Category Archives: Happy Living
Fear, Part I: Please Fire Your Life-Coach If They Say This Garbage
Yes, another trend is making its way across the interwebs right now. Especially prevalent amongst life-coaches and productivity gurus out there, if you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it a million times. FEAR. Good old fear, here we are again. It comes not-so-cleverly cloaked in post titles such as: How to get over the fear. [...]
The Dangers of Subscriberitis and How to Cure It
There’s an awful new disease taking our world by storm. You might have heard about it, and if you spend any time at all online, you’re at risk. Doctors and internet specialists have just discovered an awful new disease called Subscriberitis. It infects people of all races and income levels, but those most susceptible are [...]
Tired of needing advice? Here’s one way to stop it forever.
These are the questions that plague us. “Should I start a business?” “Should I write a book about that?” “Should I try to sell my paintings?” Of course the answer is: Yes, if you want to. And you probably DO want to, else you wouldn’t have asked the question. It doesn’t even warrant discussion. But [...]
How to Become Professional at Anything
Seamstresses and writers, musicians and beauticians, chefs and film makers all want to know how to get better at what they do. Being competent at something is a goal we all embrace. And so we study, read, hire coaches, ask questions in advice columns, and the list goes on. Study study study…that’ll get you there. [...]
How Do You Fix it When You Utterly Screw Up Your Business and Lose Customers?
This week I’m going to be answering another question from an anonymous reader. I think the question says it all, so here it is: “I was wondering what your thoughts might be on my particular story. I started selling my artwork online last summer, using a venue in which I bid on requests for custom [...]
