Humility is an underrated virtue. For every ten articles I see written about how to improve self-confidence, I only see one that suggests humility might be important at all. I did a quick Google search of “improving confidence” and came up with 9,580,000 results. I did another search with “improving humility” and only got 499,000 […]
You Don’t Need to be a Geek to Start an Online Business
I recently talked about running this business to a friend. She was interested in starting a business after getting her MBA. However, she told me that she didn’t feel she had the technical skills necessary to start an online business. I get this kind of feedback a lot, so I’ll make my point right now: […]
Average Doesn’t Mean Secure
Just because it’s common, that doesn’t mean it’s not risky. Many people fall into the misconception that if a lot of people are doing something, it must be the safest path. If you were born several decades ago, you would have thought smoking was safe because everyone was doing it. Is Having a Job Safer? […]
Walk Slowly So You Don’t Trip
“Take your most conservative estimate for the amount of time you need. Then double it. That’s your most realistic deadline.” –Software Development Maxim “People tend to overestimate what they will accomplish in one year, but underestimate what they will accomplish in five.” –Steve Pavlina The more time you give yourself to complete a goal, the […]
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