When the passion is strong, the related work seems light. In the beginning, the effort is not any less, but it seems lighter. Soon, it gets even better. Here is how. When you engage in a craft that you are passionate about AND the effort seems light, you tend to do more to it. Soon,… Continue reading
If it is your passion, it is never too late to start on it! Cindy Chang’s singing and story on America’s Got Talent was inspiring beyond belief. It also matched with Eric Handler’s prompt at #Trust30. So, this mini saga was inspired by both of them. Mini Saga #109 – Practice Cindy was 42 and… Continue reading
It is never too late to rediscover your calling… Mini Saga #77 – Rediscover Ken was a good writer. Ken started a company wanting to follow the footsteps of his role model. The company struggled over three years. Ken had chronicled his journey in great detail. When he released his book “Going in Circles,” it… Continue reading
What is that stumbling block that prevents you from getting started on your pet project (seriously)? When I say seriously, I mean you put something of value at stake – typically money. The other soft items that you may not notice are something like time, energy, mindshare and opportunity cost for engaging with this project…. Continue reading
Take a table with one leg. It is not very stable. You can push it a bit and topple it over. Now put another leg and the table becomes a bit more stable. Add two more legs and make all the four legs stronger and now you have a reasonably stable table. It’s hard to… Continue reading
What if your passion is to create names from a strand of wire? Could you make a living out of it? Yes and probably more. Take a look at the work of Dave Maskin at WireNames. Answering a question in LinkedIn, Dave says that his biggest professional regret was “not starting WireNames sooner” Think about… Continue reading