Wow, somebody from Canton, Ohio (my home town) makes The Bigs!
Dirk Hayhurst, a writer who has been known to pitch, was recently promoted to the Major Leagues (San Diego Padres, to be exact). Awesome.
I’ll miss your blog on The Rep, Dirk, but you have your priorities straight. Give ‘em heck.
Congrats,
Tom
P.S. — Hey, The Tribe [...]
I’ve been almost obsessed with the topic of self discipline lately and how it can really help a person in their business and life efforts. I’m of the opinion that self-discipline alone won’t be enough to sustain you in the long run, regardless of what you want to do.
Let me repeat that statement because I [...]
Dr. Mani, the CHD guy (he’s a heart surgeon who helps sick children get the help they need) reminded his list that yesterday, August 15, was Independence Day in India. I just want to take a moment to wish all of my Indian friends and acquaintances a happy Independence Day. I’m extremely grateful for the [...]
Regarding the title, Stephen Dean, copywriter extraordinare (and a pretty neat all-around guy) has announced on his blog that he is killing WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). That’s the type of text editor where you type, and whatever appears is what will show up in the final product. Think “word processor” or [...]
While this has probably happened to many of you before, I just want to share a quick success story regarding redirects.
I’ve been promoting several products for a manufacturer — but I guess I wasn’t doing a very good job! At any rate, I got one of those messages we all dread when I went to [...]
I’ve lost money to shady characters in my efforts to build an Internet-based business. It’s a part of the risk that I have to accept. In most cases, I do make an attempt to get my money back, but simply store away lots of details and move on. Perhaps some day the opportunity will arise [...]
After I made that last post, I realized that it had been almost a month since I last made a post. And yes, I was Internet-less for part of that time period — but did have Internet for another part of it.
The simple fact of the matter is that people got in the way the [...]
I’ve just downloaded some “next generation” anti virus software that’s recently been released by a company that I know and trust. I’ve been working with their products since 2001, and to be quite honest, I’ve been looking forward to testing this particular brand of anti virus software.
Why am I eager to test it?
It’s getting a [...]
I’ll be departing for vacation tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be Internet-less.
I have another trip to take after my return from vacation but should have at least limited Internet access on that trip.
In other words, I’m abandoning the world. And I’m looking forward to the break. I’ve already deleted two draft blog posts today because everything seems [...]
There. I said it. While I like helping people and enjoy life, I need to make money — and I do make money from this blog.
I just wanted to say that because some people get upset once they realize it, for some reason. So be it; I just thought that I’d save you the time [...]