Columbus Day! While it may be a day of tears for the native people’s of North America, my father was born on October 12, so I have some personal reason to celebrate. Woo-hoo! Happy birthday, Dad!
Seven Simple Income Streams That You Can Actually Create
I know, I know, I featured Dave just last week. Still, he’s doing this way cool thing with these free workbooks, and super-long and detailed posts that have so many nuts and bolts in them. It’s just nice to see something that goes so far beyond the typically insipid “Top Five Ways to…” type of thing.
Here’s the post to read for yourself. Make sure you get the free workbook.
(And, I suppose it doesn’t hurt to mention that I’m one of 12 people featured in his More Buyer’s Mastermind. Yes, that is an affiliate link. He’s done an incredible job of pulling together people I know and respect, and I trust that there’s good info there.)
The thing about income streams is that if you have money coming from several directions, than you don’t have to lean so hard on just one thing. I mean, instead of having to fill one thing past capacity to make it, what if you had three things in your business that did kinda sorta okay, but added up in really nice ways?
Here’s for the heart of your business: Where does the money come from? Is it just from clients, or somewhere else? How many income streams does your business have?
How to Play a Bigger Game
If you know me, then you know I’m not a big fan of “play a bigger game” or amibitious reaching. I’m much more into organic growth, contentment, ease.
However, Jonathan Fields from Awake@theWheel wrote a very thought-provoking post about the game of life. In some ways it’s just the same old same old. And yet, there are profound questions there. Maybe it was just the mood I was in the day I read it, but it struck deep, the sense of needing clarity and simplicity.
How to Play a Bigger Game. Read it, and seem if it strikes you.
For the sake of simplicity and sanity, we eliminated something here at Heart of Business, which you’ll hear about on Wednesday.
For your heart: What can you eliminate from your business and life? What can go away?
Business Education from Dr. Seuss
I forget what trail of breadcrumbs led me to Nocturnal Design, but there was a post by Ken Peters there that reminded me of a few years ago. You see, I’m pretty insatiable when it comes to learning about business. I don’t know why, I’m just fascinated learning and reading about it.
But, a couple of a years ago I got sick of reading business books. Not permanently, just for awhile. So, I took on the project of reading biographies of spiritual leaders. And the business lessons were non-stop.
Ken Peters recommended just that in this post, 6 Not-So-Obvious Books Everyone in Business Should Read, including one by Dr. Seuss.
For your heart: I’m curious (one) if you are indulging yourself in reading about business and letting yourself learn and grow in that way, and (two) if you learn about business from non-business sources? And what are you reading lately? What should I read next?
October is Flying By!
I hope you’re enjoying whatever your local equivalent is of crisp air, crunchy apples, and brilliant blue fall skies.
2 Responses
Hi Mark,
I used to read lots of business books but most are about corporate and I’m a solo. Most of the small business books say the same – based on business plans, which in my experience we can’t follow and whose only use seems to be to impress bank managers (and other people with no experience of small business/going solo). There are some I return to: Edward de Bono’s Tactics (old now), Edward de Bono and John Lyon’s Marketing Without Money (about big companies) and Success built to Last by Porras and others.
What I’d like is to do my own. It would be about how to become successful blogging – based on interviews with 100 bloggers making their income doing what they love. People like you Mark (and perhaps others reading this). It would be based on interviews with these people (open ended about their actual experience) and analysed for themes and common experiences. If you would like to be part of it, get in touch with me.
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@Evan- Very thoughtful reply, Evan. Your project sounds very interesting, and I’d be happy to take part. Feel free to reach out to me.