http://www.irelent.com/blog I, RELuctant ENTrepreneur Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:34:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have struggled recently to understand what my heart and mind have been leading me to as a goal or destination. For a while I thought it was about enjoyment of life. Then finding satisfaction with what I have in my life. Then striving for excellence and ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/28/for-joy/ I just finished reading The Great Train Robbery ( Book| Video) this past weekend. It was a far better read than I was anticipating and in fact I came away with a few lessons for my current business goals. I thought I would share a few of them. The ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/27/the-great-train-robbery/ So I am trying something slightly different for my goal setting and tracking this year. I went and bought myself a new Moleskine (a bright red one) and wrote each goal on it's own page and left the back of the book to take notes, write encouragements, track success ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/25/2008-goal-book-new-way-to-stay-focused/ I got a very cool new toy for Christmas from my wife, Sandy! A graphic pad for photo (and other) editing. I love it, thanks babe! http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/24/cool-toy/ Master Marketer Mark (how's that for alliteration) Joyner is offering some tips on blogging. The program ... I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.It covers:The best ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/22/mark-joyner-helps-bloggers-how-nice-of-him/ The last couple of weeks have been pretty darn good. And when I look back on what has been different, it really boils down to a matter of focus. Focus of mind, for sure. I have been getting up early, exercising and then trying to stay "present" and work ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/21/focus-matters-whoda-thunk/ Well, I finally launched a new website I have been wanting to get out there for over a year ... HighImpactChanges.com. It's a site designed around the idea of "30 Day Changes" in our lives. In other words, committing to a behavioral/habitual change for 30 days and seeing ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/20/site-launch-highimpactchangescom/ This whole trying to change my life thing is turning into a very long road, a very difficult target. Some things have progressed quite well, one project in particular should launch at the end of the month. I am excited about this one and can't wait to see ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/19/a-long-road/ Ouch, so almost three months later I come back to the blog. A bit sad. This summer has been one for the books. I came back from the vacation facing MAJOR technical problems with my business. My primary money making server was crashing at least once ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/18/i-guess-they-dont/ I'm about to find out. I leave tomorrow for a one week cruise in Mexico, I'm looking forward to it ... should be fun. The kids are staying home ... my wife and I are going with friends from our college days. The laptop is staying at ... http://www.irelent.com/blog/archives/16/do-vacations-work/