We’ll Be Back on January 5, 2009

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First, click this link. It’ll provide thematic background music for your reading pleasure.
Good job. Now then, since our families and friends have been so patient with us throughout the year, we feel they deserve our attention during the holiday season.
We’ll be taking a short break from our regular posting schedule during this period, and we’ll [...]

Wrapping Up Some Sticky Business: Our Contest Ends

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More than a month ago, we asked our readers whether they’ve ever wanted to get unstuck from where they are. Where did they want to be? What was holding them back from reaching their dream.
Was it was money? We had the right contest for them. We’re giving away nearly $20,000 in prizes to help three [...]

Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog

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“Hehehe…” James flipped the page of his comic book. “Been years since I’ve read one of these.” He’d found the mag lying around at last week’s hit. The woman must have had kids. “Love it.” James read a big more, chuckling to himself.
“Heads up.” Harry tossed the Glock at James. “Haven’t you outgrown those?”
“Are you [...]

TweetDeck: Stacking Your Deck with New Tools

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I have a new toy. No, Santa didn’t come early. Some late-night surfing yielded a new tool called “TweetDeck“.
I don’t use Twitter much. I’ll turn it on for a day or two, get bored and forget about it for another few weeks. While checking my Twitter homepage recently, though, I noticed a few people sending [...]

How to Deal with Cranks, Flamers and Trolls

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Ah, the anonymous Internet, the place where we can revel in knee-jerk reactions with little or no consequences at all. We cry out, “Freedom of speech!” and bash each other viciously with snappy, nasty words.
Beautiful, isn’t it?
Not really.
The virtual world is a faceless society where we can get away with doing a great deal of [...]

Losing Your Sense of Self Because of Your Business

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Our post on the work-work balance received resounding response. It’s clear many people feel the pain of juggling a thousand tasks and making it all work in equal proportions. One reader wrote me personally and said, “I can hardly stand these posts.”
My response? “Why don’t you really tell us what you think?”
She did. And in [...]

Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Deaf Mom World

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Harry stood outside the small blue house with green shutters and smiled wistfully at the sign on the lawn. “I made that,” he whispered to James as he straightened the board just a touch.
“Why are you whispering?” James whispered back.
“It’s so quiet here.” Harry looked at the house again. He liked quiet, but there was [...]

Do You Have the Courage to Ask for Help?

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If you needed help, would you ask for it? Before you answer, think about that. Think really hard. I’m not so sure the answer is yes.
I thought about how we don’t ask for help when we truly need it when I read about Michael Martine’s car accident. His Jeep and a cliff wall had sat [...]

Check Out Task Three of the Sticky Business Contest

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It’s the last week of the Sticky Business Contest, and we’re down to 37 participants working hard on Task Four to plan the business they’ve always wanted.
It’s been quite a ride. Participants embraced Task One, and then the odds narrowed down sharply as people realized fast ideas and chasing dreams takes some careful thought.
The downside? [...]

Balancing Work and Work

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How’s your balance these days?
I’m not talking about the balance between work and life. There are enough people covering the subject of working too hard and compromising your personal life. They’re right, too.
But they also don’t discuss balance within each of these areas. They talk about work/life balance, but not balancing work within work or [...]

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