Writing well.

If you can write well, you will go further.  We all know this is true.  If you are a student, you will score higher in school and university.  If you are a writer, you will get your message across. In one of my favorite books, The Loom of Language, Fredrick Bodmer...

More time for you!

According to the United States Department of Labor, Americans spend almost 3 hours a day watching television.  I have seen higher numbers on other sites.  But, hey, let’s give our fellow countrymen the benefit of the doubt.  Let’s stick with the lower number. The...

Find your happy place.

I don’t know how travel writers do it. I just spent five weeks working from the road.  If I were to grade my performance, I would give myself a C -.  Maybe a D +. I fell behind on emails, blogs, the word of the day, and new YouTube videos. As I said, I do not...

Find your happy place.

I don’t know how travel writers do it. I just spent five weeks working from the road.  If I were to grade my performance, I would give myself a C -.  Maybe a D +. I fell behind on emails, blogs, the word of the day, and new YouTube videos. As I said, I do not...

Declare your freedom… from advertisements.

From time to time, I show my students videos on YouTube. Unfortunately, this can be a bit risky with advertisements.  I never know what is going to pop up.  They have likely seen the advertisements anyway.  (I am repeatedly surprised by the amount of pop culture my...

How to drastically change your life.

I haven’t sent a “tip of the week” for nearly three weeks. Turns out, I don’t work very well from the road.  It’s all going to hit me when I get home. My family and I have been on the road for three weeks now.  Without much of a plan, we...