Every once in awhile, I get a chance to promote a great blogger. Chris Guillebeau is one of those bloggers. For those of you that haven’t heard of Chris before, here’s a few details: He’s been gainfully unemployed for over a decade, earning his income online. His goal is to travel to every country in […]
Friday Links
From the Web Free Hugs and Escaping Your Comfort Zone – Vlad posts a brief entry about how he broke from his comfort zone. If you aren’t regularly doing something that embarrasses you or scares you shitless, you aren’t living life. Graduate School, 2.0 – Be interesting and change the world. Define Your Fears – […]
How to Set Goals, Without Being Obnoxious
Do you find your goals and interests in self-improvement result in people disliking you? A friend and reader of this blog recently wrote to me that he felt personal development had made him a “square”. Although he had made tremendous improvements with his habits and personal life, he felt that his new beliefs and habits […]
Why I Stopped Setting Long-Term Goals
Do long term goals inspire action? Learn the philosophy behind setting long term goals and why you don’t know where you’ll be in 10 years.
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