WRITERS: Try Writeordie!

November 11, 2009

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Try www.writeordie.com. It is a software you can download (or the web version works too) that starts to punish you if you take too long of a pause when writing. You put in how many words you want to write in what period of time.

Terms to Terminate Medical Marijuana Services: Caregivers v. Providers

November 10, 2009

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The term "caregiver" is not reasonable for what medical marijuana providers and dispensaries do for their patients. My mom is a caregiver. She helps people bathe, makes sure they take their meds, lives with them to cook, clean, and do everything else to make her patients' lives better. But she does not know anything about marijuana, benefits of it, growing it, etc. Here is the problem I want everyone to consider. Dispensaries and medical marijuana providers can never fill the services that my mom provides. And my mom cannot provide what the dispensaries do for the patients--which is, in most cases, more than just provide medicine, but a host of other services. These are specialized, separate type of services!

The Inciting Incident of Our Lives—Why My 12 km or 7.5 mile run this morning is the sweetest!

November 7, 2009

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Here is why my 12 km or 7.5 mile run this morning is the sweetest! In college, I was diagnosed with asthma because me lung capacity was similar to that of a lady in her 70s. Eleven months ago I was hospitalized because my asthma got so bad that my every breath was extremely shallow, a wheezing struggle...

How to be a Happy Tree

November 7, 2009

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10. Location, location, location. 9. Don't be a Christmas tree. 8. Believe in the Rain-God. He will then forgive your sins and give you rain. But hopefully not enough to flood. 7. Don't be the Giving Tree...

PITFALLS OF BEING SMART

November 6, 2009

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If people have been telling you that “you are so smart” all your life, then you are probably smart enough to know already, that it is probably your biggest weakness. Since we are going to talk about your weaknesses, please monitor yourself for defensiveness.  (But I am going to keep the pronoun “you” in this blog, [...]

Unexpected Benefits of Running Daily

November 4, 2009

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I proudly announce that I have been running consistently for officially 3 weeks, where I ran 5-6 days/week. Getting up at 6 has never been easier. The time change over Halloween helped. :-) Now my runs are not in the pitch dark.

MYTEXTS: For the easily distracted writer

November 3, 2009

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Zen of writing. If you are easily distracted like I am, try Mytexts. You can get it here. When I have too many applications or windows open on my desktop, there I go, chasing off more useless knowledge. They say that in the information age, our generation obsessive compulsively checks social media sites and email accounts.  Guilty! And my writing [...]

Learning about SEO & Online Marketing

October 30, 2009

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The reason SEO and marketing online is awesome is because you will be able to sell anything to anyone, not because of sales skills, but because of the ability to reach the right person who needs your particular help, at the precise moment he/she needs it.

A MONGOLIAN FAIRY TALE, TRANSLATED: Wealth, Success, and Love

October 24, 2009

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One day, a woman noticed three old men with long white beards, sitting in front of her house.  Since she lived in a secluded place, she was surprised to see them.  Being a kind woman, she said invitingly, “You are strangers to me, but I am sure you are tired and hungry.  Please come inside, [...]

OVERCOMING SELF-DEFEAT: How I overcame myself to run every morning – part 2

October 18, 2009

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  The importance of reaching this goal became a driving realization. Because you see, if I can wake up everyday at 6 AM, and run everyday, it means I have conquered my biggest challenges–that of doing what I don’t feel like, doing it on a consistent basis, and making sure I start the day with success–because [...]