This morning I was reading a book outside my favorite beachside coffee shop when an 18-year-old kid sat down next to me and said, “That’s a great read, ain’t it?” So we started chatting. ...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2023/05/19/18-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-when-i-was-18/
“You are the average of the people you spend the most time with.” ? Jim Rohn Over the years Angel and I have written a lot about our personal struggles on this blog. But a related topic we ...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2016/03/16/how-to-build-solid-relationships/
by Karl Staib “Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2015/02/02/10-powerful-ideas-that-will-change-the-way-you-work/
Many of us go through our entire lives as total strangers to ourselves, simply because we never pause long enough for moments of self-inquiry. We are so busy seeking answers to other people’s...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2013/08/08/7-questions-to-end-your-week-with/
Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill I. Rejected from Seven Universities When I was 18, I wanted to be a computer scientist....
https://www.marcandangel.com/2012/10/10/3-ways-we-failed-our-way-to-happiness/
No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it. Have an unrelenting belief that things will work out...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2012/09/14/40-quotes-to-help-you-follow-your-passion/
In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives. I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influ...
Big companies like Apple, super successful websites like Facebook, and bestselling books like The 4-Hour Workweek all have one thing in common: They begin with a million dollar idea. The big qu...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2011/04/25/20-ways-to-spawn-million-dollar-ideas/
Some of the smartest people I know continuously struggle to get ahead because they forget to address a few simple truths that collectively govern our potential to make progress. So here’s a q...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2011/01/10/10-simple-truths-smart-people-forget/
All education is self-education. Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn. Those people wh...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/11/15/12-dozen-places-to-self-educate-yourself-online/
This morning I informed my colleagues that I had only one thing on my to-do list. Two of them chuckled, a few of them rolled their eyes, but every one of them assumed I would spend most of my d...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2009/03/19/i-will-do-one-thing-today-to-do-list/
#1 – We Only Have 2 Products: Time and Knowledge No matter how you make a living or who you think you work for, you only work for one person, yourself. Likewise, you only have 2 products to s...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/09/27/4-secrets-of-the-successfully-self-employed/
“Cutting to the chase”… Strictly selling hours of your life for dollars is the inverse of a practical and profitable business plan. The word “selling” is very important here beca...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/07/21/selling-hours-for-dollars/
Is it possible to work less and still impress your boss, wife, husband and friends? In other words, is it possible to do less and accomplish more? Everyone seeks the answer to this questi...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/07/10/how-to-work-less-and-still-impress/
Laziness can ferociously creep up on us at work even when we’re consciously committed to getting things done. It’s a byproduct those evil shiny objects passing through our periphery just...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/23/9-black-belt-techniques-for-fighting-laziness-at-work/
I finished reading David Allen’s unofficial productivity bible, “Getting Things Done” (GTD) about 2 and a half months ago. Since then I’ve made an asserted effort to implement his sugge...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/16/how-to-get-things-done-in-1-minute/
There are always minutes to be saved and various ways to save them. In this article I discuss 10 of my favorite ways to save 10 minutes. These are not complicated procedures. They are very ...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/09/10-ways-to-save-10-minutes-daily/
The monotonous repetition and visual sameness found in the common office space could suck the creativity out of Picasso. The environment you inhabit has a powerful affect on the way you think a...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/05/26/business-creativity-tips/
How “easy” are you? Forget the childish definition regarding someone’s willingness to jump into the sack… that’s not the topic here. How easy are you to work with? How easy are you to g...
https://www.marcandangel.com/2008/05/09/the-simple-art-of-being-easy/
On occasion, we all find ourselves knee deep in a heated discussion that seems to be escalating rapidly without any sign of resolution or agreement. As soon as the intensity elevates, agitated...