My friend, the late Paul Gruchow, is sometimes referred to as a modern-day Thoreau. Yes, Paul was a great writer.
He enjoyed hiking and he once described “the perfect hike.” At the beginning of any trail, hikers consciously or subconsciously take into account a hike’s variables, which can include: length of the hike, slope, elevation, air temperature, condition of the trail, the weight of the backpack, personal fitness level, and the number of stops that will be taken for rest or food. Based on that information, hikers set their pace. The perfect hike, according to Paul, is when you are able to set a pace at the beginning that never varies over the hike’s duration.
Day after day, it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat, shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away. – From “Overkill,” by Colin Hay, originally performed by Men at Work
As a solopreneur, fear and doubt are our worst enemies. They break into our minds and rob us of momentum, energy, and vision. Left unchecked, fear and doubt can paralyze.
Optimism and confidence helped us build our businesses; fear and doubt can destroy them. Here are seven ways to combat fear and doubt.
For many years I have enjoyed Matt Kramer’s column in Wine Spectator magazine. In the May 31, 2011 issue he wrote a piece titled “Nobody Ever Went Wrong.” Matt is talking about wine, of course, in this column, and he writes:
It seems a good — indeed, useful — exercise to see what truths might be extracted from this “nobody ever went wrong” formulation.
I think it works for our solopreneur lives, too, so here we go.
No solopreneur ever went wrong…
…Asking for help. The return on investment when we ask for help is extraordinary. If you don’t believe me, just try it and see what happens.
March 9th, 2011 by Larry Keltto | Posted in Health
This was written by Jen Waak, who pens a monthly health column for The Solopreneur Life.
Jen Waak
The 27th most popular diet search term on Google, the Cookie Diet supplements other diets with specially-formulated meal-replacement cookies that curb hunger.
If only eating healthy was that simple.
Instead, we are faced every day with overwhelming amounts of information about what kinds of foods we should—and should not—eat. High fat, low fat, high protein, high carbs—you name it. Not to mention the timing issues: fasting, intermittent fasting, 3 meals a day, eat every 2-3 hours. I do this for a living, and I’m exhausted just thinking about it.
February 9th, 2011 by Larry Keltto | Posted in Health
This was written by Jen Waak, who pens a monthly health column for The Solopreneur Life.
Jen Waak
As a solopreneur, you have a wide range of resources to help you succeed in your business. You might be a charter member of the Larry’s The Solopreneur Life, you likely read various blogs and books, and you probably belong to one or more networking groups. Somewhere in there, you have your group of “trusted advisors.” The really lucky among us even have a business coach.
This was written by Jen Waak, who pens a monthly health column for The Solopreneur Life.
Jen Waak
We are two weeks into January. How are those New Year’s resolutions going?
If you are like most of my clients, you may be realizing that you were a bit overzealous and be in need of a course correction. I don’t think of it as failure, as you only ever fail if you give up.
You aren’t giving up. Let me repeat—you aren’t giving up. You are making a slight course correction in order to be successful.
