The road to success beyond your dreams is littered with cliches and motivational one liners (designed to sell books more than anything probably), not to mention the wrecks of countless failed undertakings. We're all big on dreams and destiny and vision, and we grasp onto stories about people who, through persistence and determination, proved a naysayer wrong. We like late-bloomers almost as much as prodigies. The message is not ... Read full entry

That's not quite one of a series of business tips and observations from communications designer Eric Karjaluoto, but a similar idea applies when he says: Talk to your clients like they are your spouse: when I start to think of others as "them", something is lost. When I can find a way to cut through the formalities, however, something real happens. And for those, I mean, you, who ... Read full entry

Rebecca Campbell: Global Nomad Is it possible to be constantly on the move, while making an around-the-world journey, for 33 straight days? Sydneysider Rebecca Campbell, who started the trip from London is in the process of finding out, while helping international disability and development charity Motivation, at the same time. It sounded like a dream assignment for a travelling girl. Travel around the world on as many different ... Read full entry

Write the Script for Your Year like the CEO of a Major Corporation. Sole traders: think BIG, ok. A lesson I learned some years ago from a couple of people, including the motivational and sales speaker Brian Tracy, was to see myself not so much as a solo operator or freelancer, working from home as - to use Tracy's expression - the President of my own personal service corporation. My ... Read full entry

this... When I was a Beatle I thought we were the best fucking group in the goddamn world, and believing that is what made us what we were. John Lennon. L'audace - toujours l'audace...

Possibly the most noteworthy feature of the recent Wordpress 2.3 release is the new tagging function. To use tags up until now in WP, it has been necessary to install a plugin, such as Ultimate Tag Warrior. While effective, some people feel UTW is just a tad too difficult to set up and use though. And while WP 2.3 removes the need for third party tag ... Read full entry