MindThe Beginner

How long have you been saying you’re going to do something. And did you actually ever get around to do it? Or are you still saying you’ll do it but actually… Sounds familiar? It does to me, unfortunately. As hinted at earlier, my blogposts are getting a bit more personal, but it’s something I need [...]

Little over a week ago I had an e-mail conversation with Corbett about online ventures and ideas. He dropped a few bombshell questions that you should have a solid answer to when you’re about to start something. These were: Do people want or need help with “what-you-want-to-help-people-with” Are you uniquely qualified to help people with [...]

You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been very inactive lately and I think it’s time to let you know why this is. I could say “I’ve been busy” or “I got more important things to do” but that doesn’t really cut it. The fact of the matter is that I’ve started to have second thoughts about [...]

A few days ago, Henri Juntilla tweeted if anyone would like to have a guestpost. An offer I couldn’t refuse. To make it even better, Henri asked me if there was a specific topic I had in mind. All I gave him was a quote that has been on my mind a lot latetly to [...]

Do you enjoy the simple things in life? Enjoying yourself is not to be taken lightly, it’s an artform. An art that few ever master though a lot of people try. Here I’ll give you a few pointers in the direction of enjoying. A few simple and not-so-simple lessons you can explore for yourself on [...]

Ever since reading Hugh MacLeod’s “Ignore Everybody” in 2009 and writing a review of it here on Mind the Beginner I’ve been a fan of Hugh’s work. So when Hugh tweeted that @MaureenCole would be offering some review copies of his new book, I jumped right on it. Even though I live on the other [...]

There are so many blogs out there it’s almost unbelievable. When will we reach critical mass? When will it become so dense that we just give up? When I started blogging in 2009 things were a bit different. I’ve seen a few great bloggers starting out and watched them soar. But what got them there? Clever marketing tricks, saying what you want to hear and writing what you want to read. Or rather, what you think you want to hear and read.

The last few days I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m actually doing each day. I’ve set my three major goals, and the biggest problem in there is the online income. It’s not hard to become mobile nor is it to hard to adopt a proper schedule. But those are long-term goals. On a [...]

In one line: you are lazy and stupid, just so you know! You want a solution to your problem, and you want it now. You want others to tell you what to do, what to think, how to act. In trying to earn an income through the Internet your looking towards other people to lend [...]

A long time ago an American lady walked into a temple and met a Zen master and told him that deep inside she had a holy place, a place where she could be at peace and that this place was always with her. Sometimes it was hard to reach, but it was there. “Yes” said [...]