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40 Hour Work Week

July 16, 2008

I don't know about you but a 4 Hour Work Week seems unlikely, but just a 40 hour one would be grand! Tim Ferriss wrote the book, 4 Hour Work Week, and gave a great 45 minute summary of the book's principles at SXSW 2007 (here). David Seah has an exhaustive review of the principles of the book here. I'm just focused on his outsourcing.

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The Last Lecture

July 9, 2008

Carnegie-Mellon Professor Randy Pausch gave a Last Lecture after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. It is a lecture about the lessons learn while achieving your childhood dreams. He is very goal driven, because he went after his dreams. Not many can say that.

It's available as a book, an audio CD, or you can watch it on You Tube, Google Video or Carnegie-Mellon's website.

Lessons include: Brick walls are there for a reason. How badly do you want it?

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Double Dip in LA

June 25, 2008

The IT Expo in LA is Sept. 16-18. If you are going (and why wouldn't you?) there is an opportunity for you to stay the weekend and see the Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball as the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball tournament at Manhattan Beach starts that Friday.

Rich points out all the reasons to attend this event. If you are going, give me a shout. If you have any restaurant suggestions close to the host hotel or in Manhattan Beach, please let me know. Thanks!

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Job Hunting

June 16, 2008

As unemployment rises (along with layoffs) and fewer jobs are being created, people need help job hunting. I get hit up for help all the time. Success Secret #4: Build It Before You Need It.

Create a LinkedIn profile - that is your new Web 2.0 resume.

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4 Hour Work Week

June 16, 2008

At a blogger MeetUp last week, the book 4 Hour work Week by Tim Ferriss came up as a must read. I don't know if I would call it that. The concept of paring everything down and outsourcing everything you can is clever, but for most folks it is unrealistic.

For people looking to make a fast dime by leveraging as many other folks as possible, then, yeah, go read the book.