Simple Blogging Virtues
My friend Joshua Becker recently wrote about what he’s learned from blogging in a post called 11 Life Lessons Learned from Blogging. It’s wonderful and I agree with every thing he said. I’m pleased to share his post and borrow his idea. I’d like to add a few virtues that you will develop and strengthen [...]
Rules of (Digital) Engagement
If you are reading this right now, it’s likely that you engage digitally for business and/or pleasure. There is a big, bright, virtual world out there for you to explore; offering entertainment, inspiration, information and opportunity. That said, if you don’t engage with purpose, all of those amazing benefits will turn to distraction, frustration and [...]
On Writing
Stephen King wrote On Writing, a beautiful book about the writing process. It is always inspiring for me to read about how other writers put words on paper. I want to share my ideas on writing with you, but I almost didn’t. I didn’t think I was experienced enough, or good enough. Then I remembered that [...]
How to Delete Clutter from Your Email Inbox
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Ethan Waldman from the Cloud Coach blog There is a false perception about clutter that I’d like to clear up: the idea that clutter can only be physical objects. I believe that we are living in the age of digital clutter, and it is my mission to help you [...]
It Takes a Village (to publish an ebook)
You are my village and that’s what it takes to publish a book or launch a website, or do almost anything creative and collaborative. While you could write an ebook and publish it all on your own, I chose to rely on the experts when I wrote Simple Ways to Be More with Less and [...]
Stand Up for Your Health: mini-mission
You stand up for your health in doctor’s offices. You stand up for your health with insurance companies. You stand up for your health when choosing healthy food and daily exercise. Now it’s time to stand up for your health, all day long. Todays mini-mission is just as much for me as it is for you and people [...]
One Million for Good
As I’ve mentioned before, I lost my job on purpose to do things that I love. Photography is one of those things. I believe that art can change the world. Art inspires, intrigues, motivates and now, I hope that it will raise money for good organizations doing great things. One Million for Good is my [...]
How I Lost my Job on Purpose
I quit my job two weeks ago. I didn’t quit my job because I hated what I was doing. I didn’t quit my job because I wasn’t making great money. I didn’t quit my job because I wasn’t good at it. I quit my job because I wanted to do something else more. I quit [...]
5 Reasons to Start Before You are Ready
In most circumstances, being prepared is highly overrated. Have you ever spent more time getting ready for something than you did actually doing the something? From blogging to exercising, changing careers or launching a new business, you can get lost in getting ready. While some preparing is necessary, be mindful of your actions. There is [...]
Eliminate Distraction for Ultimate Productivity
When was the last time you spent the day running back and forth to your mailbox every five minutes to check and see if the mailman had arrived? That’s funny to think about, but the reality is that many of you are checking your e-mail that frequently, logging in and out of Facebook and [...]




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