Today I was reminded how important it is to "Find Your Happy Place" in your mind. You don't have to live at the beach, to feel like you're at the beach.While keeping thoughts positive can help out tremendously in life, it doesn't always lead to a completely relaxed feeling. But you know what does? Finding something you enjoy so much that it gets your mind completely off those to-dos and tasks, or beating yourself up over and over again for not making the major progress you expected to on som

Just wanted to mention a morning routine I'm trying out in an attempt to get a handle on life balance and making effective use of time. I think automating some of our time is key to success. Small daily disciplines add up to large achievements.My goal is to break apart the day into sections, figuring out when I'm most effective at executing certain types of activities. Get a better handle on scheduling the hours within that time. Every day becomes an experiment, using the previous day as a

What value do you place on money? Here's a simple test to decide just how much value you place on your time, money, and freedom to pursue passions in life. It may even help you figure out if what you're doing now IS YOUR PASSION.The Chair TestDon't laugh. There's a serious experiment going on here!!! Guys in white coats and clipboards are ready to monitor your reaction to.... The Chair Test!Imagine someone tells you they'll pay you $100,000 just to sit in a chair all day for five days a wee

Last year, some major changes occurred for Small Business in the United States during a court ruling in the 2018 South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. case. This effectively allowed states to make up their own rules in terms of "sales tax" needing to be collected. It's a big change for Online Small Businesses selling products / services, but it seems that many people aren't even aware this happened.Let me preface by saying, I'm not an expert on tax laws. Information here is just meant to bring awarenes

Want to be more productive? Here's a mind hack that can help you break some bad habits, while also helping you to create some really good habits. And all you need is 25 minutes a day.This MorningThis morning I got up at 6:15am. Drank two glasses of water, ate a bit of fruit, worked out for 20 minutes, then soldered/assembled circuit boards for about an hour all before 7:30am. Yep.. I said I soldered circuit boards (I'll explain later in this post).Now, I'm writing a blog post about creating