One of my biggest worries is quitting. I despise quitters who don't see things through to the end. And because I despise quitters, I'll end up despising myself if I were to be so cowardly. Yet, I worry because I see the temptation of quitting as soon as things aren't going my way. Pressure is such an amorphous, self-induced concept that just crushes people's spirits. You … [Read more...]
How to Be More Like a Freight Train
I was riding a bus home after a long day feeling generally comfortable about life, yet something was bothering me. I felt like I was in my comfort zone, yet there was this underlying discomfort that kept itching at me, as if it were trying to tell me that my “comfort” was false and I really wasn’t living to my full potential. I wasn’t reaching an exceptional level in my … [Read more...]
The Best Place For An Online Entrepreneur To Live And Work
Surprise! It's not Thailand! How's one supposed to get friends and family to regularly visit you when you're all the way out there? Meanwhile, each time you want to return back to your home country, it's going to cost you, or your business an arm and a leg. For all sports fanatics except for soccer, you won't be able to watch any of the latest! Finally, it's sad to say, … [Read more...]
How to Be Strategically Rebellious
I was inspired by how a high schooler’s rebellious, entrepreneurial attitude landed him success despite the circumstances. A NY Times article featured a story on Cameron Stephens, who managed to get a summer job at the Farmer’s Market in Atlanta, while almost all of his classmates remained unemployed. Cameron did not submit his resume (which may not have been as impressive as … [Read more...]
Why You Should Be Going to Conferences
If you’re an entrepreneur (or an aspiring one) it should be a requirement that you go to at least one conference a year. So far in 2011 I’ve been to two, South By Southwest in Austin, Texas and the World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon. Each has not only changed the way I think about my business, but rather the way I think about my life. The Misconception About … [Read more...]