Disobey

School starts today. Not for my son Austin, though.

I’m finishing writing this at 6am. At a little before 8am, the school bus is going to pull up in front of our house, and because we just got around to notifying the district that we’re not doing the school thing this year, the bus driver won’t know and will honk. I’ll be working. Austin… Continue Reading

How to have a crapload more time

NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of six 30-day trials I promised to do in 2011. Don’t get impatient if you just read the title and want to know how to have a crapload more time. I get to that at the end. What are you, anti-suspense? I’m trying to be a compelling writer here. 

When it first occurred to… Continue Reading

Latest trials update, and how I easily saved over a grand per month

I figured I owed everyone an update on my 30-day trials.

I’ve been slow on reporting on these because it seems kind of self-centered whenever I report my findings, but hey, I guess you can learn from my experience. I know Vic Magary seems to have gotten a hell of a lot out of them.

Anyway, here’s the recap of the… Continue Reading

The Tao of Awesome – On sale now for cheap

NOTE: The sale has ended, but the Tao of Awesome is still available at a price that is, honestly, still way cheap considering what it contains. You can check it out here.

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Note: I’ve done this before, and I’m doing it again. The below is something I sent to my list, but it’s an excellent topic for discussion so I’m postingContinue Reading

Why you’re not where you want to be (and why it doesn’t matter)

Today’s post is about self-improvement.

But more specifically, it’s about marginal improvement. Small improvements. Progressive stuff; the kind you can actually see yourself doing.

It’s about forgetting about the big picture, “someday” goals you have, and forgetting about becoming the end-all, be-all as you go through your daily life.

Not forgetting them entirely, but forgetting them day-to-day, as you work and play and live.… Continue Reading