Excerpts from the first few pages of my friend Ron Davison’s new book “The Fourth Economy” describe the entrepreneurial revolution he predicts will sweep across the world. Here’s how you and I can be part of that and help shape our world in the next century. Also, we announce our first Digital Nomad Academy scholarship recipients!

Last week my friend and colleague Monica O’Brien published her first book, Social Pollination: Escape the Hype of Social Media and Join the Companies Winning At It, a thorough guide to social media marketing for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and PR and marketing folks.

Social media heavyweight Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book “Crush It!” will teach you how to make a living with your passion with the new social media tools that are available to all of us. Gary gives us an exclusive video about his unconventional advice for how Gen-Y and the non-profit world can Crush It hard!

In his book The Monk and the Riddle, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Randy Komisar asks “What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life?” Take a detour from the Deferred Life Plan and learn what builds a truly successful business: passion.

Business guru Rajesh Setty’s new book ‘#Th!nkTweet: Bite-sized Lessons for a Fast-Paced World’ is a handy, insightful collection of 140 bite-sized lessons that will help you learn and grow quickly!

Ramit Sethi is a friend and an insightful blogger who’s got hundreds of useful, actionable tips to help you save money, spend more wisely, and invest where it counts. And he’s just released his first book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich!

I believe that over the last year I’ve figured out the central principle that will lead to true prosperity in life—the “Secret” as some people have called it. Seeing as how I’ve been on my annual vacation with my family, this is all sort of stream-of-consciousness, but I thought it important enough to share even before my ideas are fully [...]

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 Thrilling Heroics Consulting, a new sister [...]