{"id":418,"date":"2008-12-20T16:42:14","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T20:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/?p=418"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:20:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:20:06","slug":"inspiration-galore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joyfullyjobless.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/inspiration-galore\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration Galore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspiring people were turning up everywhere this week. The January\/February issue of Ode<\/a> magazine arrived with its cover story called 25 Intelligent Optimists Who Are Creating a Better Tomorrow Today<\/em>. Most of the people profiled aren’t famous, but they’re sincerely making a difference. If you aren’t a subscriber, track this issue down.<\/p>\n

Sir Richard Branson posted a video on his blog of a day in the life of Sir Richard<\/a>. Fortunately, it was edited so it doesn’t take an entire day to view.<\/p>\n

Since moving to Las Vegas and making frequent trips to California, I’ve become a huge fan of audiobooks. I’ve been listening to the audio version of The Millionaire Next Door<\/strong><\/em> which is a brilliant study that explodes many of the myths of the wealthy. The authors point out that even though less than 20% of all Americans are self-employed, a whopping two-thirds of all millionaires work for themselves<\/strong>. The values that showed up repeatedly in this group are thrift, discipline, economic achievement and financial independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another audiobook that I recently enjoyed was Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Good Business<\/strong><\/em>. One of my favorite quotes from this book comes from the late Anita Roddick who was asked what advice she’d give to a young person planning a business career. Here’s here answer:<\/p>\n

Well first of all, I wouldn’t talk to them like that. I’d say, “Listen, don’t even talk about business\u2014don’t be controlled by language. Don’t even say the word ‘business.’ Bury it. Talk about livelihood. Talk about a livelihood that you can create for yourself, an honorable livelihood that gives you freedom.” So what is the skill that you’ve got? Maybe you’ve got a skill and you can mold it into an interest that can create a livelihood…And don’t think big, because that’s the obsession with this bloody culture. It’s always got to be the biggest. Why don’t you just be the best or the most creative or the funniest or something?<\/em><\/p>\n

Once the holidays have passed, it’s a perfect time to lay down a strong foundation\u2014or strengthen the one you’ve got. To help you do just that, I’m planning to hold an Ideafest! in January and share fresh ideas and not-so-fresh reminders each and every day. In addition, four of my most popular teleclasses are making a return engagement including Goalsetting 101, How to be a Thrifty Entrepreneur Without Being a Cheapskate, A Beginner’s Guide to the Seminar Business<\/strong> and A Dozen Ways to Build Your Expert Status<\/strong>. If you register for 2 or more at the same time, I’ll give you a discount of $5\/teleclass. You’ll also receive an audio download so you can relisten\u2014or get the information even if you can’t make the live class.<\/p>\n

Twitter is turning out to be my new hobby. Come on over and join me<\/a> in the fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I think entrepreneurship is our natural state\u2014a big adult word that probably boils down to something much more obvious like playfulness. Drudgery and clock-watching are a terrible betrayal of that universal, inborn entrepreneurial spirit. ~ Richard Branson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inspiring people were turning up everywhere this week. The January\/February issue of Ode magazine arrived with its cover story called 25 Intelligent Optimists Who Are Creating a Better Tomorrow Today. Most of the people profiled aren’t famous, but they’re sincerely making a difference. If you aren’t a subscriber, track this issue down. Sir Richard Branson…<\/p>\n

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