The St. Louis business community now knows all about my family’s hugely successful catering order that coincided with the All-Star Game. Yes, it’s true that my pride in my father’s accomplishments spurred this a bit, but without social media–and Twitter, specifically–his story would never have been told.
When I checked my RSS reader Monday morning, I [...]

I’m a big believer in Tim Ferriss’ book, The Four-Hour Workweek–and by default, I’m a big fan of Tim Ferriss. (His book was largely responsible for giving me the confidence to quit my full-time job and start my own consulting business. His tips = success. It’s that simple.)

When I saw (at ProBlogger) that he gave [...]

There’s a trend on Twitter where people send messages on Fridays recommending some of the people they follow to their followers. If you’re not a Twitter person, in plain English, people recommend other interesting people to their online friends.
One of the people whom I follow and respect is Barry Moltz, who was kind enough to [...]

Today I’m “reading” Seth Godin’s “The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When To Quit (And When To Stick).” I say “reading” because I’m actually listening to the audiobook, which I purchased on iTunes.
In the book, he challenges the conventional, pithy advice to “never quit.” We can all agree that there are some things [...]