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Last week, I wrote about starting fires. I believe that a great idea is a spark... And that a spark can turn into a great fire that can change our lives, as long as we bring the resources and hustle necessary to make that happen. How then do we expose ourselves to great ideas?  The short answer: Books. […]

Starting Fires

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In 2007, I read a book that changed my life. While the book itself is simple (borderline elementary now that I've gone back to reread it years later), there was a single idea that I couldn't shake at the time; one that still sticks with me today. Before I explain what that idea is, I […]
Passive income. The holy grail of online (and offline) business. Everybody talks about it, but the reality is most “passive” income isn’t passive at all – instead it forces the creator to continue to spin the wheel (at least intermittently) to keep the money flowing… Well, in 2014 I did something mostly by accident that […]
Last week, my computer crashed. Have you ever had one of those "Oh ****!" moments? Well this was it for me. I run my entire business from my computer, so this was like finding my office space burned to the ground. To make matters worse, I am in the Philippines and the internet here is basically nonexistent. Not a good […]
I love the start of a new year. The desire (and energy) for positive change; the ideas that become goals (and eventually reality); the seemingly limitless opportunities that beg us to step up to the plate, at least to give it a try...at least this once... The beginning of every year is a time when aspirations collide with unconquerable […]
UPDATE: thanks to all your support, I finished my crowdfunding campaign with $12,979.00 in preorders. The last few days saw the crowdfunding campaign skyrocket - something I did not predict happening at all. This has been a whirlwind ride and I'm so grateful - so thank you! If you're interested in being notified about the […]
I started consulting 10 months ago. The first time I offered my services I felt like a phony. Who am I to offer training / coaching / consulting? There are so many people better than me out there in the world, why bother? Who would pay me for my time? While I felt comfortable and confident […]
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." -Archimedes Archimedes was an Ancient Greek mathematician, scientist, engineer, philosopher, inventor and all around badass. Among hundreds of inventions and discoveries, it is Archimedes who is credited with defining the principle of the lever. (source) […]
On Monday, November 11th, I’m launching a new book about collaboration. I’ll be using a platform known as Publishizer.com to crowdfund the book. Publishizer is a lot like Kickstarter, but for books. If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it’s a crowdfunding platform that allows artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and creators of all types to pre-sell their […]
How can you turn an idea into a business: if you don’t have a “technical” skill (i.e. you’re not an engineer or programmer)? if you don’t have a lot of money (nor do you want to spend a lot of money to get the idea started)? if you want to get it up and running […]
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