The Beginner’s Guide to Enjoying a Job You Hate

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Two weeks ago I wrote an article [...]

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Guarantee the World Will Buy Your Offer: A 5-Step Process

Entrepreneurship

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Building without testing is like gambling–It’s fun but will eventually make you broke.” ~Anonymous In the past 10 years I’ve learned a process for getting things right (or getting them wrong really quickly)–whether it’s a product, a career or a relationship. It’s always been gold. Let’s start [...]

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How to Hate Your Job (or 16 Things Not to Do)

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar.” ~Drew Carey 7 years ago I landed an awesome job I hated. I had just arrived in San Francisco after a year [...]

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From Tim Ferriss & Warren Buffett to Tony Robbins & Seth Godin: How to Create World-Class Relationships

Communication & Rapport

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “In all this technology we get lost from the fact that life still revolves around one thing and one thing only – genuine personal connection.” ~Unknown Editor’s Note: I first created a version of this post for the members of the A-List Blogging Club. It was well [...]

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How Business School Killed the Entrepreneur (and some worthy alternatives)

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Don’t use graduate school, or any other course of study, as a form of life avoidance. Pursue the course only if there’s a good reason.” ~Chris Guillebeau Important Note: This post is intentionally in-depth (at over 2,700 words). It’s meant to be a resource you read, bookmark and come [...]

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How to Create Time

Productivity

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Misspending a man’s time is a kind of self-homicide.” ~Edward F. Halifax How much spare time did you have last week? What’d you do with it? If your answer was “none”, you’re not alone. For the last couple weeks I’ve been fly fishing in Patagonia with my [...]

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How to Become a Minimalist Business Ninja (and do work that matters): Interview with Everett Bogue

Entrepreneurship

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Start by changing yourself, then inspire other people to change. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll manage to change the world in the process.” ~Everett Bogue If you want to do the impossible, then surround yourselves with others who consistently do it. For this reason I’m constantly meeting entrepreneurs and folks [...]

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The Myth of the 4-Hour Work Week

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “I’m a great believer in luck. The harder I work the more I have of it.” ~Thomas Jefferson How many hours a week do you work? I bet it’s not four. Yeah me neither. And I was talking to Tim Ferriss a couple weeks ago and I [...]

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