Life On Purpose: Creating a Life Purpose Statement

June 13, 2011

How would your life be different if you had a crystal clear life purpose? Would you wake up in the morning excited to tackle it? Would it give you the strength to push through and achieve it no matter what, because you knew it’s what you were destined to do? I sure thought so, but [...]

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How to Not Get Blindsided by Unexpected Setbacks

June 9, 2011

Whenever you take on a new challenge, you always start off with a blissfully naive sense of optimism that everything you do is going to work and that you’re going to be massively successful. New businesses, new jobs, diet and exercise programs, and even new relationships all start that way. But then inevitably you encounter [...]

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Niche Businesses: What’s the Right Size?

June 6, 2011

Starting an internet based business is the most straightforward path to escaping the 9 to 5 and being able to live anywhere you want on your own terms. The first thing anyone tells you about starting an online business, especially an info business or a blog, is that you have to choose a niche. You [...]

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Reciprocity Gone Wild

June 1, 2011

Reciprocity is a powerful, sometimes unconscious force that drives our behavior. When people do things for us we feel an immediate gut-level urge to reciprocate and do something for them. In general reciprocity is a good thing. Society is largely held in place by people helping each other out in various ways. If your boss [...]

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The “Could I Still Do It Again?” Insecurity

May 30, 2011

We men have a common story that repeats itself through our lives that looks something like this: Achieve something, time passes, start to feel insecure about whether or not you still have it in you to do it again, go out and try to achieve something again to feel better about yourself. This cycle affects [...]

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Delete Your To Do List

May 22, 2011

Do you keep a to do list? An actual, physical written down list of things you intend to do? Then this post is for you. To do lists can be great, wonderful tools for helping you get things you need to do out of your head and onto paper so that you have a nice, [...]

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