I recently saw a quote from someone’s (let’s say ‘social network site profile’) that said: “Years Teach Us More Than Books.”

I was totally flabbergasted (I never get into a situation to be able to use that word, so I just HAD to). How naïve can you really be? Isn’t the reason we read books to be able to educate ourselves so we DON’T have to go through the same trials and tribulations that someone else had to go through?

I mean, don’t the highest military leaders in our country study war tactics and strategies so that when they get into battle they are prepared? They don’t just ship out troops and say “We’ll just adjust our strategy after we see how these guys do.”

Don’t the NFL football coaches study play books and video tapes so that they are prepared for their opposition that coming (more…)

I love playing video games. (Yep, totally nerd talking here, haha.) The thought of running home after work to get online and start playing got me excited in so many ways. I got so excited about the creativity behind customizing my own online persona. I loved the camaraderie between teammates and how we could strategize about what our next move would be. How to defeat someone with a particular move or combination of moves… How soon I could “rank up” my character… There were so many addictive elements to the games I was playing, I soon didn’t realize that I was spending 20+ hours per week staring at the TV with my wireless controller in my hands.

Millions of people log on to play online games every week. I couldn’t help but wonder ‘what if all of these people gave up even 1 day of playing towards something actually productive, what could we all do?’

After realizing just how much time I was wasting playing video games, I started to reevaluate my schedule as a whole. I put (more…)

I wanted to touch on a topic that sooo many people that have build successful online (and offline) businesses usually negate to talk about. When reading a biography or a “my story” page about a professional blogger, real estate professional, or any work-at-home professional they mention the countless hours they spent in their downtime to startup their company.

Business owners in the early stages will work nights and weekends (and any other times around their fulltime job) to just find one more piece of the puzzle. To just put together one more item, or educate themselves on cutting-edge technology, or to learn people skills, or to learn the newest marketing tactics. You get the picture.

Many entrepreneurs got started in their endeavor on a part-time basis while still working a fulltime job. One thing that I have (more…)