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“not enough time” is rarely true as the reason people don’t do something. there is always more time for what is truly important. it’s not time that’s stopped me from posting here. but a lack of mental/emotional energy, enthusiasm and desire. there have been a lot of other priorities over the past 7 years since…

read this from Mark Manson: Screw Your Passion   and read this from Gary Vaynerchuck: What To Do After You Graduate College    

comfort’s the enemy of growth. our thinking and life is driven by habits.  a big change in your life requires a big change in your thinking (first), and then your doing.   people and businesses love to sit around basically doing the same thing year after year, hoping for more…when in reality they’re afraid of going…

i’m feeling jealous.  it happens in the technology world all the time, to everyone, since there’s always a new hot company, a new big fundraising round or exit, or a new big publicity stunt. it doesn’t happen to me as often as it used to when i was younger, but it happens.   i doubt 99% of humans…

need to make more money?   you need to work harder to get that idea done. or maybe you need to stop working, so you can come up with a better idea. kids frustrated or fighting?   you need to give them more structure and discipline. or maybe they’re just rebelling against the current structure and need…

the work never ends as a dad, and especially a dad-entrepreneur.  it’s 10:30pm and i finished getting kids to bed, dog walked / etc around 10pm.  then spent half an hour fiddling with email and responding to a couple of webinar comments. and i have to get up at 5:30am tomorrow to help everyone get ready for school… starting…

having a family has been the #1 motivator to me to grow my business and income.  there’s nothing like having bills to pay, and needing (wanting desperately) to get a bigger house, private schools, medical, food, etc bills paid to light a fire under my ass! in other words, when i was alone, i didn’t have…

i haven’t written on here for what seems a LONG TIME – mostly because i’m so focused on both my “predictablerevenue.com” and “dad-of-5-and-growing” and “husband of 1” jobs. i work my ass off all week, though only about 20-30 hours is at pr.com.   so by the time i have free time, i’m rarely feeling like writing! so i…

on july 1st, 12:03a in the morning (just after midnight), our new baby daughter, Darcy Elizabeth Antoinette Ross, was born (9lbs, 1oz)! thankfully it was an easy birth!  (Pari – who was 10lbs 1oz, was a lot harder).  darcy’s been home with us for a week, and she and mom are doing great.   she’s…

6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person well done sir!  

i mentioned before that i’ve begun taking my bigger kids on business trips (valentin to boston), and over on PredictableRevenue.com, i put up a new post that aurora put together (with my help laying it out) about ‘how to make a boring conference fun‘ for kids.   pretty neat! check it out here, and here’s…

Over on PredictableRevenue.com: Why I Work 20-30 Hours A Week

i’d never heard of Alan Watts until i saw this, but this video was getting passed around – it’s short, sweet and he’s very eloquent.  today when my buddy Randy Hamilton forwarded it over again, it reminded me i should share it here… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siu6JYqOZ0g[/youtube]

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…