... KISS, as in 'Keep It Simple Scholar.

And French, as per Philippe Petit's incredible high wire walk between the WTC towers in Aug 1974.

The video montage below is from 2008's Oscar Documentary Winner, "Man On Wire."

Think online business goals and success are like unreachable dreams?

Think again!

In Philippe's own words:

"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! Then let's start working."...

From time to time I see threads here asking about how useful (or not...) various Internet coaching programs are.

As a professional (mid-career) coach and IM'er, I think you can get a lot out of a program just by knowing that your performance is being observed.

Of course it does help that you actually want to be coached in the first place - and not everyone does, especially when they realize they'll have to do some work!

A good example of the motivating...

Here's a mind map summary of the process I use for writing articles:



1 - Research:
Google helps with basic research, finding references and also competitors.
Check Adwords for what may be selling in the niche.
Amazon usually has a book or product relevant to the article theme. This can stimulate ideas.

2- Keywords:
Sometimes the client has already done...

A few years back I remember chatting with a good friend about a working definition of 'luck' and how some people seem to have it in spades, or at least they get long runs of unbroken luck. Yet others are a walking disaster...

I liked his definition that luck is "Labouring Under Correct Knowledge" because this fitted with my belief that intentions (goals, desires, dreams) walk hand-in-hand with sustained action (in all its forms).

Most all (legally...) successful...

One benefit of 'going public' with your real name and photo here is that other warriors are more likely to form a favourable impression of you over time.

After unmasking myself and then posting on a few threads over Xmas, Kevin Riley kindly invited me to come along to a Japan Warriors meet up in Tokyo yesterday.



The rendezvous was at Tokyo station around noon as most of the others...