"I Wonder" About the Economy, the Bail-Out, and Small Business Opportunities

One thing I’m absolutely sure of: there is always more fear available if you want it. I don’t want to belittle what’s happening on Wall Street here in the US, with widening global implications, and it’s just plain stupid to put on a happy face and believe that nothing is going to change. However, please […]

Where Discipline Counts the Most

Monday was the start of Ramadan, which means that for anyone who observes this Islamic month of fasting, there’s no food, water, gossip or sex between sunup and sundown. Most spiritual paths have something similar, whether it’s a month, a week, a day, or some other ascetic practice. Have you fasted before? If you haven’t, […]

Discipline versus Flow in Your Business

It’s Wednesday morning, and a stack of to-do’s in your business await you. You need to get on your marketing, you need to deal with the bookkeeping, and those pesky clients keep needing things from you. ;-)And you don’t feel like doing any of it. Instead, you want to just read a book. So, what […]