Failure used to be a dirty word. For some people, it still is. But for anyone who's tried to hang their own shingle, start their own side venture, or just do something different than what they've always done? Failure almost seems par for the course. My own experience was with my first 'side' business fixing computers. While I knew what I was doing (and did a good job) what I … [Read more...]
Do Grades Matter? Episode 2
In the first part of this thrilling two-part series I decided that grades didn’t matter to me. That’s not to say that education and learning doesn’t matter, but that my lecture professor with no real-world experience isn’t going to contribute to any waste of time on useless pursuits or stress. Simply, society’s expectations for myself are not in line with my expectations for … [Read more...]
What Everyone Ought To Know: Tips on Time Management
Do you hear people complain about being busy as much as I do? Apparently everyone has issues with it! As a business coach 90% of my clients ask for my help with their time management skills. But what is time management? Unless you can slow down reality, you can't manage time. (and if you can I hope you are making millions!) We all have the same amount of time, so we can only … [Read more...]
Round Up!
It's link round-up time! Today we're celebrating Dirty Dancing, which came out on August 21st, 1987 and went on to become a massive box office hit despite being a low-budget film with no star names attached! You can watch the movie in honor of today if you want, but I'm going to spend the day dreaming big, because sometimes the underdog wins and sometimes success comes by … [Read more...]
Procrastination or Learning Lessons?
When throwing yourself into something new, those first few days weeks or months are some of the most exciting and interesting moments you can have. Particularly when you are plying your hand at achieving a long term goal – something that may be monumental in the way you live your life, whether this be financially, or through or a career, or whatever it may be. Life is good, … [Read more...]