I wrote this ebook over a year ago, but the information in it is still good. Please download it and give it away, share it, pass it along to churches, organizations or individuals who help or work with the homeless. There is so much more that can be done.
Again, I caution those of you not used to working with the homeless, not aware of the inner-city culture or the risks of encountering the severely mentally ill, sex offenders or sociopaths and criminals to work WITH groups and individuals who DO …

If you’re a freelancer you know it can be hard to avoid distractions, not just the ones you create for yourself, but the ones that others create for you.
Apart from your own procrastination and frittering away time surfing, playing and having performance panic attacks, the categories and clients that most distractions and demands fall into are:
People Without Boundaries: These are clients, friends, family and people who don’t understand the word, “No,” or who take the word personally. They see your life as an extension of their lives. If they have …

Man, oh man. Was I ever looking forward to being able to sing Suze Orman’s praises to the sky over her new “The Approved Card” debit card. Not happening though. NOT YET.
As part of a FREE ebook I’m writing for the homeless on money matters, and on starting a simple street business to get off the street, etc. I’m reviewing debit and bank cards, an alternative to a bank account for people who are homeless or marginally employed.
The number one problem with those who don’t have money or a …

Somewhere over I’m not sure what ocean on a flight from Jerusalem to the United States last night/early this morning a Hasidic Jew named Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg happened to notice a stranger, another passenger on the flight, reading a newspaper called “The Jerusalem Post.” If you look carefully in the photo to the left you’ll see a smudge inside the circle. It’s a picture of the Rabbi next to the column he writes for the Post. The Rabbi is a marketing genius and passionate entrepreneur.
The silhouette is familiar because …

After, “Are you still homeless?” the question I get asked most is, “How can I get invited to speak at TED?” Actually, “How can I get invited to speak at TED?” is usually accompanied by some variation of an assumption I have an inside track or the ear of Chris Carter or the TED organizers.
People believe I can get people I don’t know in front of the committee, or get them invited to speak at TED just on my say so.
I understand from others I know who have spoken …