When I was a kid, my brothers and I made a huge deal out of making our annual lists of resolutions. We’d work on them almost more fervently than we did our Christmas lists for Santa. Thinking back on those days, it’s a bit ridiculous, actually. I remember once signing my list, sealing it in an envelope – with a real wax seal – and then hiding it on the back of a desk drawer to keep my brothers from finding it. [Read more...]
Dec
30
A Great 30 Days
Today marks my 30th consecutive post in the 30 Days of Blogging series. That’s more than 9,000 words written and published over the past month without missing a single update. Considering where I started with my blogging talents several years ago (I used to hand-code posts maybe once a month when I got bored), I see this as quite an accomplishment! [Read more...]
Dec
27
Goal Setting
As tomorrow starts the final week of 2009, I thought it advantageous to briefly discuss the objectives of setting goals, both for yourself and your business. Most of you are familiar with New Year’s resolutions, but few of us regard these as more than a passing fancy. Really, we set resolutions as if they’re cold-turkey life changes that will take place magically on January 1st. They’re anything but that. [Read more...]
