Author: aaronross383
What is your “Unique Genius”?
One of PebbleStorm’s core ideas is “Unique Genius”. I believe that everyone, and each company, has one, whether or not they know what it is or can harness it (yet). [Update: visit www.UniqueGenius.com for a series of free Unique Genius videos] Your life purpose is to help others by sharing your inner self – but…
A lifetime happiness and focus enhancer: Vipassana meditation
It’s good to be back ‘online’ here! I just returned from an amazing 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat in North Fork, CA (near Yosemite). There were 120+ other people there, evenly split between men and women and ages from 20s-60s. Dhamma.org, describes Vipassana as: “This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities…
Sketch evolution + a prototype “PebbleStorm Tree”
1) Imagine: Sometimes an image comes to me while I’m trying to think of a visual way to represent an idea. Sometimes it just comes, like the sun one 🙂 When an image comes to me, I jot it down in pen in my notebook: 2) Prototype: I usually let the image sit for a…
The PebbleStorm “Sun” visualization
Sketched yesterday while hanging out at the Manhattan Beach Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf… Click to expand… Your Unique Genius powers your dream business, creating the outcomes you desire. I just put some examples in 🙂 Subscribe to PebbleStorm by email
3 lessons learned from feeling funky (as in “blech”)
For about the past two weeks I’ve been feeling funky. You know that feeling of unspecific, background anxiety that you can have, but that doesn’t have a clear source or cause? That’s what I mean by funky. Sort of an ongoing buzz of low-level anxiety and reduced motivation. I don’t have anything particularly evident to…
Free PebbleStorm Conference Call: “What is your Unique Genius?”
What is that special, unique combination (your twist) of talents that you enjoy practicing, are great at, and are framed in a way that is meaningful to others? What is your Unique Genius? Come join us this Wednesday, October 29th at 6p-7p PST if: – You’re simply curious as to what this whole crazy PebbleStorm…
The current turmoil is a symptom of a larger business shift from “pestering” to “attraction”
Below is an email I recently sent to a group of inspired entrepreneurs in Washington D.C., organized by Klia Bassing of www.VisitYourself.net. I feel this note could help others see a new perspective on what’s going on with these financial and economic earthquakes. As painful as they are now, they’re helping us in an important…
Patience messages on my wall
I have a bunch of reminders up on a wall near where I work. I believe that PATIENCE is a vital part of making money through enjoyment. The “urgency addiction” we’ve all been trained to believe is so important just gets in our way of 1) creating a truly unique, resonant dream business, and 2)…
[CEOFlow] First batch of CEOFlow sketches
I put together and uploaded a bunch of new sketches this week for CEOFlow. Preview them at: www.flickr.com/photos/aaronross Full set (includes some PebbleStorm sketches too): http://flickr.com/photos/aaronross/sets/72157605840085105/ CEOFlow Original Post
An example of priceless gratification
I was in San Francisco last week, and last Sunday my sister hosted a potluck dinner at her house, with about eight of us – including my mother 🙂 (Mom, did you enjoy it??) Here’s an example of what makes PebbleStorm, including these kinds of events, so gratifying for me…below’s an (unsolicited!) note from Erin-Marie…
New PebbleStorm page on recommended business tools
I’m always looking for cool apps to use and recommend, whether for business or personal productivity. With Maria’s help (PebbleStorm’s intern), we published a list of some favorites. You can find the link in the PebbleStorm navigation bar, or click on “Great tools” Any other recommendations or suggestions? Email me or leave them in the comments!…
Do it now
“I’ll do that…someday” Sound familiar? When I’m busy, it’s easy to put things off. I admit to regularly doing that with blogging. I’ll get to that tomorrow / next week / someday… Yesterday I wrote an email to a friend that included the phrase “I intend to add more about my personal journey to my…
Using rocks and babysteps to dodge the fear
Here’s one thing that scares me: organizing new events. Yep. You thought I was fearless? Or that other people who start their own companies are fearless? No – they feel fear just like anyone else (even CEOs of the largest companies)…but they don’t let the fear stop them from moving forward. Consider it this way:…
A PebbleStorm Overview – from HUB
George Kao introduced me as a guest business speaker to HUB (Humanity Unites Brilliance), a very interesting organization that helps people combine their interests in personal development, business development, and humanitarian work. Without further ado, here are the conference call notes, courtesy of Elizabeth Jarosz, the moderator (who did a fantastic job). I’ve added a…
A Serendipity Board
We tried an experiment at the PebbleStorm event last week. I put up a big piece of paper on the wall, and let people write down something that they’re looking for or to share… That’s the funny thing about serendipity – you never know how or when those interesting connections will happen (either at the…
Wow! Last night’s PebbleStorm Open House
Amazing Energy The PebbleStorm LA Open House was last night, and it was phenomenal! (I’m biased, but it’s still true.) We had about 25-30 people and there was just a GREAT energy in the air. I felt a lotta lotta interaction and inspiration. I knew about 2/3 of the attendees personally, and the rest either…
What PebbleStorm is NOT
PebbleStorm IS about: “Making money through enjoyment” NOT about: “Making money and then enjoying it”
Save the Date: Los Angeles “Open House” on 09.03.08
What is PebbleStorm? PebbleStorm is a “Roadmap to the 4-Hour Workweek” (www.fourhourworkweek.com). Do you believe it’s possible to “make money through enjoyment”? Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Or do you have an idea or business already, and are looking for new ways to create it and grow it? “Many of the…
[CEOFlow] Upcoming CEOFlow conference call and dinners (LA and SF)
John Girard, CEO of Clickability: “There is something extraordinary that happens when smart business leaders sit down to talk about their ideas for transforming business, and Aaron Ross is a master at guiding these conversations to help find the real gems. I think a best selling business book could come out of every one of…
[CEOFlow] The Four Rewards of Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic (internal) versus extrinsic (external) motivation A significant contributor to a state of CEOFlow is an environment in which employees are motivated primarily intrinsically by their own work, enjoyment and purpose (all in alignment with the organization of course!)…rather than motivated primarily by extrinsic motivators like fear, exaggerated incentives or control…continued on CEOFlow.com