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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
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
I wonder, wonder, wonder who wrote the book of success
Most of us spend a fair amount of time questioning ourselves, our choices, our capacities, and our decisions. That’s okay. It might as well be, given that we do it, right? We can experience this questioning as self-doubt of the … Continue reading
Don’t think of a blue elephant: What’s negative about positive thinking
Okay, I dare you. Don’t think of a blue elephant. Pretty near impossible, no? And that’s what’s wrong with seeking success or any form of happiness by trying replace negative thinking and with positive thinking. Thoughts don’t obey. I’m not … Continue reading
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
