With the Internet and social media, almost anyone can be your mentor. They don’t even need to know you exist. Just pick a person whose work you admire and follow them on the Internet. In the Mentor Focus series, I profile the people I follow online. Before he began his Kindle book empire, Steve Scott […]
The One Habit to Avoid All Scams
I once got an amusing phishing scam email informing me that someone has been trying to access my account from a foreign IP address and that I need to verify my information with them. Here’s an excerpt: “If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account.” […]
Time Auditing
The first step in taking control of your productivity is to know how you spend your time. Sometimes time just seems to “fly.” Time just slips away, and you can no longer account for all of it. It is where time auditing comes in. If you pay close attention to your time and track it, […]
Harnessing the Power of the Crowd
“Two heads are better than one” As the Internet penetrates into more and more households across the globe, it becomes easier to take advantage of the minds of many. Harnessing the contributions of the Internet community is called “crowdsourcing.” Every major website uses crowdsourcing, though some use it more than others. There is a potential to […]
Mentor Focus: Jason Zook
With the Internet and social media, almost anyone can be your mentor. They don’t even need to know you exist. Just pick a person whose work you admire and follow them on the Internet. In the Mentor Focus series, I profile the people I follow online. I first heard of Jason Zook years ago, when […]
Cooking with Books: Mama Dip’s Kitchen
While established cooks might scoff, cooking with recipes is the best way you can learn how to cook. All you have to do is find a recipe and follow the directions. Yes, you will make mistakes, but each time you work your way through a recipe you learn more about cooking. It is a […]