by Dwane | Aug 26, 2017 | Motivation, Tip of the Week
August is a crazy busy month of the year for me. Last Saturday, I didn’t send a tip of the week. This Saturday, I am too tired to spend much time typing. A writer I follow once sent out a reminder that I have never forgotten. I read this from time to time....
by Dwane | Aug 12, 2017 | Tip of the Week, Uncategorized
Now and then, I simply borrow someone else’s tip of the week. Since it is 11:45 and I am still up answering emails, I am going to do just that. This tip comes from Bill Myers. I am doing exactly what he recommends at the moment. I am listening to soothing music on...
by Dwane | Jul 22, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Estimates vary… but, it seems you need at least a few thousand words in your head to be able to speak fluently in another language. Since there is no way to nail down an exact number, I am going with 2,000. If you learn just 50 words a week, you would possess...
by Dwane | Jul 15, 2017 | Tip of the Week
Last week, I blogged about a simple way to stand out in your chosen field of expertise. Simply read more than everyone else. If you read a book a week for twenty years, that adds up to 1,040 books! 20 years is going to pass anyway. You might as well have something to...
by Dwane | Jul 8, 2017 | Motivation, Tip of the Week
In one of my favorite books, The Pledge, by Michael Masterson, the author reports that the average American reads one book per year. It may not be that bad. According to the Pew Research Center, the average American in 2013 read a book a month. What about...
by Dwane | Jul 1, 2017 | Tip of the Week, Travel, Van on the Run
One of the great inventions of the modern world is insurance. (I know. I know. It’s also one of the great nuisances of the modern world.) But, think about it. By pooling your resources with others, you can protect yourself from massive financial setbacks....
