I wrote recently about learning the Ruby on Rails programming framework. That post outlined some initial thoughts on why I picked Ruby, but I decided to expand on this for readers with an interest in learning programming. There is a raging debate these days on whether new programmers should first learn Ruby and RoR or […]
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So many of us spend our lives attempting to flee the difficult challenges, the things we don’t like, the hang ups, the problems, the dissonance. This attempt to relieve life’s tension is natural and human. This website would never
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You’re gonna flail, flail, flail till something goes hyperbolic*. Or you quit and go get a job. The flailing is also called learning. *Hyperbolic doesn’t have to mean silicon valley style unicorn. It might just mean you build a business that makes a nice living.
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When you are starting any new venture, I have a piece of advice for you. Be Shallow At First
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“A wisdom figure is someone who is seen to have arrived at an inner center and lives out of the resource found there.” ~ Murray Stein Many years ago, I read William Manchester’s biography of Winston Churchill, The Last Lion. Many vivid passages from that book remain with me year after year, but one stands out […]
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I have a little secret for you. You can feel regret even when you make the right decision. Why? Because even if you make a change that is best for your life and for those around you, you will be giving something up. Something dies
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In a prior posting, I mused that one could use WordPress as a framework to develop minimum viable web applications–rather than hunkering down into coding something before you know if it will prove practicable. I’m moving ahead with this experiment. Why?
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Inner Strength is one of the Shangri-Las of life. With inner strength you have enough reserves to weather the hard times, the self-reliance to forge a path that brings joy, and the vision to lead yourself and others towards a better world. How Do We Build Inner Strength? First, and most important. Stop looking outward […]
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One of the most fascinating experience I have had as I walk the road of online entrepreneurship is what I call “thought blooms.” You grind along for days and days. Slowly eking out progress. Learning the trade. Clarifying your focus. Then, out of nowhere
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There is something about us Americans in particular. This loping hunger to be busy. Productive. Focused on something. Doing. I’ve got something for you to try
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