Greetings growthy people! I had the idea today to do little videos on the subject of “demystifying personal development”—’cause vlogging is the new Tweeting, right?
Anyway, here is the first installment:
I don’t know about you, but I think I might just be the new wine marketing guy, except like for personal development instead of wine…because I don’t really drink alcohol.
If you have any questions about personal development, please ask me in the comments! I’m an expert and here to help.
I was asked by Eric Schiller to write a response to his recent post calling for a more socially responsible Lifestyle Design. Klint Finley also responded, defined many useful terms, and made some suggestions for how Lifestyle Design could be put to socially conscientious use. I am going to start on a different tack–a personal one–and try to explore what I feel is missing from Lifestyle Design and how it could change.
I have always been looking for a way out of the rat race. My whole life. So when The Four Hour Workweek was launched, I gave it a shot. It promised a lot but was somehow different from most self-development and business books. I have been asking myself two related questions. What drew me to Lifestyle Design in the first place? And what is it that I want from an online business movement? Read More
In his “The Lifestyle Design (un)Manifesto” Eric calls for the transformation of lifestyle design “into a collective of people who can influence the greater culture for a sustainable future.” Can lifestyle design be reformed into something more socially valuable? Put to work on the right problems, perhaps it can. But there are a few questions that we have to ask first.