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10 December 2009 ~ 8 Comments

How To Do Amazing Things

Most days, I’d bet most of us feel like drones. Life’s commitments suck you dry, you race from one place to another only to complete seemingly inconsequential tasks half the time, and the phrase, “rat in a maze” comes shockingly close to summing up your daily activities.

Wouldn’t you rather do amazing things with your life? You can. And one of the ways to make sure you do is to preserve your sanity by not acting like a rat, and doing the things that will set you free. How? Genius Time.

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27 November 2009 ~ 3 Comments

The Rise and Fall of Empires

I am thoroughly and utterly convinced that fear is the driving force behind every bad decision we ever make.
Now, don’t be afraid of fear—that’s a scary thought!—just learn to recognize it for what it is.
And now, on with our story.

Once upon a time, there was an idealistic youth (let’s call him John) who believed that [...]

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09 September 2009 ~ 7 Comments

Lessons from The Ramen Girl

Lessons from The Ramen Girl

What I enjoyed most about the movie, without giving away too many details, was the main ingredient that Brittany Murphey’s character, Abby, learned to infuse into her ramen that made it special: spirit. Because in the end, this was not a movie about ramen, or romance. It was about finding one’s place in the world by focusing on the how more than the what.

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31 July 2009 ~ 5 Comments

How Blogging Helps You Focus On What Really Matters

Blogging is arguably one of the best, most fundamental actions you can take to further your business, your self-expression, and deepen your understanding of your place in the world. Don’t just take my word for it; ask Seth Godin, Tom Peters, and Tim Ferriss.

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23 May 2007 ~ 15 Comments

Customers, Clients, or Patrons?

Customers, Clients, or Patrons?

Sometimes an idea comes along that revolutionizes your way of thinking about a subject.
A conversation got started at Dawud Miracle’s site not too long ago, about “What Would You Rather Have, Clients or Customers?”
The ensuing conversation completely reframed the way I view people who come in and out of my business. Isn’t it just [...]

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03 January 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Is Your Business Paralyzed By Revolving Debt?

Revolving debt, as anyone with a credit card can attest, is more stifling than a rugby dogpile. By dumping negative on top of negative, it keeps you stuck, hungry, and unable to feel true freedom.
But as onerous as being in debt to Big-Brother-esque financial corporations can be, there is a subtler, even more transfixing form [...]

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