I might be 27 years old, but entrepreneurially, I’m an infant. September 2010 marks one year since I launched myCAsite.com, an online community for university students in Canada interested in becoming Chartered Accountants. I started working on the site in January 2009, but I consider the time in development to be my gestation – that it was nine months is just a … [Read more...]
What is it worth to be the best?
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 best?" It's simple. The rewards for being the best are outrageous. For example, in 2009 the minimum salary for … [Read more...]
Four Ideas for your Remote Online Business
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 entrepreneurs like yourself. In this article, I will walk you through a couple ideas to … [Read more...]
Help me, Talented Person, You Are My Only Hope
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. How do so many people of questionable ability seem to reach the top of their fields? Simple, Dear Watson... They tried. Tim Ferris mentions in The Four Hour Workweek that the impossible is usually … [Read more...]
How to Win at Freelancing Without Killing Yourself
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 lifestyle is not without its challenges, … [Read more...]