I love the book The One Thing by Gary Keller. Why? Because Focus is keeeey. Keeeeeyyy…. But there’s one thing (pun intended!) that I think may help all of us as we implement the wisdom embodied in Gary’s fantastic book. Let me explain. Gary stresses that we absolutely must prioritize, clarify our focus, and know exactly what that […]
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So you want to learn how to program? I have some suggestions. First, full disclosure. I’m hardly a programmer. I’m a guy learning. I can’t really produce full-blown applications yet. However, I have learned a fair amount about the process of learning to code already. And I have some tips. Here they are.Which Coding Language To Pick?Everybody […]
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I love coding and software entrepreneurship. To me, lines of code serve as “frozen thoughts” that make the world work better. What do I mean? You want to take a vacation to the beaches of Croatia (something I recommend, btw)? Software—code—frozen, algorithmic thoughts—now make that journey almost effortless.Travelocity (code) will find you a great deal on a […]
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Many of us spend too much time agonizing about decisions and too little time executing our plans. Here’s why this is not a good idea:First, we make better, more refined decisions through the execution phase when we start getting feedback from reality. A perfect example of this would be picking a domain name for your proposed […]
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Here’s a short piece of advice for you. It’s quite simple.If you start something, finish it. Otherwise, what you have done borders on worthless. Let me give you a few quick examples.Not Done = Not Very UsefulYou start college, but drop out and don’t get your degree. Congratulations. You got “half” an education. Think of the money […]
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Recently, I wrote how important it is to “set the intention”–to have clear goals scaled over different time frames. If you haven’t read that post yet, go ahead. I’ll wait. I don’t mind. Having a clear direction is crucial, but today I offer some additional perspective. There is more to the art of life than just intentions. […]
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I have a suggestion of something for you to try. I call it “set the intention.” The idea is that with each thing you do, you establish clearly in your mind what it is that you are trying to accomplish with the activity you are about to begin. You set the goal. Set the aim. Set the […]
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I have a little suggestion for you. A technique to help you find peace in your life. I don’t claim that this is the “secret” or “the one thing” that will make all the challenges in your life vanish and go away–though it might…. I also don’t have an explanation for why it works. I just know […]
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Discipline is an interesting concept. One that has been pushed aside to some degree in our modern, consumerist society. Why pushed aside? Because encouraging discipline doesn’t sell anything. So the signals and symbols and examples and models of discipline tend to take a back seat in the media we are exposed to from day to day. Yet […]
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Here’s a quick thought for all you fellow digital entrepreneurs. A digital venture is grown over time, tweak by tweak. This notion is in contrast to the idea that you will sprint your way to success in a month or two of hard work. Yes, probably, you will need a first initial push (or sprint) just to […]
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