January, 2008 Archive

I'm still honing in on the focus of this blog as I go along (I thank you for indulging me as I do that), and I realized recently that since this blog is about helping you quit your day job that it might help to outline exactly how I did it -- something I've never actually thought through a very structured way. And maybe in the process we'll actually start to get some real ... Keep reading »

That's all I could think of when I saw this picture on ESPN last week. :D

I added the Top Commentator plugin to this site a month or so ago. It automatically places a text link to the sites of the top 5 commentators in my sidebar on every page so that it's easy to see who's the most active here. Here's the kicker, though: despite the fact that I have an RSS subscriber count that I'm very happy with and despite the fact that the site gets very consistent traffic, everyone's apparently apprehensive about ... Keep reading »

The key to Frank's niceness is that it's authentic: I genuinely like people -- all people -- and I’m a pretty happy guy. I just try to be myself. I've never forgotten who I am and I have a pretty good memory. I remember how hard it was for me in the past and what it's like to have nothing. I'm the same guy -- putting more zeros in my bank account doesn't change my memories ... Keep reading »

Achieving success often involves taking risks. Frank certainly understood that: When he started his funding was limited to his relatively modest life savings and a string of credit cards that he quickly maxed out. Schilling literally bet the farm on his dream. He and Michele sold their house and the remaining homes Frank had built and emptied their retirement accounts to build a $200,000 war chest. They also decided to move to Grand Cayman Island where they felt the absence of ... Keep reading »

Jangro reminds us: it's time to update your copyright statements. Off to do mine now...