Have you heard that 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail in the first five years? Let me tell you why. Most small businesses fail becuase they can’t handle debt, get buried by rent, or get pushed into risky decisions by ...

A friend and blogger ApplePieMom brought an idea to my attention yesterday in her post Living Dangerously. The idea that living dangerously enhances life is a conundrum that rolls around in my...

The lessons kids learn in school that aren’t part of the official curriculum are the most powerful lessons taught in these institutions. John Taylor Gatto wrote about the unofficial lessons he...

Let’s talk about money. Someone will probably call me insensitive or naive for posting this, but I don’t care. It’s important. Please keep in mind, I’m talking about people with normal to...

Before you attempt to answer the question “Are You an Extraordinary Person?” read this story. After my mother-in-law watched our interview with Jonathan Fields on Career Renegades she...

Most nights after putting my 7 year old to bed, we have lengthy discussions about life and reality. While he spends most of his day repeating silly nonsense from Sponge Bob, at night, when the lights go out, he changes. He’s a night person, his brain...