It's time for another update from my iPod.   There are several great new records out that you need to know about.  My focus is mostly chillout/lounge and indie rock.  As usual, I've perused my favorite online haunts (Good Records, CMJ, Genius and AP) to find the best new music to recommend.   My first …

That's all it takes.   If you focus your thoughts on three grateful thoughts, you'll keep your outlook healthy and your temper fully under control.  I've been doing this 'exercise' daily as part of my Abundance mentality cultivation program.   Every day, at 3:50pm, I stop what I'm doing and make my declarations of Abundance. …

Author and good-guy Dave Ramsey recently told me to read Thou Shall Prosper by Rabbi Daniel Lapin. He had the Rabbi on his TV show to talk about his wealth building system.  Dave told me that Lapin and I are kindred spirits in the area of abundance thinking.   Lapin sees some people as cake …

Last week, I conducted an email interview with Marsha Egan.  Her book, Inbox Detox, is loaded with great advice on how to maximize email's potential while avoiding many of its pitfalls.  TIM: What is the biggest mistake people make over email?   MARSHA: The biggest mistake is, by far, that they "allow" email to manage …

Here's a snip from my eco-Facebook site.  Basketball is going from orange to green.  This week, led by all-star Steve Nash, NBA is having it's first green week.  To honor this, league officials have conducted what I call "the green re-imagine" exercise.  Re-imagine your entire business operation as if green were the law OR the …

If you want to wipe out some scarcity thinking, catch someone else's Abundance.   Take a look around you and find a smile. Reciprocate with your own and ask for the juicy details. As you hear about her new found recognition or an fantastic experience, get excited too! Inhale her happiness and then exhale a …

I've just adopted a new email technique:  Less pickups.  After reading Marsha Egan's Inbox Detox, I realized that I'm constantly interrupted by incoming emails. Even though I've turned off the audio notification, I see the little envelope in my tool bar and cannot resist checking it. It's a constant source of interruption, and according to …

For all you bad-news-junkies — today was a good news day.  With the market up almost seven percent (#2 best gain day since the meltdown started), there's a lot of happy talk going on.  Some pundits think too much so.  Regardless, a little happy talk might help overcome your recent case of scarcity think. It …

Yesterday, March Madness kicked off online and offline.  Three groups are competing your your eyes and dollars:   Direct TV March Madness On Demand  CBS Broadcast  NCAA.com   The incumbent, CBS Broacast, offers high resolution, no fast connection required.  Good old fashioned Free TV.  If a game gets close, they cut to it and return to …

At least once a week, someone asks me for some public speaking tips. After all, effective speakers move people to action — one of the keys to success in life. It is not easy, though, even if you master power point design and a few hand gestures. When you have more tools and techniques for …