibility. The global economy just delivered us a handy set [...]
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