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Working From Home: Be Thy Own Boss
SQUIRREL! Did something just take your attention? Run after it, nobody can stop you! The greatest thing about working from home is your flexibility. But this is also a danger. You have the ability to pivot your attention at a moment's notice - and you don't have to check with a board, or a boss, or anyone (except maybe your spouse) about how you want to spend your time in working from home. This flexibility is the opposite of [...]
Bill Murray’s Secrets of Stress-Free Productivity
Instead of working, I was curled into a ball on the ground. My morning plans were interrupted by pain, and the more I tried to work, the worse my pain became. So I stopped working for the day. I made myself a cup of tea, and went into my back yard, to ask myself: can I continue to work, or do I need to stop? I've always prided myself on being a highly productive person. Ten years ago I [...]
The Hungry Magic of 3-Star Amazon Reviews
Have you ever had to feed a hungry toddler? They don’t care about what you, as a grown-up, think about cooking oils. They don’t care about the nutritional content of the food. They only care that they are hungry (and what they eat should taste good). If you ask a hungry toddler which kind of dish would be better nutritional content for their digestion, that hungry toddler will either a) get confused, or b) throw a tantrum because you haven’t [...]
Research Your Competition for Fun & Profit
Have you ever been lost in the woods?The only way out is through, it's true, but not all directions are the same.Tramping one way might lead you closer to where you want to go; choosing the wrong direction could keep you lost, indefinitely.What is the surest method to find your way out?Find a trail.If you can find a path left by others, you can follow it to find your way out yourself.A trail is not created by people with nowhere [...]
The Power of Free Samples
Have you ever been in a grocery store, and been offered a free sample? Maybe it was a bite of a bagel, or guacamole, or a little sausage on a toothpick. Something small. Something interesting. Something free. After taking a bite, were you asked to become a shareholder in that company? Were you asked to become a distributor for them and fill your garage with a warehouse full of their product, or to take out your phone and tell [...]
The Challenges of Solopreneurship
Do you work for yourself? Are you your own boss? Do you make all the decisions in your business? Then you are probably a Solopreneur. The easy definition of a 'Solopreneur' is: a person who sets up and runs a business on their own. After 10 years of working with Solopreneurs, I've found they generally face the same 3 problems: Goals don't get completed. Because there's no boss or supervisor checking in on you, there isn't enough incentive to do [...]