“Contrary to conventional wisdom, I believe the greater risk is in relying on someone else (a person or an organization) to take care of you.”

This reminded me of a time when I was taking a course that had a rock climbing component. I have a mortal fear of heights when staying on that height depends on my actions or when it defies reason that the high thing should be there so the idea of climbing was terrifying. I did do the climb and found that I love rappelling. All experienced climbers dislike rappelling because success leaves their control and rests on the equipment. I, however, am light enough that I have to hand over hand myself down the rope until I am within about 25 feet of the ground at which point gravity can overcome the friction of the rappelling brake against the rope. I could sit on a rappel line for as long as it holds out; I could read Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings cover to cover up there. This gives me a false sense of security. I am entirely dependent on the equipment although if it fails the results could be catastrophic. Still, I trust it more than myself. Interesting insight.

I’m a beginning blogger who initially intended to post every day, but quickly realized I couldn’t keep up the pace without creating many “broken windows.” I’m going to implement your posting schedule idea and see if that helps me patch some up!

“Not being clear about values or intention is a (very big) broken window. Get them right and you can make plenty of other mistakes with only minor consequences. Get them wrong, and you’ll be hard-pressed to sustain your project over time.”

When you’re unclear about your values or intentions, making the decisions that will contribute to progress becomes a lot more difficult. If you don’t know what your destination is, how can you make choices that will lead you in the right direction?

“I think that everyone who takes responsibility for their own life is effectively an entrepreneur.”

That’s exactly how I feel about life. Everyone has a responsibility to take full responsibility for their own life. Doing otherwise is being reckless, selfish, and throwing away what it means to be human.

Some real truisms here.

Instead of the broken window analogy, I often likened the same theory to cancer. In previous roles as a business owner and a business executive, I had to be aware of cancers that could or did develop within the organization. It ranged from negative employees, unresolved customer complaints, unresolved employee issues, concern about the direction of the company in troubled times – each were a cancer that had the potential to spread to others if they weren’t dealt with quickly causing a real unhealthy situation.

Now as a solo entrepreneur, I have to monitor the cancer within, whether it is a at times a lack of focus, an open project, outside distraction, whatever – most of them are often benign issues because I treat them very quickly. However, if I don’t, they have the potential to become malignant. And as a solopreneur, no one else is going to watch out for or help with my health.

Thanks again for putting together a solid post.

I know that you put a lot of energy into making sure your information is free and not pushing the sale for the ebooks and I know that I’m supporting you for the right reasons so I think you can feel safe in the knowledge that talking about the business of making an income with your site is not going to put you on the persecution chopping block.

Ahh, I just don’t know what to do, but I definately feel like comments are a thorn in my side.

I think a schedule is the first thing to get started on. I’m learning that consistency is key for both me and for gaining a broader audience. Thanks again!