The Types of Motivation: Everybody has something, or someone that motivates them. Ask your peers what motivates them. As I see it, most people have a combination of two forms of motivation. One is what I will call survival motivation, and the other is emotional motivation. Survival motivation is motivating because if you do not take action (to find food, shelter, … [Read more...]
Untemplater Weekend Reading
These are some reads that are either very related to the untemplate message or just plain awesome stuff. Check 'em out: Why I Quit My Job to Travel Around the World - Jodi Ettenberg at Legal Nomads Jodi, a successful young New York lawyer, saved up and left her job to go on an open-ended round-the-world trip. Here she explains her answer to that question so many of us … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What tools do you use?
In a previous post, we talked about the key ingredients in being an untemplater. People mentioned things like being unhappy and having a breaking point, having courage and being introspective. If these are the things that make a person an untemplater, what are some tools the untemplater uses to carry out the lifestyle? Here are some examples of important tools for … [Read more...]
Finding Community Intentionally
There are many studies about the importance of a belonging to a community for our general well-being. The value of it hasn't changed but the definition of community is evolving from neighborhoods that hold block parties and church groups to on-line communities that bond around common interests, activities, or fetishes. I found my on-line community at the Business Week Message … [Read more...]
How To Get Money
Introduction There comes a time for most entrepreneurs when the idea of using somebody else’s invested capital to grow their business seems like the way to go. Whether this thought process occurs in the initial formation stages or after the business has proven itself, raising funds can be a harrowing experience. One of my former clients (who had also completed U.S. Army basic … [Read more...]