Thinking longer term is super important. Why am I doing all of this? What’s the point? In this post, I explain a long term idea and contribution that I want to provide the world. I encourage you to read it over because I hope that it helps you think about your own personal contribution to [...]
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How to Make Resolutions with Renaissance Living in Mind
I started this post just before the new year and wanted to get it up so that you could consider making your resolutions with a renaissance mindset. I never got around to finishing it up. Instead of saying that I missed the boat, I’m using the idea in the hopes that I can keep you [...]
Frustration Decade: You Need More Than Passion Going Forward
Seth Godin always resonates with me. I was writing this article here (started on December 22, 2009) and came across a recent post of his titled: Welcome to the Frustration Decade (and the decade of change). Seth kicks off by mentioning a major trend of Change: Change: The infrastructure of massive connection is now real. [...]
Being The Next American Idol Won’t Save You
American Idol is in it’s ninth season. For almost 8 years, stadiums around America have been filled with people that want to become true artists. They want to be saved. These people want to be taken care of with fame. If you get to the top 10 on American idol, you’re set for life; Atleast [...]
Linchpin Contest – Win A Copy of the Hardcover Book by Seth Godin
I know today has been full of iPad hype. I needed to wait til around this time to send out this post; A post about Linchpin by Seth Godin. I want you to have a copy. I started reading a copy of Linchpin and it is bang on what I am trying to get across [...]
I Quit My Day Job to Blog With 60 RSS Subscribers
“So what exactly do you do?” The Christmas season is over and you’re probably happy to have this question behind you for a little while. How you answer this question can, apparently, tell a person a lot about you. I used to hate this question. I would go to get my haircut and the stylish [...]
Emergence of A Democratic Renaissance
I have been putting off a lot of blog posts on the topic of renaissance living, embracing new media, creativity to escape the cubicle, and the rise of the creative class. I put them off because of the desire to define everything in a nice systematic order for readers. I realized that behind the scenes, [...]
In Pursuit of Your Passions? Decision and Control Problems
How much do you control in your life and when was the last time you actually made a true decision and took action? If you’re a bit confused by that question, stop and think about it for a bit. Constantly being stuck, feeling trapped and lost in the pursuit of doing what you love for [...]
Passion Vs Lottery Ticket | Make your Passion the Side Business
I originally wrote this article on another blog of mine that been very quiet and private. I think a couple people might have stumbled upon it somehow through google. It was written on June 20th 2009 and it existed long before then within the pages of my Moleskine. Here I wrote it out much more [...]
