An Interview with Napoleon Hill

I was trawling through some quotes and stuff on the net when I came across a site called Soundcloud that I've never heard of before. It's full of audio as the name would imply but among it's hidden gems was a radio program from way back when where Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich) is interviewed about the Three Causes of Failure. I thought it was brilliant being able to listen to the words of the man himself so I thought I would share. Anyway, here's the link - https://soundcloud.com/gregsrei

My Attitude to My Business

I'm writing this from my office which just so happens to be my lounge. I guess I'm lucky in some respects in that I don't have lots of distractions around me as I live alone in a quiet flat (appartment) and have quiet neighbours. When I first began working from home I had problems focusing on what I was doing, mainly because it was too easy to do other things than being productive - certain websites can be great time-stealers! Then one day I was reading someone's blog here about a professional

Hold Fast to Dreams

I thought I'd share this verse as I found it inspirational. It also says more than I ever could about keeping your dreams safe from the dream-stealers that everyone has in their life, some obvious, some less so. Dream big and hold tight to it, Richard. Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams go, Life is a barren field Covered with snow. ~Langston Hughes

Make Vector Graphics From Jpgs the Easy Way!

Hi. I was looking for a way to make a Vector Graphics file (.svg) for my logo. Vectors are math calculated images so they don't lose resolution whatever size they are whether it's postage stamp size or on a billboard. Here's how I did it... 1) Get your jpg file - you can do this with a bitmap (.bmp) too. 2) Edit the file to your liking - add text, etc 3)Go to http://www.autotracer.org/ (no connection to me and I won't get a dime) and follow the instructions (it's a simple upload and download)

Music and Mood

Today, I'm in quite an upbeat mood. I'm not sure why but could it have anything to do with music? You see, I don't usually play music while I'm working, preferring to have quiet and calm as I find it helps me concentrate better. But today I had a break as I do regularly and I heard music coming from my neighbour's place as I made some tea. When I returned, and without thinking about it, I dug through my collection of mp3's on the PC and played some Spanish music I'd picked up when I lived there

One Month On - Well Almost!

I've been here at WA for almost one whole month :D and if you'd have asked me two months ago 'Where do you see yourself in a years time?' I'd have probably said 'Not much different to where I am today.' So what has changed? Loads! First, I clicked on an ad one day while wasting my time on Facebook, as you do (or used to!). That ad has changed my life. Positively. That advert reawakened my dreams, dreams that others had stolen from me over the years. You see, my (guilty?) secret is that back in

Just Get On and Do It

Just lately, I've not been having a good time of things. There are a lot of personal reasons which I won't go into but they resulted in a bad bout of depression. Now I know some people don't understand depression as it's not something that's easily visible unless you live with the person all the time. Now today, I'd like to talk to anybody who may be suffering, as I am, with depression. You see, one of the best treatments for depression is routine. Having regular times to do things like sleep,

Another lesson learned

Following my blog yesterday .... ( https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/richcrow/blog/finally-i-m-getting-there) I learned a valuable lesson - use the 'copy and paste' facilities on the PC! It's so easy to do and it eradicates typo's on those all important links that could potentially make you money. Ok, so the typo earlier was just a link to my website to get some feedback. But.... what if that had been a link to a product??? A recurring membership??? My potential customer would have been away

Finally, I'm getting there!

Finally, I feel like I'm making headway with my website. It's very much still a work in progress but some sort of feedback would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance, Richard.

Character and Reputation

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." - John Wooden I just found this on facebook from an inspirational post page ( www.facebook.com/LightKnocks ) and thought about myself - while I do care about my character when it comes to who I am, professionally I care about my reputation just as much, who I appear to be to my customers and referrals, the people who (hopefully