Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
The Slow Path to Here
February 23rd, 2010 by Clayton
I think it’s interesting to look back on the strange paths we take that lead us to where we are. Here’s my strange little path to where I am now.
I first found out about internet marketing from reading about something called the Golden Backdoor near the end of 2007. I was curious about it and [...]
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A Few Odds and Ends
January 19th, 2010 by Clayton
Lots of cool things are happening these days!
This past Sunday, I met up with some internet marketers here in the Seattle area. It was really cool to actually meet people that are doing this. It makes me feel a little less crazy to actually be around people that talk about SEO, affiliate commission rates, and [...]
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Why Don’t You Get a Job?
January 12th, 2010 by Clayton
As someone who has decided to start their own business, I am met with constant criticisms from people in my life that just don’t understand things the way I do. These are the early days and I’m not making a great amount of money. Whenever I tell my mother about a small success I’ve had [...]
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The Question
January 5th, 2010 by Clayton
So a few weeks ago, I was got an e-mail from super bad-ass internet marketer Frank Kern about this holiday DVD he was giving away for free as a way to give back to the community. I got it and watched it.
The DVD is a presentation he gave at some seminar. He details [...]
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Why You Will Fail – The Employee Mindset
December 1st, 2009 by Clayton
Why do most people fail at starting their own businesses or creating “muses” as Tim Ferriss would call them? It’s not work ethic or lack of ideas or intelligence. As many others have written before, the problem comes from within.
The reason you fail is because you are going into your new venture with the mindset [...]
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Gratitude
November 25th, 2009 by Clayton
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Maybe it’s a bit cheesy, but I feel like I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what I’m thankful for this year.
There’s still over a month left, but this year has been pretty wild so far. I’ve gone through the grueling ordeal of completing a [...]
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Thoughts on the ASU Suicide
October 26th, 2009 by Clayton
Yesterday was a bit of a drama for me. I just graduated from ASU only a few months ago with a masters degree in architecture.
Today, my friend Chris gave me a heads up that a “male graduate student” committed suicide by shooting himself in front of one of his professor in the Architecture building at [...]
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The Blessing of Poverty and Simple Living
October 23rd, 2009 by Clayton
Being broke is actually a very enlightening experience. I would recommend that everyone do it at some point in their lives. It really makes you understand what you really need to live off of.
Back when I was a cubicle drone, I made $42,000 per year, which let me live pretty comfortably. In fact, I lived [...]
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