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First principles and philosophy: mental models, worldview, frameworks for understanding

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The Challenge — Because I Can

I got asked an interesting question over the weekend, one that I often asked other people: Q: What’s in your heart to do?…

24 May 2010 · 2 min read
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Myths from the 4 Hour Work Week

Anyone who knows me, or has read more than a few posts on this blog, will know that I love Timothy Ferriss‘ book “The…

31 Mar 2010 · 3 min read
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The work/job/life Balance – an Idea on Enforcing Boundaries

One of the challenges us “part-time” entrepreneurs face is the creep of our “5 to 9″ (i.e. the side-projects) into our…

22 Mar 2010 · 2 min read
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Outsourcing — When to Remove Yourself from Your Own Life

This is an interesting way of looking at it… I’ll use hypothetical numbers for the illustration. This post is aimed at those thinking…

20 Mar 2010 · 2 min read
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Start something. today.

My dad has a saying that I love: “You can’t steer a parked car” You sort of can… turning the wheel is a…

17 Mar 2010 · 1 min read
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Juggling Dual Roles

This is one of my favourite blogs… This post talks about some of the things one needs to consider when working a part-time…

16 Mar 2010 · 1 min read
Thinking

Life Is Learning

The single greatest personal skill in business is the ability to learn. The second greatest personal skill in business is to be able to…

06 Mar 2010 · 1 min read
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Outsourcing My Life — Week 1

I mentioned in this post about getting a concierge service, delivered through a flat fee, through my credit card provider. Here’s an update…

25 Feb 2010 · 1 min read
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Outsourcing — Thinking Outside the Box

I love the book “The 4-hour Work Week”. A mate of mine just posted in his blog about the beginnings of his adventures…

13 Feb 2010 · 2 min read
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Bold When Others Are Cautious

I’ve probably spent too much time watching the stock exchange and the forex market over the past few days… What’s happening in…

29 Jan 2010 · 2 min read
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Whatever Your Hand Finds to Do

Image via Wikipedia Here’s the thing… I would describe myself as someone who is continually pregnant with the plans and dreams and hopes…

28 Jan 2010 · 2 min read
leadership

Keeping the Lights On

I’ve had moments over the past months, just like most other people I know, where I’ve “looked down” (i.e. think of…

27 Jan 2010 · 2 min read