I heard a little story a while back about a woman working in the market place and along came a man who swiped one of her products off her table and started to run away. The woman caught up to him and scolded him so badly that there was steam shooting out of her ears. [...]
Sometimes when I’m really frustrated, worrying about something or in a bad mood I sit down and play video games to calm myself down and forget about my problems. The main thing it does is allow me to think about my problems in the back of my head without them being pressing issues which is [...]
Yesterday I was discussing iphone applications with a friend who just started developing them. We then moved the conversation to the web and business in general. When I suggested certain ideas, at first them were shot down because “people don’t need that” or “they already exist”. I then explained that contrary to what the people [...]
To get lucky, you need to constantly be learning and opening up new horizons. Whatever area it is that you want to get lucky in, you need to involve yourself in your interest and surround yourself with tools to increase your knowledge of the specific area. Hang around people who are where you want to [...]
“Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today.” Ernest Hemingway In September, I started posting “Lucky Quotes” once per month but when I stumbled upon this quote from Hemingway, I had [...]
My family is my goal; my income is just a means to the goal So many people miss the point. They work hard to make money and then work some more. To get lucky, you need to define your priorities and goals and then work toward them. You can’t let anything get in the way [...]
Yesterday I wrote about my decision to start a business instead of finding a job. Taking this step is the most exciting and scariest thing I have ever done in my life. There are so many unknowns that it is so hard to plan for. I looked at buying a house in Montreal but I [...]
To get a good job, you have to put in the effort When we decided that we wanted to move, I started looking for jobs in different cities and we would move to the city that gave us the best offer. What I found was that I wasn’t putting as much effort into job search [...]
I’ve been away for a little while and I want to apologize since I didn’t plan to stop posting while I was away, I just didn’t have the chance to really sit down in front of my computer for more than a few minutes at a time. I spent the last week and a bit [...]