Through all of this, I have learned about Internet business, ways to make money online, Twitter, fishing, and the dietary needs of kittens (truly, I don’t know how I ended up on that one).

Even better, I have found a few amazing people and resources. Today I want to share three of them with you.

I recently received an iPod touch as a free gift with the purchase of a new computer. Despite the fact that it’s not even a smartphone, I find myself using it constantly; I feel strangely naked when I don’t take it out with me. When I take it out, I compulsively check for open wireless; when I find it, I check my email and message boards through which I get work information, and when I can’t find any, I play games (usually Enviro-Bear 2010 or So Long, Oregon!) even in the company of others. This is bad.

Image credit: batega We are constantly faced with the need, or at least the desire, to do things faster. Sports heroes, musicians, scientists, salespeople, and experts (nerds) from many other disciplines have long known the secrets to, and the need for continuous improvement. Simply put, if people have seen it before, it is no longer [...]

Image credit: h.koppdelaney I am stuck at home, it is raining, and for some reason I just can’t get the stupid Oompa Loompa song out of my head. I sat down just a few minutes ago to write about what motivates school children, and here I am obsessing about nonsense. I am thinking about my [...]

Image credit: h.koppdelaney Will today be the day that everything changes for you? The day that everything just goes your way and nothing can stop you? Is today that day? Probably not. That is, probably not unless you have worked many, many productive days and nights before this one and it is finally paying off. [...]

Image credit: lululemon athletica I am going to post weekly about my weekly goals, mostly just so I can remember. I keep getting caught up in things that are not really helping (like games and reading about kings – quite dorky, I know), so it is good to have a list of goals. This week [...]

Image credit: Pink Sherbet Photography Having just gotten over a mild cold, I am still feeling a little odd today. Like my head is not really attached to the rest of my body after all, and the deadlines I have at work are merely suggestions. That last part is actually a good feeling, though it [...]