I just found out I’m on the cover of We Are All Weird, a new book by Seth Godin. Seth, if you didn’t know, is a business and marketing genius and the reason for my getting the votes I needed to win Dan Pink’s contest and to go to TED Global 2009 and speak at Oxford. He’s also the author of 13 best-selling business books. He rocks.
I’m third from the right on the top row - easier to see in the photo below. This matters to me because I’m on …

I’m working on a series of inspirational emails for a client’s newsletter. I love this kind of work because it forces me to think positively and to look for inspiration in the world around me. It forces me to take my eyes off of the things that hurt, aggravate and irritate me in order to see the magic and wonder in the simple things around me.
That’s the point of the emails as well - to get people to see there is something to be grateful for in everything around us. …

I love WordPress! I talk about it all the time. I talk about it so much that many of my friends come to me for help setting up their own WordPress blogs. It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy.
But this month when I couldn’t pay a few bills because I was so busy helping people with their WordPress stuff I decided that my pro-bono work with bloggers had to end. It was fun while it lasted, but I really don’t like Ramen noodles or Mac n’ Cheese as as …

Not everyone has what it takes to get to the top, to climb the ladder, or to succeed as an entrepreneur, author or stand-alone success. It’s hard work and not everyone is cut out for it. But those of us who love the challenge keep trying and we help those around us who are willing to risk as well.
I work with a lot of people because I believe in them, not because they’re paying me. Most aren’t. Many of us mentor others. It’s rewarding to watch someone take what you’ve …

This weekend I took stock of my stress and realized it was off the charts. I wrote out all the projects I’m working on to *help* people and friends get THEIR business going and compared it with how much time I’m spending on my own. Then I looked at who is helping me and who is not. Out of the 15 or so folks I’ve been helping, only three are putting in as much time on helping me as I am spending on helping them. The others are sitting around …