Getting down to business

As many of you know, I’ve been torn about the future of my blog. And in some respects, about the future of my writing as well.

But no more.

After a tremendous amount of introspection, and with the help of a few of my twitter friends, (Yes, I’m back on twitter. Sue me.), I’ve made some decisions. And here they are:

1. I’m no longer going to write as a hobby. From now on, I’m treating writing as a business. Period.

2. I’m no longer going to blog on a regular basis unless it ties into a formal (i.e. paying) project - or I just get really worked up about something.

3. This site and all my past articles will continue to be available, but updates will be infrequent and the nature of the site will change over time. (I’ve already added a “store” link above. But there’s not much there yet. Keyword: yet.)

4. While I am going to treat my writing as a business, I refuse to go into the “guru” business. Though my material will clearly cover some of the same terrain “gurus” do, I don’t see myself as someone with all the answers or solutions to others’ problems.

Even if I did, I doubt it would be of much help; I’m convinced the best way to improve our lives is not to swoon over another’s wisdom but to do the work necessary to develop our own. Others can help us do that, but they can’t do that for us.

5. While I’m continuing to work on my book, Spin and Grow Rich: The Art of Turning (Almost) Anything to Your Advantage, I’m also writing a new special report and an updated/expanded audio version of the One Sentence Persuasion Course.

The book is a ways off, but the reports should be done in the very near future. Stay tuned for details.

6. I am planning to conduct an ongoing series of teleseminars dedicated to exploring many of the ideas I have found most valuable.

There are few things I love more than engaging in powerful conversations and exploring fascinating ideas with others. And these calls would be a platform for just that.

There will be a charge to participate in these calls, (remember, I’m no longer doing this work as a hobby), but it won’t be outrageous and the calls won’t be designed to upsell you on some other product or service.

If you’d be interested in participating in a series of calls like this, please let me know. While I plan to put them together regardless, I may make them a higher priority if enough people are already interested.

Finally, if you aren’t already following me on twitter, you might want to check it out. I’ve posted some pretty cool stuff over there and continue to be amazed how much you can pack into just 140 characters if you really try.

In fact, I’m putting together some of my best posts for a possible “Twisted Tweet” collection. You can see some I’ve picked out by visiting my twitter profile and clicking on my favorites link.

PS. I’ve returned to using my original slogan: straight thoughts on effective living in a defective world. Despite its wordiness, I think it’s the best description of crooked wisdom I can come up with.

Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 06:54 PM

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