Mind Your Own Business

I launched this blog almost two years ago, and I have not done much with it, with the exception of occational post here and there. Sometimes things just don’t go according to plan, for whatever reason. But that doesn’t mean you can’t succeed. As my mentor Darren Lacroix says, “Sometimes you’ll feel stuck, you might [...]

Back in May, 2012, Chris Guillebeau was in town (Houston, TX) as part of his $100 Start Up Tour. Since I make my living by giving away stuff, it was natural that I wanted to give something to Chris as a reminder of our meeting. Then I saw the bicycle on the cover of his [...]

I made a decision today. The heck with the world! I’ll do what I want, when I want. Come to think of it, I made that decision a long time ago. It’s just that I need to remind myself of that decision every now and then. And when I do, it feels like making a [...]

Today, I stopped working… … and started living. … and began having fun. I have been working on way too many things, and getting nothing done. So much so, that I ignored everything that was important. Everything that was, and is meaningful. Today, I realized that working – the pursuit of money – is the [...]

In a speech that I delivered earlier today at my Toastmasters Club, I used a quote that got me thinking. The quote is from my friend and mentor Darren Lacroix, World Champion of Public speaking, 2001. He said, “As a speaker, you are 100% responsible for your success.” And I thought, well, that can be true [...]