Nobody Is Going To Save You

Sometimes life throws you a piss-filled water balloon, and you’re wearing cactus gloves. During the 2004 season the Carolina Panthers, with high hopes for another Superbowl shot, were riddled with injuries. Instead of a Superbowl run, they had a 1-7 start.

Gurus Share More By Doing Less

This is part five of the Hierarchy of the Successfully Self-Employed series. Becoming a guru is not about something you attain. It’s about something you realize. Two simple realizations separate the guru from everyone else — and once those realizations occur, it forever changes the way they look at the world.

All the Aggravation of Employment, Without All the Perks

This is part three of the Hierarchy of the Successfully Self-Employed series. What’s the difference between an independent contractor and a hooker? A hooker doesn’t get a 1099. That was a running joke in the group of contractors I worked with in my first long-term gig. They were a cynical and bitter lot, but they… Continue reading All the Aggravation of Employment, Without All the Perks