Super Bowl 2013 was full of lots of unexpected twists and turns. The 49ers were supposed to win the Super Bowl. In the 4 times they’ve gone to the Super Bowl, they have won. By the beginning of the second half the Ravens were up 28-6. It looked like it was going to be a blow out. The […]
Continue readingIt started out as an act of love. A friend of mine, a father on a small island in Finland who I was visiting with last week, wanted to give his daughter a gift she would cherish for her birthday. He decided to give her his old iPhone 3g. It seemed the perfect gift – […]
Continue readingAre you aware that Google tracks all of your searches and clicks on all of their properties (Google, Google+, YouTube, Maps, Picasa, etc.?) It’s really rather fascinating to look at your own behavior, and I strongly recommend that you check it out at https://www.google.com/history But to some, there’s a darker side to all of this, […]
Continue readingI’ve been thinking a great deal lately about what would happen to my family and business if I were to become incapacitated or even to die. And it’s a sobering thought. Those thoughts invite two kinds of action: Avoidance of the issue entirely, or Doing something about it, so that my family is not left […]
Continue readingThe Law of the Harvest, “what ye sow (plant), so shall ye reap (harvest)” is one of the truest models I’ve found to describe success in this world. It applies to almost everything, from get rich quick schemes, to relationships, to grades, to diets, and to investing. But most people look only at the surface […]
Continue readingMy father taught me many things as I grew up. But there was one lesson that has stuck like glue. That one lesson has probably made more difference in the lifestyle that we are able to enjoy than any other. I was 13, a paperboy, hauling myself out of bed at ridiculous hours to throw […]
Continue readingYou already know time is money. Wasting time online doing things that distract you from your core business is tantamount to throwing money away. But human nature takes over sometimes and you find your mind wandering, and your mouse surfing, when you should be working. And it’s especially bad in the world of social media. […]
Continue readingIs Facebook ruining your life? It may be. Here are 12 signs that you should tone down or kill your Facebook participation
Continue readingI hear it all the time – how on earth can you follow 36,000 people on Twitter? Well, the answer’s simple… But first some background. (Warning, I’m going to be blunt in this post, and it may tick you off. Just keep in mind that I’m telling you my opinion on my own blog. You’re […]
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