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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Welcome! Thrilling Heroics is a site for young professionals and college students who want to pursue an unorthodox, exciting lifestyle & career. If you like what you read here, subscribe for free and get tips on personal development, entrepreneurship, branding & lifestyle design delivered to your email inbox or RSS reader. Two weeks ago I told you [...]

Check Out ThrillingDesign.com If You Need Help With WordPress & Blogging

Monday, August 4, 2008

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There have been several recent changes in my online empire. In addition to the new blog community search tool I recently introduced to the blogosphere, I’ve mentioned my new freelance site a few times, and my recent interview at ABCnews.com, but I wanted to take this opportunity to officially invite you all to visit ThrillingDesign.com, [...]

Announcing an Awesome New Community Search Tool for the Blogosphere!

Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Ever since I discovered Google Custom Search, I’ve been using it to pinpoint the exact kind of awesome articles, tips and tricks I’m looking for much quicker, and to increase my efficiency and decrease the time it takes me to find answers or write up blog posts. Personally, I’m a big fan of productivity lists, how-to’s, [...]

Get Involved in Brian Clark’s Teaching Sells Program While It’s Still Dirt Cheap

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Update: The guys just sent out a message that the program has been filled to capacity a day and a half early. So disregard this post. The free report is still available at the bottom, but you’ll have to wait until early 2009 for the training courses to open their doors again. Thanks for any [...]

Thoughts on Working From Home and Starting Out as a Freelance Web Worker

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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As a follow-up to my post the other day, How to Make Friends with Career Columnists and Influence Mainstream News Organizations, I’d like to share some more of the insights from my conversation with ABCnews.com columnist Michelle Goodman. She asked a number of really great questions, and naturally only a very small part of our [...]

How to Make Friends with Career Columnists and Influence Mainstream News Organizations

Friday, July 4, 2008

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For readers in the States, the 4th of July is the anniversary of the day the U.S. signed the Declaration of Independence. ABC News celebrated Independence Day with an article yesterday to help wannabe freelancers declare their own independence! Michelle Goodman, the blogger behind Anti9to5Guide.com, asked in her Career Management column at ABCnews.com, “Ever Dreamed of [...]

How Has Blogging Changed Me?

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

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Ah, blogging… Okay I’ve been meaning to participate in Robert Hruzek’s latest meme since May 24th! That’s been over a month now (!), and I feel really horrible I still haven’t shared how I feel bloggin’ has impacted me since I started. What can I say? … I’ve been swamped with work, and interviewing [...]

Bloggers, the Freedom of Information, and the Journalism Question

Friday, June 15, 2007

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There’s a bill in the House and the Senate this year that might give some bloggers the same protections that traditional news reporters have. The Free Flow of Information Act would beef up federal shield laws that protect journalists from revealing their sources except in the most immediate cases where a crime has been committed, when [...]

Upcoming Web 2.0 Expo

Friday, March 2, 2007

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April 15 through 18 is the Web 2.0 Expo at Moscone Center West, in SF. There are a whole host of expensive learning sessions and workshops, but I just registered for an expo pass today. The normal prices is $100, but if you visit web2expo.com/registration and try using the discount code WEBEX07ECON before the 12th [...]

Perspectives 2006

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

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On September 15th, the Sacramento Convention Center will host the city’s annual Perspectives event. For those unacquainted, it is an event sponsored by the Sac Metro Chamber that gives a chance for important public figures to come speak about current issues each year. This year’s theme is “All About US: The Issues Shaping America’s Future.” [...]