Last week, Steve Pavlina wrote an article entitled, “Skill”. In it, Steve claimed, that most people under-invest in the skill-building phase. In a rush to profit, they don’t spend enough time working on their ability to create value. I agree with Steve that skill-building is important. I’d also agree that many bloggers (or other new […]
How to Stay Focused
Focus is important for making improvements. If your focus is spread too widely, you won’t make much progress. If you can’t stay focused on one project for long, you won’t be able to reach a foothold before you slide back to where you started. One trick I like to use to stay focused is to […]
		
		
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