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Check in with yourself

If there if one thing I definitely don't miss about working for someone else...

Où est l'hôpital psychiatrique?

The French newsweekly "Journal du Dimanche" has reported on a newly-identified psychological disorder called "Paris Syndrome." About a dozen Japanese visitors to Paris require psychiatric treatment each year, when the reality of Parisian culture does not meet their expectations.

In spite of what you may have heard, I did not melt away

Thank goodness the heat wave here in the Bay Area appears to be over. I awoke to overcast skies this morning, typical of a true summer around here. I will never again disparage them. At least this month.

To be, or not to be

...an entrepreneur, that is. Pam Slim at Escape from Cubicle Nation has a thoughtful post on the distinctions between being self-employed and being an entrepreneur.

You, too, can make these mistakes!

Steve Pavlina offers up "10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed." Many of these mistakes are almost a rite of passage when you set out on your own business path

The view from my desk

The joys of working from home... :-)...

Leveraged Revenue

Tina Forsyth at Online Business Manager has a great post that has really struck a chord with me (and I'm sure many other people who make their living online) about the "Passive Revenue Myth."

Obstacles on the Solopreneurial Path

Leah at Working Solo writes about the most common obstacles she sees in women who are creating a business. (And they certainly apply to men as well!) Some of these obstacles include fear of failure, lack of experience, procrastination, disorganization, and time management.

If you still need a good reason...

The October issue of Inc. has a list of "75 Reasons to Be Glad You're an American Entrepreneur Right Now." Some of them are especially compelling.

You just know...

Love this post from Tim at Solo Tees. And he's dead on...it's not something someone can tell you. You just know it from within.

"Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble-making individual"

I came across this quote the other day, and I immediately fell in love with it. How perfect! There was no attribution, so I decided to follow-up and find out who gifted us with this witty (and so-true) observation. Boy, was I in for puzzle...

The Fortune 5,000,000

The growing market for "Side-Business Software" products that accomodate the millions of side-businesses out there, including independent freelancers, people who work for their employer during the day and then run their own side business at night, passionate hobbyists...

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