Author: aaronross383
The 3 things that block people from making money through enjoyment
1. Lack of awareness of what they enjoy, their purpose, their unique genius… or that they could even begin envisioning a 5th Work Option. It never occurs to most people (at least until they get fired or have some other serious life change) that until they step back and clearly rethink what their ideal working…
The PebbleStorm business plan; Nancy Allan’s “inspiration & sacredness”
(I woke up this morning with my head buzzing on a topic – well, a few, as usual – that have been germinating the past few days. Ideas and conversations and people come to me, and I just keep writing things down in a notebook I carry around until a bunch of the pieces click…
PebbleStorm taglines/missions – your opinions?
What’s the best way to explain PebbleStorm’s mission, when someone asks “Who/what is PebbleStorm, and why does it matter?” I’m not sure about the best way to describe it yet, but it’s progressing. Here’s a sample of the progression… The original was: how work can be “more fun, more money, less stress” Then it was…
“How will PebbleStorm [or insert your business here] make money?”
When I tell people about PebbleStorm, a common question is “how will it make money?” It’s a good question. And I have no idea. And I don’t care (yet) – both because I already have income, and I’m doing what I LOVE in a way that excites both myself and other people (notice – it…
“The 4-Hour Workweek” and PebbleStorm
Have you heard of “The 4-Hour Workweek”, by Tim Ferriss? His premise: people don’t want to be millionaires, they want to be able to live like millionaires. So – start a business that creates passive income (income you earn while you sleep), that only requires a few hours a week to maintain, and you can…
Fear is natural; Just get started (and – Oprah)
Letting Go Of Fear One of the most natural fears we go through in nurturing a passion or new business is “will people accept it?” “What will they think?” We hold back talking about it…which only holds the business back. What we find is that the people who are our real friends will be accepting…
The “More Results, Less Stress Guide To Bootstrapping”
I do some free coaching of small businesses through SCORE (www.score.org), the coaching arm of the Small Business Association. I’ve also talked with many many first-time entrepreneurs while living in Silicon Valley and working at Alloy Ventures. I’ve started my own companies and worked in startups. From all these conversations, here comes version 0.1 of…
Project 2057
This 50-year vision came to me in a flash on August 9th, 2007, at lunch with Zaw Thet in Palo Alto. Ah I can remember the moment like it was yesterday 🙂 I wondered, what kind of big, hairy audacious goal would help inspire and focus not just myself, but the entire PebbleStorm community? [1]…
The Original “Small Pebble, Big Wave” Self-Manifesto
Introduction: I wrote this to myself in August 2007, as I began defining what my ideal, perfect working world would be. This was the origin of PebbleStorm. What’s the equivalent “perfect work” description that you could write, or begin to write, to yourself? ——————————————————————– How can I make the biggest impact with the least effort?…
The PebbleStorm Wiki (Raw Content)
Here’s where all my raw content lives, if you want to explore the original good stuff and see what else is out there that I haven’t gotten around to publishing here yet: http://pebblestorm.pbwiki.com/
PebbleStorm’s Mission
We can bring integrity back to all levels of business: in our relationships, our purpose of work, and the integration with the rest of our lives. Integrity means not only getting to work with people you trust all the time, but even more importantly, making it possible to remain true to whatever our personal purpose…