Archive for October, 2009

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), October 29, 2009

Persistence is important to achieve success, but giving up is also important. I’ve written about persistence before, so here I want to look at giving up.
Why is it essential? Why is it necessary to give up? Because it allows you to focus your energy on the few things that are truly important. By giving up, [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), October 26, 2009

Note: This is a guest post from Douglas Cartwright of Living Words
Recently, I was watching a television show about Dean Potter, an American ‘slack line walker’ who strings one-inch thick nylon ropes between high mountainous places and walks across them.
Whilst that’s impressive, you might think “I’ve seen tightrope walkers before.”
But Dean is different. He does [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), October 22, 2009

Do you want to live a happy life? I’ve written before about being happy, but here I want to take a different angle and look at one important cause of unhappiness: loving stuff. Many people try to fill the void within them by buying more and more things they don’t need. When new gadgets come [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), October 19, 2009

In The Medici Effect (here is my review), there’s a term I’m interested in: the Intersection. It’s a place where ideas and experiences from different fields meet and form new ideas. It’s a fascinating place to be because excitement from different fields come together at one place. Even more, you can get a lot of [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), October 12, 2009

Note: This is a guest post from Jonathan Beebe of Develop Minds
You may know all the reasons why you should keep a journal, but if you’ve never written in a journal before, or have limited experience with it, you may not exactly know how to get started. You’ve got your notebook out, and a blank [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter), October 6, 2009

What is your favorite way to make money? Obviously, there are many ways to make money. You can work for a company or have your own business. You can earn money from salary, dividend, commission, bonus, and many others.

My favorite way is to earn passive income. I’m sure this is not new to you. I’ve [...]