I'm back! It's always difficult returning to a website after a break, probably more so after an unplanned one. Life has been introducing me to new iterations of complexity and I've only recently felt ready to start making sense of things. I didn't want to return without resuming my regular schedule (every other day), but I just can't write that frequently any more. I have too much going on in ...

All Things Bright is dedicated to the topic of Personal entrepreneurship, so every entry here is in some way connected to that. What do I mean by personal entrepreneurship? Many things, including the personal and human sides of being an entrepreneur, my experiences with enterprise and social entrepreneurship (which involves seeking to improve the lives of those less fortunate than I am). Today I bring you five links focused ...

On 29th December 2006, I made some important goals for 2006. I've already modified and developed them, which is great because it's important to keep re-evaluating, so I'll be doing this once monthly. My big goal for 2007: Escape with Courage In 2006, I said it was Debt-free by December 2007 (excluding student loan). However, on reflection, this is a negative goal because it focuses on something I don't want, ...

I'm writing about education, yet again and with good reason. My essay deadlines are creeping closer and closer. This time procrastination will lead to failure (er, again). So, I'm tackling my tendency to procrastinate. You too can "Say No! to Procrastino." Studying & Entrepreneurship My two main areas of focus at the moment: Studying and Entrepreneurship. Each has its challenges, for example, I'm working on breaking down the massive goal of 'doing ...

In June 2006, I started writing & publishing a blog dedicated to documenting my entrepreneurship mistakes so that others could learn from them and so I could remind myself that it's important to make more mistakes. In October 2006, I had to take a break from Make More Mistakes because I didn't have time to continue with it. I promised to return to it in January 2007. January 2006, Make ...

How to re-think your perspectiveKathleen Bright: Not ‘I need’, instead ‘I want’ or, How to get things done, changing your perspective. Don't forget to focus on how much you want to do what you need to do. If you're prone to procrastination, get as much help as you can, including changing the way you think about your goals. David Seah: Productivity ...

Steve Pavlina & Paul Graham have shed much light on the myth about money being evil. Money is not evil, but neutral. See my entry - Speedlinks: Money - for links to their articles & more, plus my mini-reviews. As part of my dream to be financially independent, I have the goal of changing my attitudes to money. One important thing I've learnt over time is that it's easier ...

Lessons from life or, Things I've learnt this year Fear is a motivating factor in many of my actions, or rather, in many of my reasons & excuses not to act. Action points Continue self-awareness of when I'm feeling fear and why. Change goals and actions in the face of rational fears to address valid reasons for not acting. Act in ...

The day before yesterday I wrote: My year of intrapreneurship: Enabling a better class of entrepreneurship. Following on from that post, I've been exploring the skills & habits I need to cultivate now to make me a better entrepreneur, plus why & how. I hope you find this study insightful and useful. Do let me know your thoughts. Any skills I've missed? Skills to cultivate: Student frugality ...

I'm currently a full-time student. When I leave university, I'll probably have very little money. I'm trying to decide whether I should get a job when I finish or whether I should embrace my poverty and do the entrepreneurship thing anyway. I'm 90% determined that I should resist the pressure to 'just' make money. (No doubt the other 10% will follow by the time I've been in part-time employment ...

I love reading. I love the Internet. Cue the entrance of blogs and bam! Every spare second I didn't have, gone. But that's okay because I derive massive value from my favourite blogs and now I want to share that with you. Hence this entry. I mentioned this to a friend who said, "Favourite blog posts are good, because they'll boost your Google Pagerank. All those famous blogs with ...

I've believed for a long time that having a team of inspirational people behind me really, well, inspires me. (Sorry, not all of my thoughts are mind-blowing breakthroughs :)) Plus, lots of people have asked me about entrepreneurship: How does one get started? Where to go for advice? Who can help out?! To that end, here's my hand-selected team; I hope you find them inspiring too: ...

I recently read a post about entrepreneurs who introduce themselves as people who hate their current jobs and are trying to get something started on the side if only they can get funding. Thus, unintentionally & unconsciously putting off any potential investors etc. (If I could find it again, I would love to share it). So, I thought about what I would say instead. (In the end, it's all ...

In this entry, I'm exploring why I'm sad, how to be happy and my thoughts about what I want to do in my life, where I want to go and how I want to get there. I hope you find it informative too. To that end, I've included some links to sites I've found useful, with brief summaries and/or reviews. Career, life plans, aspirations, hopes & dreams Aside from the ...

In the disaster that was my hosting falling over, all my sites disappeared, including Ethical Beads. I'm working on bringing it back. Ethical Beads is a social enterprise very dear to my heart, so I'm working on getting it up as soon as possible. As you're my highly-valued readers, I'm giving you a special preview of the new copy for Ethical Beads. Please let me know what you think; ...