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What is it worth to be the best?

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In my last post, Become the Best by Being the Worst, I argued that if we want to be the best in one area, we need to be willing to be the worst in other areas. We can’t be the best at everything. After reading my post, a few people asked, “Why bother being the

Four Ideas for your Remote Online Business

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You’re in a slight predicament. You know you want to work remotely; that the Untemplater lifestyle is the life for you. You also know that you want to start a passive income stream that gradually turns into a river. What you don’t know is where to start! The web is a gold mine for savvy

Help me, Talented Person, You Are My Only Hope

By Brandon Stanfill on August 27th in Business 5 comments

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We appear to be in the middle of a talent dry-spell. At every avenue of popular media, there seems to be someone sitting at the top who many believe doesn’t deserve to be there. Miley Cyrus. Megan Fox. Stephenie Meyer. Michael Bay. They’ve all been parts of heated discussions as to whether or not they

When should you take advice?

By Monica on August 13th in Business 14 comments

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I am good at giving advice. This is not to say I’m good at giving good advice. Honestly, I’m just good at giving advice I like. The hard thing about getting advice is, as humans, we have a tendency to ignore and discredit advice we don’t like, while heavily weighing advice we do like. The

How to Win at Freelancing Without Killing Yourself

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How do you describe freelancing? Do you consider yourself a freelancer? Want to become one? The idea of freelancing can take my forms. It’s malleable like play-dough, which is a good thing! Why? Because it can be endlessly molded to fit your talents, experiences, passions, and pursuits. But for all of its appeal, a freelancing

The Fastest Way to Lose Everything

By Matt Gartland on July 20th in Business 2 comments

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The following is a special guest post by Robert Granholm. In his own words… Robert Granholm writes at IT Arsenal where he provides tech support, guides and best practices for internet users and online entrepreneurs. Follow Robert on Twitter. Disclosure – this post contains affiliate links. Enter Robert. ### Quick survey, what do you spend

Do You Use the F Word Online?

By Monica on July 16th in Career 41 comments

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I recently posted a comment on Facebook that basically gave a big Fuck You to the entire state of Georgia for their arbitrary liquor laws that prevent me from purchasing any sort of alcohol just because it’s a certain day of the week (Sunday). My complaint is that the law is archaic, ignorant, and outdated.

Are You a Go-Getter or a Go-Giver?

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Have you ever read a book so simple yet enlightening that it changed your worldview forever? It’s happened to me a few times. And it just happened again – this time with The Go-Giver. Odds are you don’t know of this little gem. It’s authors, Bob Burg and John David Mann, aren’t nearly as mainstream

What A Failed Businessman Can Teach You About Successful Business

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When my first business sank I was 22, it had been a Limited company for just 18 months. On paper, the business should have been successful – we had a good product, good investors, plenty of experienced persons to make use of, cash in the bank and a solid business plan to profit from an

The original Bay Area startup

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Before Google, Adobe, eBay, Cisco, Yahoo and other tech giants put Silicon Valley on the map, the Bay Area was home to an earlier, equally remarkable startup… The 1981 San Francisco 49ers! The team was dubbed the Original Bay Area Startup by Ronnie Lott, co-founder of the private equity firm HRJ Capital. Lott also happened