Image via Wikipedia Just a quick word on last week’s election- I’m happy Obama won. It feels good. I liked the McCain of 12 months ago but not what he had become over the last couple months. Don’t get me wrong….I’m not Barrack fanatic or anything but I think that he represents something much bigger than himself. He’s become an icon of sorts. I’m not just talking about race (although that certainly... 

I know, I know. I haven’t been posting too much on here. Or on ELITETRACK for that matter. In fact, even my inbox has been collecting some rare dust over the past 2 weeks. Client call backs are a little more delayed. HPC related business projects are being temporarily postponed. It’s all for good reason though. I’ve been busting my arse trying to get some serious writing done on my dissertation. Yesterday I finished the... 

Image via Wikipedia If you’re a regular reader of my blog you know that I’ll be setting up my business somewhere in the next month or two. In my last blog entry I mentioned that Raleigh, NC may very well be the current front runner. I’ve done a lot of research on where to do it to have the best chance of success and also live somewhere I want to live. I’ve had quite a few emails asking about what cities are on my... 

Sorry it’s been a while. I’ve been neglecting the blog (at least by my standards). The last 2 weeks have been very productive for me but I haven’t spent as much time here or blogging on ELITETRACK. I’ve made some great site updates (better article viewing, made the site SEO, improved tagging function, adding new affiliates) to ELITETRACK, wrote a Rhodes Scholar letter of recommendation for a friend, wrote an article... 

Image via Wikipedia The 2 minute rule is a self-imposed rule that I’ve found useful for increasing productivity. It works like this- if a new task comes up, I immediately ask myself if it can be finished in two minutes. If it can, I do it right then and there. On the spot so to speak. This strategy has worked well for emails (which can quickly pile up otherwise), phone calls, and even short blog posts such as this one. Not only does... 

Image via Wikipedia This past week has been pretty tumultuous for the stock market. Unlucky for me, that’s where I have most of my business startup funds invested. I know. I know. I should have taken it out several months ago. I just figured things were heading up again. In any case, I ended up ‘losing’ almost $20,000 of my startup funds over the course of about 10 days. Am I suicidal? Nope. Depressed? Nope…at least... 

Image via Wikipedia If you’re anything like me, the two sticking points of a project are getting started and getting finished. I know, I know, you’re probably saying “what’s left? that’s everything!” it’s not my intention to be witty here. What I mean to say is that the hardest parts of any project are taking the leap to start the project and to finish the last 5% of any project that I’ve... 

One of my favorites websites that I like to check out is Freelanceswitch. I check it out several times a week. The site is full of useful information for people who are trying to make it on their own as freelancers. On the web, especially in the areas of web development, graphic design and blogging, those who are trying to make a living off of their skills are referred to as freelancers. In the world of business, people who are trying to... 

Well, my host was down again this morning….for about 2-3 hours. This was the last straw. I went and purchased a 2 year deal with a new host. I had done a lot of research on hosts for the past couple weeks and I knew I needed to make the move. I need to have my sites hosted with a company that I know is reliable and provides a high ‘up’ time. I ended up choosing hostgator. They get a lot of good reviews from a variety of...