This economy sucks, and it has a lot of people down, but it’s an opportunity to take your reputation, and your career, into your own hands. Help me empower as many people as I can this year to start a business, build awesome online presence, and live a remarkable lifestyle!

I consider each and every one of my blog readers a valuable part of my community. You continue to return here week after week to listen to what I have to say, so I figure I’ll let you know a little bit more about myself. Here are 23 interesting tidbits about me!

My father has always been there to give advice when I come to him, and been there through all the rough times in my life. Since I started blogging semi-professionally online, he has often asked me jokingly when I was going to write up an article all about how great he is! And well, in all seriousness he really is [...]

For newbies out there who don’t quite know how to best put Twitter to use, and for those of you who aren’t using it yet but are wondering if the new web service is worth your time: This Guide is for You! What is Twitter? Twitter is a new social network/instant messaging mashup that’s being referred to as a micro-blogging [...]

Since I started my freelance business, I’ve loved the freedom, but it also comes at a high cost, which is why most people don’t start their own businesses. I’ve struggled with the transition to working from home, social isolation, difficulty prioritizing for myself, lack of motivation, the slowing economy, and more. It’s not easy, but if I succeed, it will [...]

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 [...]

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, and life hacks, so [...]

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 discussion made it into the [...]