Have you ever lost something, your keys, your wallet, your phone, only to find it was in your pocket – or right in front of you – the whole time?Two weeks ago I signed up for a three-day career planning workshop. I was at a career crossroads. I'd always felt like a square peg in a round hole, but I've been feeling it a lot more as the economic situation here continues to decline – and work is becoming scarce.The first day of the workshop we dove into personality, skills, inter

Ever feel like this guy?Sysiphus was a self-absorbed dude who managed to get on the wrong side of Zeus. Bad move. Zeus sentenced him to roll a boulder up a mountain for all eternity. Every time Sysiphus would roll it close to the top, the boulder would roll back to the bottom and he'd have to start over again.For all eternity.Maybe, and I'm just saying maybe, You're working your tail off. Doing everything you're supposed to and more. But revenue is down or non-existent. Results seem like a dre

It's just plain hard to change.The easiest thing to do is what you've always done.I know this as achingly well as anyone. I recently found a collection of notebooks and diaries of mine from over 20 years ago. At that time I was planning - and I had everything outlined - to start my own business, write a novel, earn a certain amount of money by the time I was a certain age. A whole raft of goals I wanted to accomplish. Written down. Committed to. All I can say is...time leaked by. Some things go

It's been an interesting period for me on Wealthy Affiliate. I joined almost a year ago, got busy, and then dropped my membership after a couple of months because I couldn't find the time. I knew I would come back here - I just didn't know when.Every December I do an annual review (Chris Guillebeau's idea http://chrisguillebeau.com) and this year I set this as a goal - to establish my business through the terrific support and education network we have as Premium Members here at Wealthy Affiliat