One of the best things you can do for your career — and your earning power — is to evaluate your current status. The last thing you want is to be one of the first people laid off. Here are some signs that you might be making yourself expendable. Read More
If there are two words that could stop a writer dead in their tracks then this would be “writer’s block.” Even the most proficient and savvy word smith has experienced this at one time or another. Frustrating is an understatement when we’re groping for words and trying to meet our publisher’s deadl Read More
Recently I was asked by Tim of California: What are your best tips for recovering from major mistakes?

Below are answers from the Young Entrepreneur Council, a nonprofit organization that provides young entrepreneurs with access to tools, mentorship, community and educational resources that supp Read More
By 2020, the number of millionaires in the U.S. is projected to double. Right now, the unemployment rate in the U.S. is 9.1 percent.

These two facts are not mutually exclusive, despite the fact that they seem like they should be. The economy has not exactly been fantastic for several years now a Read More
Derrick shares one of his Derricknymns that will help you make the best of self publishing.Each letter in the word birth forms part of a clevelry thought out and inspiring acronymn. Read More
Today, I posted a new image to inspire novel writing in anyone with a little creativity. Today's call to action is to place a one or two paragraph into to a portion this image would inspire. Read More
Rapport can be described as that nice warm feeling and good chemistry we feel when we are in communication with another person or group of people. Generally what is happening is that the value systems are in sync, and people are always looking for the good in the other person. Read More
If you’re a blogger, there’s a good chance that somewhere in your mind, you are not the blogger you want to be. You had this idea once, for how your blog would look. You saw the layout, you imagined the crazy-unique, mind-blowing content that made viral news and you pictured all these loving, adori Read More
As entrepreneurs we are told to never give up – and this advice has its place. But when your project, business or idea starts to cause problems and issues it’s time to take a hard deep look at what you’re doing. For me this book idea was causing me stress and unhappiness. I shouldn’t be unhappy, I Read More
I have been in business almost 10 years. Here are a couple of things I learned right at the beginning:

Don't be shy. Tell everyone you know that you are starting out.

While Facebook was not an option 10 years ago, it is now. Use it. Likewise, the same goes for LinkedIn... Read More
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