Mar 8, 2018 | Inspiration
Man continually proves he can do anything. On May 6, 1954 a British medical student stunned the world by running one mile in three minutes, 59.4 seconds. Until then a sub-four-minute mile was believed impossible. Doctors said nobody’s heart and lungs could pump blood...
Mar 6, 2018 | Inspiration
When asked to name the three most important things in their lives, most people include the word “family.” In fact, a good many of those put the word “family” at the very top of their list. And yet in many cases there is a significant gap between their desire for a...
Feb 28, 2018 | Inspiration
Now that he’s gone, you must accept greater responsibility. The death of Someone Else, the man who could do everything, recently gave rise to mourning and lamentation all over the world. Else was the most talented person of all time. Perhaps his greatest talent was...
Feb 21, 2018 | Inspiration
No one could even remember someone so highly skilled and ranked failing to even qualify. Yet, Dan O’Brien did just that. It’s history now—but when sitting on Delta flights #1862, from Salt Lake City to Spokane, it was real. It was Monday, the day after watching Dan...
Feb 20, 2018 | Lifestyle, Work From Home
Picture this: You’ve had your blog for a few months now. You were so excited to get started on it and you had about a billion ideas for what you want to do and where you want to go with it. You spent hours and hours designing the layout of the blog – making it...
Feb 15, 2018 | Inspiration
“Be sure that what you allow to engage your attention is of value.” Each day, you’re bombarded with hundreds of messages: BUY IT! READ IT! DO IT! SEE IT! TRY IT! EAT IT! NEW! HURRY! SALE! HERE! NOW! They reach you via radio, computer, television,...
Feb 7, 2018 | Inspiration
“A reminder about the benefits of positive reinforcement…” As a first time dog owner, he failed. He would call “Ginger!” but Ginger wouldn’t respond. She continued wandering and sniffing bushes, as dogs are wont to do, and only returned when she...
Jan 25, 2018 | Inspiration
Twenty years in a tough job and Barbara still has a positive, expectant attitude. What’s her secret? The State Department of Education is a tough place to work. The employee turnover rate is high, because people find it too stressful being the “rope” in a non-stop...
Jan 12, 2018 | Inspiration
To stay responsive to prospects, sales people need fuzz detectors. A man entered a large hardware store and walked to the household-appliances department. “I need a replacement blade for my food processor,” he said. “Oh well, we only have two kinds,” the clerk said in...
Dec 6, 2017 | Inspiration
“You’re only responsible for making it to the next bend…” The young man had done well during his first two years with the company, but he began to feel anxious. He wasn’t sure where his career would take him, if indeed it would take him...
Nov 13, 2017 | Marketing, Work From Home
Working as a freelancer can be a tricky business. Sometimes, getting hired by a company means you’re in it for the long run. Other times, you might just be hired for a seasonal project. Whatever the case may be, sometimes freelancers can get a little eager to start a...
Nov 9, 2017 | Newsletters
Is It Time To Quit Your Day Job? Are you currently in a 9-5 position and running for the door at 4:57 because that’s the soonest you can leave? If so, ask yourself where you are so eager to get off to. That is likely the passion you are meant to be following....
Oct 31, 2017 | Work From Home
I knew when I was a sophomore in college that I wanted to be a freelancer after graduation. I wasn’t necessarily sure what that meant, and I wasn’t sure how I would get into that kind of work, but I hoped I would figure it out eventually. Not too long ago, networking...
Oct 23, 2017 | Work From Home
The very first blog I ever followed was NieNie Dialogues. Its author is Stephanie Nielson, a Mommy Blogger who wrote her first blog post in 2006. Originally, she created the blog when she and her young family moved across the states. It was her way of keeping all of...
Oct 21, 2017 | Newsletters
Holidays For Entrepreneurs or Just Cold And Flue Season? Call me cynical, but when I start seeing Pumpkins, I think of spending thousands of dollars on decorations. Halloween costumes, hay bails, candy… the expenses roll on. Then we fall right into Thanksgiving...
Oct 16, 2017 | Work From Home
Blogging and Freelance Writing for a Laptop Lifestyle These days, more and more people are settling into a career with nothing more than a laptop and a Wifi connection. Thousands of people are opting out of an established workplace in favor of freelancing and blogging...
Sep 13, 2017 | Work From Home
Affiliate Marketing can really put people off for a few reasons, but stick with me. I once worked for an agency that had me write the occasional affiliate articles. Essentially, we would promote products from other companies, and my agency received a portion of...