If you saw Margie Bergstrom walking down the street, you might assume she is an artist in her long skirts and funky jewelry. And if you had a conversation with her, she’d probably tell you about her latest sailing adventure or how much she adores Santorini.
But Margie’s not exactly an artist, although her clients think [...]
Every business has times that are less busy than others. You can use this time to fret and worry that your entrepreneurial life has come to an end—or you can view it as a gift of time to do some of those things you’ve been telling yourself you’ll do when you have time.
It just makes [...]
One day a friend casually mentioned pirating some software on her job. When I asked her if that wasn’t stealing, she shrugged and said, “Everyone does it.”
That’s not really news, of course. Years ago, Time magazine had an essay that made a huge impression on me. That piece, Larceny in Everyday Life, explored a growing [...]
When Karyn Ruth White was a little girl she discovered that she could diffuse her father’s anger—and subsequent punishment—if she could make him laugh. Her father gave her plenty of opportunities to practice and she honed her comedic skills early in life. Somewhere along the way she decided that she wanted to spend her life [...]
When I moved into my house in Las Vegas, I decided to use the master bedroom as my office since it’s not only larger, it’s also brighter, than the smaller bedroom. I especially liked the roomy walk-in closet which has been accumulating all manner of things for the past four years.
With the new year, the [...]
Yesterday I met Dorinda Mangan who had come to Las Vegas with a group of Denver folks to attend a Super Bowl event. We connected at my favorite hotel, Bellagio, for a chatty brunch.
Then I suggested that we walk to the sculpture gallery where Richard MacDonald’s stunning work is displayed. MacDonald is a figurative artist [...]
According to Wikipedia, singer Josh Groban has sold nearly 20 million albums in his short career. The other evening he told his Twitter followers that he’d just finished a two hour voice lesson and “think it’s time to turn pro.”
So why would a rich and famous performer keep taking lessons? More to the point, why [...]
Every day we are inundated with advertising that urges us to buy things that may or may not improve the quality of our lives. Seldom are we encouraged to invest in experiences that will enlarge our inner selves.
If you’ve read Making a Living Without a Job you may recall my story about the call I [...]
There’s an article making the rounds on the Internet with the come-hither title 9 Businesses You Can Start in Your Pajamas. Apparently, a lot of folks think Nirvana means never having to wear real clothes.
For several years, I’ve been trying to stop the madness that involves coming up with new words for entrepreneurial activity. In [...]
After years of struggling with the Single Lifetime Occupation career path that everyone else seemed to accept with more ease than I could muster, I gradually came to realize that if I stopped looking for a job and, instead, created my own, I could include many different activities. That revelation was my personal tipping point
What started [...]
