Let’s talk about questions and why we should not be afraid to ask them. It is easy to listen to our ego and not ask what we fear may be a stupid question.  I know I do this on occasion. I also tend to have people around me who will ask the question I need [...]

Today I sent off issue 42 of Toys for the Sandbox to the publisher. It will be up for sale later today. My original goal was to write 52 issues this year, one a week, so there are only 10 left to go. This series is a great example of what I like to call [...]

As we head into the weekend I want to talk about confidence and its enemies. I believe building confidence is the first step to changing our lives. We will be able to do what we want to do if we believe we are capable of doing it. Doubt is our biggest enemy. While it is [...]

I now have two whiteboards in my office space. The new one has replaced the old one for tracking works in progress. Because it is bigger and has a grid printed on it, it has added functionality. This leaves me with a spare board to figure out what to do with. The current plan is [...]

I hate mundane tasks – scooping the litter box, doing laundry, shaving  - all that little stuff that must be done.  Minutia drives me nuts. Well it doesn’t, but it might if I did it every day. On the other hand, I like being clean shaven and clean clothes are a good thing, so it [...]

  How dedicated are you to your goals? I am not talking about how much you think about them or how important you may feel they are. What I am talking about is dedication. Perhaps the best way to measure that is in looking at what you would give up  to achieve them. It may [...]

At the end of this month I will have been writing this blog/column for three years and at times I feel I am starting to repeat myself which I find boring. I have been looking for ways to make the blog more interesting to write and wanted to share with you some of the changes [...]

I was looking over the sales numbers from Occult Moon today and was trying to figure out why some things sell and others don’t. The strange thing is, it always seems the ones I worry about selling are the ones that take off. For example, two of the newer hottest sellers are the Candle Maker’s [...]

You know that I am a big proponent of knowing yourself. A huge part of that is being honest with yourself. Years ago that was my problem. I was not honest with myself. I was trying hard to live a life that was not me. I was looking for love in the wrong places and [...]

For about the last three years my life has been a laboratory for experimenting on how to live a life that makes me happy and meets my needs. I don’t think that is much different from others’ lives, but with this blog I have forced myself to be aware of the experiments that I undertake [...]