Author: aaronross383

By Maria Ross, PebbleStorm Guest Blogger [Aaron]: I met Maria Ross (no relation to moi) in 2007, when she was doing marketing for a client in a small, but corporate-y software company.  Since she left that job four years ago to do consulting on her own, she’s written a couple of books, appeared on places…

She’s here! After 12 hours at the hospital (some easy, some hard), Pari Charlotte Ross was born at exactly midnight (00:00) on February 26, about two weeks ago.  She was 10 lbs, 1 oz (wow!) She’s healthy, beautiful and we are all enjoying finally having her here at home. Both Mom and Pari are doing great, and her big brother and…

  if you are someone who’s homeless or can’t buy enough food or the simple basics of life, this post isn’t for you.  if you can buy enough food, have a roof and the other basics, read on… don’t you ever get sick of your own self, your friends, your family?  here’s what you sound…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ena3EPdLJq0[/youtube] with all the media, blogging and positive psychology study around happiness, i’ve noticed now that people have a hidden belief or assumption that you’re supposed to be happy all. the. time.  hell no!  that’s inhuman, unnatural, and not the purpose of your life.  you are supposed to feel the whole range of emotions, including ones…

did you leave a stable job or income to start a business? myth: you need to work full-time on a new business. myth: you need to raise money or spend a lot of money to start a company.  (for example, both PebbleStorm and Predictable Revenue are profitable businesses built with less than $100 out-of-pocket) myth: jobs are…

my wife and friend Onna said this is their favorite thing I’ve ever written! it’s a fun complimentary ebook for parents and kids (esp sons and dads).  i put it together as a hardcover book surprise for my son’s 7th birthday coming up, but you can enjoy it too 🙂 download Sons Love Drawing Mutant Robot Battles With Dads feel free…

[Update: It’s back in stock – click here – and reached the top 0.5% of all books sold on Amazon] If you missed it, my new book came out recently, Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into A Sales Machine With The $100 Million Best Practices Of Salesforce.com (blog post and video about it).  I’m been…

[Update: Predictable Revenue has been the #1 best-selling Telemarketing book on Amazon.com for more than a year, and was in the top 0.1% of all books on Amazon] After years of baby steps, I’m excited to announce my latest book is out: Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into A Sales Machine With The $100 Million Best…

So you’re unfulfilled or frustrated at your current work, either because it drains you or because you’re not making enough money at it.  That’s common, and a great place to be. Why?  It’s giving you an opportunity to reflect on how to stop doing more of what does not work. It’s giving you reasons and incentives to figure out what…

Becoming more confident and decisive can make your life a lot easier, yet a lot of people still struggle with making choices (I know I have!)  We put them off until ‘later’ or ‘someday’ and we all know that means, almost, probably never. Do I change jobs or not?  Do I start a company or…

I’ve received all kinds of questions about the Unique Genius Superhero Program… here is a list of 30 common ones.  Have any more?  Leave a comment at the bottom! ——————————— Q: How much time is required? A: I would recommend at least an hour a week. It’s all recorded, so you can put down the…

The Unique Genius Superheroes Interview Series is about ordinary people who have created businesses they love around their purpose. Everyone has a purpose (or “calling”), and there are always ways to turn your purpose, any purpose, into a business you love. It’s easier to live your purpose daily when you do it for work! Today, I’m interviewing…