There’s nothing like working from your own home There’s no commute traffic save teenagers jockeying for bathroom rights You can wear what you like You set your own hours Define your own deliverables At first, it seems ideal. And don’t get me wrong, working from home is the best gig I’ve ever encountered. But it’s [...]

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A Tale of Two Individuals Who Likely Never Found Their MMW Discovering your most meaningful work (MMW) might not be the easiest task, but it is the most important. Realizing your MMW is the single most beneficial thing you can do for yourself and for your family. Doing so could possibly save you from both [...]

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I’m more introverted than extroverted. I know this (not only because every personality indicator I’ve ever taken has characterized me as one) but because as an introvert, I have a very low tolerance for stimulation in the social setting. A two-day trip with friends exhausts me and I need a day of solitude to recover. [...]

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The work you’re currently engaged in is draining your energy for your most meaningful work (MMW). Learn why and how you can turn this around by utilizing Inquiry and The Work.

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If you’ve never experienced bliss, you can’t know what it’s like. If you’ve never had Italian espresso, you can’t describe the exquisite nature of the bittersweet taste or understand the mental lift jolt that precedes the patina a sweat that break out on your forehead. Just like when your daughter calls you Daddy for the [...]

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Identifying your most meaningful work (MMW) is crucial to achieving True Independence. In order to be truly at peace in your life, your profession has to involve what you’re passionate about, knowledgeable of, and can translate into an income stream. Anything less than your MMW is a waste of time We routinely run away from [...]

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Let’s throw a party in honor of you being YOU! The first step toward being Truly Independent is to celebrate who you are. You are a unique, creative, and exciting individual (even if the corporate world has made you feel like a limp dish rag). Underneath that hardened, burned-out exterior is the vibrant free spirit [...]

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The Quest for True Independence is Always Public

When you decide that seeking True Independence is a worthwhile pursuit, it starts as a secret. It’s the kind of secret you admit only to yourself in solitude. But it doesn’t stay secret for long. Soon everyone you know gets that there is something different about you. Your boss at your day job suddenly find [...]

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I Am Unemployable

I read those words in Ev Bogue’s re-release of Minimalist Business and they stopped me in my tracks as it were. I looked up from my Kindle and stared at the wall. It was as if I’d discovered the most basic truth of all about myself. Those three words summed up every moment of my [...]

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Yes, Life Will Suck at Times

There will always be those times when you feel your life totally sucks. The decisions you make and the attitudes you adopt during those dark times determine the type of person that emerges. -Dad I wrote this in response to my youngest son’s most recent experience with life. At fifteen, life is always a roller [...]

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