One of the worst things you can do is paying yourself by the hour. Hourly wages make the accounting easier for a payroll department. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good strategy when you’re working on your own time. Unfortunately, I frequently see students, entrepreneurs and self-employed people counting hours worked instead of work accomplished. […]
Friday Links 08-05-30
From the Web How to Change Your Attitude. Tim shares his life coaching experience with changing attitudes. Attitude can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you enter into something with enthusiasm and high expectations, they tend to get returned back to you. Beat the Pros by Being a Know-Nothing Investor. Index funds. Invest in index funds. […]
The Importance of Going to Bed Tired
I want to feel used up by the end of the day. I don’t like ending a day with the feeling that I could have done more. I believe there are few things more enjoyable than going to bed tired. Not tired because you were too frustrated to do any more. Tired because there wasn’t […]
Email Zen Released
I’ve just finished a new e-book, Email Zen in conjunction with Web Warrior Tools. This is a new ebook website created by Glen Stansberry, creator of the Life Remix network and Leo Babauta, founder of ZenHabits. Email Zen is a quick guide to improving email efficiency. It covers some of the ideas I’ve written about […]
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