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I started my 100 day project on September 14 so it would end on December 20. Here’s the original post. My objective was to focus on my businesses; to figure out where they can go and to set it up so they will. I outlined 3 business ideas: Crystal Clear Bookkeeping Ltd, this Business Owners […]
It comes down to 4 things: KNOWN You know where you are and where you are going. You know how to do what you want to do. You know when to ask for help and from whom. You know your why. Your Business Model is clear. You have policies and procedures in place that everyone […]
It’s hard to believe that it is May. April went by in a whirl of taxes and garden prep. (http://crystalclarion.wordpress.com/ my Good Life blog) That Summer in Paris: memories of tangled friendships with Hemingway, Fitzgerald and some others by Morley Callaghan. Makes you wonder where the new Paris is and who the new intelligentsia are. […]
Pile Of Fun Originally uploaded by pocketwiley Understand that prosperity is about lifestyle not money. See the picture. Making a change starts in your head. Inform the ‘Rider’; engage the ‘Elephant’; make the Path easy. See here. Know where you are; where you want to go and have a plan to get you from here […]
If you follow your passion the money will follow. In some cases this is true, but in others it isn’t. What makes the difference? People who are passionate about what they do and make a profit; put effort into making their passionate pursuit profitable. It doesn’t mean they put less effort into their passion, merely […]
This is why I follow twitter. Simon Mainwaring posted this video. Otherwise I would never have come across it. The video images themselves are stunning and the story tells of a great philosophy towards life. Here are a couple of quotes that really spoke to me: “I never set out to become anything in particular […]
125/365:Rooms on Fire. Originally uploaded by practicalowl As you go through your day today, notice the fires that come up screaming for your attention. After you put each one out, take a moment to think about why the situation got to that point and how to head it off next time. At the end of […]
Quatre Muses: Euterpe, Polihímnia, Clio, Melpòmene, Museu de Cirene Originally uploaded by Sebastià Giralt Euterpe (muse of music and lyric), Polyhymnia or Polymnia (muse of sacred song and rhetoric), Melpomene (muse of tragedy), Museum of Cyrene, Libya. Break through the blocks and win your inner creative battles. Steven Pressfield is a writer, best known for […]
Shiny happy purple cow Originally uploaded by heiwa4126 A purple cow? Now that’s something to remark about. Being a me-too business gives you me-too results. In “Purple Cow”, Seth Godin gives us many examples of purple cow companies. The J. Peterman catalogue descriptions were so over the top that the fictional J. Peterman became a […]
I’m going to start adding a Pixelated Workshop every month based on Mitch Joel’s Pixelated Conference. This is a compilation of information gleaned from the web around our theme. Our theme for February is Uncover 4 More Hours. It’s a take-off on the 4 hour work week by Timothy Ferris. I love this book and […]
