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Announcing the Journal

I believe work should speak for itself, so this will be brief.

A few months ago I quietly launched my first paid-offering in the 10 year history of this site. The launch coincided with an essay I wrote on permission pricing and in that essay I announced the results of a pricing survey I conducted for this offering.

As much as I don’t like focusing on marketing, I also know that unless I tell you the offer is there, you might not know about it.

So here it is: the Journal.

The journal is exactly that, my journal. It’s where I share everything behind the thoughts and essays on this site. With a subscription to the journal, you’ll receive new entires in your inbox and gain full access to the archives.

The current price is $7.00/month.

I offer a lifetime money-back guarantee.

You can read a sample journal entry and learn more about how I share bits of what inspires me through my Notes.

There’s a full page with more about the journal, or you can subscribe here.

A Himalayan Quest – I need your help!

Nepali School Children

Early Sunday morning, two brothers will pick me up from my hotel in Kathmandu. We will drive several hours to a place called Sole Bazaar and from there I hear it’s an eight-hour hike by foot, through areas infested with leeches, to the remote village where the project is located.

This isn’t a photo expedition or a mini-vacation. If the weather holds out, I will be taking plenty of photos but that’s not the purpose of this trip. I’m doing this for the kids like those in the photo above. Continue reading →

Introducing a New Collaborative Project: Small Ways to Make a Big Difference

Exactly three weeks ago, I started working on a collaborative project that had no name. I sent out dozens of emails requesting participation and quickly realized that I needed some way of organizing the emails so they wouldn’t get lost. So, I created a tag in Gmail for this project and I named it with the first thing that came to mind: “Change the World”.

Every time someone replied to an email for the project, the “Change the World” tag in my Gmail account lit up and it put a smile on my face.

Every time I got an contribution, it reminded me why I was doing this project. It reminded me that there are so many people all over the globe who genuinely care about this world and who have ideas for how to make it a better place.

In just three weeks, over 40 bloggers contributed more than 100 ways to live more sustainable, to live happier and healthier, to get more out of life, to inspire and share, to reconnect with our true selves, to be a leader, to exist more intelligently.

More than 100 ways that you can begin setting an example to be the change you wish to see in the world. More than 100 ways to make a difference in the world right now. Continue reading →

Reader Survey Results for May 2010

After three months of budget hotels, rough buses, and grimy restaurants, the past few days here in Delhi have been nothing short of luxury. I’ve been in New Delhi only a few days, but it feels like it has been weeks. The wedding I was invited to has been incredible and I’m sure you will all love the photos (I will upload them soon, I promise!).

I’m staying with close friends whom I consider family and they have been incredibly generous to me; tea in the morning, home cooked meals for lunch, afternoon naps, a nice place to sleep, and an abundance of love and kindness.

Their home is located in a relatively new area of Delhi, with gated communities, wide streets, and a partially running metro that is still under construction. The wedding itself took place between their home and the only five star hotel where pure vegetarian food is served.

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A few weeks ago I announced that I was doing a reader survey to help me better understand what you were interested in hearing more of on this blog. The response has been fantastic and I really appreciate everyone who took the time to complete the survey. Continue reading →

To Video Blog or Not To Video Blog?

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This is my first “video blog post” from Bangalore, India. I’m thinking of mixing my writing with one or two video blog posts per week. The video would allow me to give everyone a better perspective of the places I visit. Maybe I could even shoot other videos and then compile them into mini-documentaries.

My writing and photos wouldn’t go away — the videos would just complement them and give me another way of reaching out to you, my wonderful my readers. :)

Thoughts? First impressions? Please leave feedback below!

Miscellaneous

Announcing the Journal

A Himalayan Quest – I need your help!

Introducing a New Collaborative Project: Small Ways to Make a Big Difference

Reader Survey Results for May 2010

To Video Blog or Not To Video Blog?

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