The professor pulled his notes from his pocket and began speaking. He started with all of the things a student should not do: work, focus on too many extracurriculars, or take classes outside the main curriculum. He ended with a heartfelt plea to study as much as possible, focusing intensely on one's GPA and the CPA exam, excluding anything outside those narrow … [Read more...]
Are You Free?
A Guest Post by Jasmine Stephenson of http://jasminewanders.com/ When I was 21, I got the word "freedom" tattooed on my back. At that time, it was a celebration of an addiction that I had kicked and a personal commitment to maintaining that liberty. Now, however, it has come to represent something else entirely. Let me explain. Freedom is a loaded word. For some, the … [Read more...]
My first (entrepreneurial) birthday!
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...]