I’m not nearly as prolific in my writing as I used to be. I started out blogging in 2007, usually putting one sizable post up per day, sometimes more. I guest posted, I participated actively in forums and had a real passion for both the business and art of blogging. I was enthusiastic and enjoyed [...] Read more »
is it better to be busy or have nothing to do?
Being busy or taking it easy at work. It’s a tough choice sometimes. I know that many people think it would be easier to sit in one place all day and do nothing. But it’s not. Another question is whether it would be better to be busy in short spurts, or better to be busy [...] Read more »
interview with credit card assist
Bill Hazelton of Credit Card Assist has put up an interview with yours truly. I’m always happy to do interviews, but I’m doubly grateful for the opportunity when the introduction is so generous! Hop over there and read my thoughts on having kids, losing weight, what I think about debt and other subjects. BripBlap.com – [...] Read more »
focus
I wonder if other writers/bloggers find themselves having any of these problems frequently: Coming up with lots of writing ideas and getting one or two paragraphs into each and then finding that the exploration of those topics wasn’t as interesting as it first might seem to be; Writing something, then thinking it is either too [...] Read more »
green acres 2011
Steve’s note: This is an older post I decided to drag out, simply because it’s quite amazing for me to read my mindset, about a year before we pulled up stakes and left New York City for a small town in the South… and perhaps it’s a good case lesson in why you shouldn’t be [...] Read more »
how to defeat fear
When I worked in Bucharest, we’d go out to lunch from time to time. Our office was in a building that had a soup/deli thing on the ground floor. The other option was a McDonald’s about a block away. When you were there in the winter, the sidewalks would be covered by ice – public [...] Read more »
tennis, a building block
I wasn’t the greatest tennis player in the world, but in high school I played on a team that was usually in the top 2-3 in our district and the top 10 in the state. My home state was a pretty competitive tennis state, so that wasn’t a small achievement. I was on the varsity [...] Read more »
consumerism and dancing
One of the lessons I’ve learned from being a father of two is that the relationship between happiness and ‘things’ for children is established early on. You won’t be able to completely sever the mental connection between happiness and the accumulation of stuff, either. As a parent, you’d like to see your children spurn the [...] Read more »
how russians celebrate the new year
This is a guest post from my wife, Bubelah, originally posted on another blog. I’ve reprinted it here, although I’ve taken out some of her commentary and added my own – so by this point it’s a “joint” post. But it’s still written as if she wrote it? Confused? Forget it, read on… New Year’s [...] Read more »
one resolution a month
As we prepare to wrap up yet another year and start a new one, I’ve been trying – unsuccessfully, in most ways – to put some serious effort into thinking about my goals. Honestly, 2010 has been a year to forget for me – I’ve fallen behind in almost every aspect of my life that [...] Read more »
charity for Russian children
I originally wrote this post a couple of years ago, but in the Christmas spirit I decided to update it a bit. At the time I took place in a group writing project over at Babylune. The project asked bloggers to highlight their favorite charity. I thought it was a great chance to offer a little support [...] Read more »
6 things to study for the well-rounded mind
What are the best subjects to learn for business – and life – success? If anyone sat down to identify the perfect secondary (and maybe college) education, I doubt they would come up with today’s average American curriculum. While there are plenty of courses in basic skills (reading, writing, mathematics, and so on) many other [...] Read more »