Category: Mr. Ball
Great Comment about Freelance Fees and Pricing Choices
From the Post at: http://www.odesk.com/blog/2011/04/5-techniques-to-double-your-freelance-rates/ Matt Staton May 3rd, 2011 at 5:41 am One of the most profitable (and painful) things I’ve learned along the way is that my cheapest clients are usually (99% of the time) the most demanding. Raising my rates actually helped me save time and make more money. Recently, my most…
Fasting = Spiritual Disciplines
FASTING A Neglected Discipline John Haverland Have you ever heard a sermon on fasting? Have you read an article on it? Do you fast? Probably the answer to all these questions is, “No.” Fasting is a neglected spiritual discipline. There are various reasons for that, which I will get to in a moment. Let…
Ramit Sethi on Increasing Your Earning Power – NYTimes.com
Ramit Sethi on Increasing Your Earning Power – NYTimes.com. April 26, 2011, 11:59 AM Forget Frugality: Focus on Earning More ByRAMIT SETHI Ramit Sethi runs the Web site I Will Teach You to Be Rich. Think of the last 10 pieces of personal finance advice you’ve read. Do any of these sound familiar? Cut back on…
The Art of Non-Conformity » The Starving Artist Solves the Problem
http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/the-starving-artist-solves-the-problem/ The Art of Non-Conformity » The Starving Artist Solves the Problem Paul was an artist, painting in several mediums and styles. He lived in a Northwestern city known for its love of the arts, if not always its ambition. As Paul grew up, his family and teachers encouraged him to pursue art as a…
Procrastination: “The future is always ideal: The fridge is stocked, the weather clear, the train runs on schedule and meetings end on time. Today, well, stuff happens.”
Procrastination. Procrastination OCTOBER 27, 2010 tags: Ariely, hyperbolic discounting, Kalyanaraman, Lehrer, Loewenstein,metacognition, Milkman, Mischel, Morano, Netflix, present bias,procrastination, Read, Schindler’s List, Wertenbroch by David McRaney The Misconception: You procrastinate because you are lazy and can’t manage your time well. The Truth: Procrastination is fueled by weakness in the face of impulse and a failure to think about thinking. Netflix reveals something about your own behavior you should…
“a convergence of mission and passion founded on a realistic self-assessment of your abilities.”
The 5 Things I’d Tell My 21 Year Old Entrepreneurial Self Fri, Apr 24, 2009 Entrepreneurship, Inspiration 12 years ago I set out on my first foray into the world of entrepreneurship. The company was called MCSETutor.com (we later changed the name to the equally obtuse 2000Tutor.com) and while it wasn’t a huge success by dot…
A Good Password System
How To Easily Remember 53 Different Passwords www.simplerabbit.com/2010/04/how-easily-remember-53-different-passwords by LOY on 29 APRIL 2010 Once upon a time, there were things called doors. Doors had locks. And locks had keys. And you never gave anybody your keys or else they would sneak in the middle of the night and steal your vegetables. These days, instead of doors we…
On The Shortness of Life: An Introduction to Seneca
On The Shortness of Life: An Introduction to Seneca Written by Tim FerrissTopics: Filling the Void, Protecting Time Samurai and Seneca agreed: comfort with death brings better living. (Photo: Kalandrakas) “We don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.” -Randy Pausch (1960-2008), The Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon This week, one of my friends…
How To Mind Control Customer Service Reps – The Consumerist
How To Mind Control Customer Service Reps – The Consumerist – StumbleUpon. How To Mind Control Customer Service Reps By Ben Popken on January 8, 2008 8:26 PM —>Reader Lona says that people in her family have called her a consumer advocate since she was sixteen, and now she is going to share with us 2,177…
How to Get Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym
How to Get Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym | zen habits – StumbleUpon. zen habits breathe. How to Get Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead; follow him on twitter. “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put…
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