Category Archives: Productivity

How to Make Money Doing What You Love While Serving Your Muse

When you work for yourself because you love what you do, your muse—your source of inspiration—matters. It connects you with a value, principle, or ideal that is bigger than you are. That lights you up and infuses your work with … Continue reading

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Leverage

You’ve seen the claims. If only you will invest in this new business, or that personal development program, or another life makeover, you can gain amazing happiness, wealth, and a great love life. It’s called leverage, and it’s a nice … Continue reading

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How to manage for happiness when your thing doesn’t fly

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. ~ Albert Schweitzer What’s going on when you put your work out there and you don’t get the response you’d hoped for? When your thing doesn’t fly? … Continue reading

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When setting goals doesn’t work and what to do about it

A few years ago I joined a cycling group so I could become a stronger, safer rider. For me that meant comfortably doing 5-15 mile rides tooling around Bainbridge Island without having to walk my bike up hills. From the … Continue reading

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How to stop waiting and wishing and go for the life and business you want

Excuse me, but who’s responsible for your life? Given that you’re reading this, I can be reasonably certain that you’ll say you are responsible. That you are all over personal responsibility. But… …are you living that way? Or are you … Continue reading

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