illions of voices cried out yesterday at the passing of a single man. A man who had seen his own mortality and chose to live rather than exist. Thousands copied and pasted a well known passage from a speech he gave Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered…
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Jump Juice #004 – Andrew McKee founder Personally Trained
Each week I interview a REAL someone who has successfully Made The Jump from day job to business bod. Meet Andrew Mckee, founder of Personally Trained. Any questions? Add a comment below! Before the Jump My background is I grew up on Sydney’ Northern Beaches, well educated, come from a good solid family, both parents worked…
Living in a Fantasy Land
y father was bought up by his evil step-mother. Just like the Disney stories go (but this was no Disney story) she treated him badly and showed him no love. Sure it made him self sufficient – but when it came to passing on child rearing skills, it sucked big time. As his eldest child…
Jump Juice #003 Jenny Towers founder of Customer Service Specialists
Each week I interview a REAL someone who has successfully Made The Jump from day job to business bod. Meet Jenny Towers, owner and head trainer at Customer Service Specialists. Any questions? Add a comment below! Before The Jump My last job that I had before branching out on own was working as an Area Sales…
Jump Juice #002 – Laura Trotta founder of Sustainababy
Each week I interview a REAL someone who has successfully Made The Jump from day job to business bod. Meet Laura Trotta, founder of the eco friendly baby site Sustainababy.. Any questions? Add a comment below! Before The Jump I have a strong background in engineering and have worked for over 11 years in the…
If This Was Easy Everyone Would Be Doing It
he white swans tip toe across the stage in unison. Their toes pointed and arms raised high. Their famous tulle costumes giving them the air of dancing straight out of an Edgar Degas painting. Fascinated, you walk down the aisle to get close to this amazing display of grace and beauty. In your mind’s eye you can picture yourself…
Can I Give You A Dollar?
he man walks up to you in a busy street and says “Do you want some money?”, on his shirt is emblazoned FREE MONEY, and he is holding out $1 right at you. In your mind you hear the little voice (yeah the one we all have that thinks it’s stopping us from getting killed),…
Jump Juice #001 – Chris Sonjeow Co-Founder LoveBook Online
Each week I interview a REAL someone who has successfully Made The Jump from day job to business bod. Meet Chris Sonjeow, CMO for LoveBook Online. Any questions? Add a comment below! Before The Jump When I graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 2001, the idea was to ‘build your portfolio, build your…
The Secrets (To Successfully Leave Your Job & Start Your Own Business)
he Woman dragged herself to a mirror and looked at herself with a critical eye (an eye much more critical than those around her I can tell you). Out loud she announced “this is as big as I am ever going to be.” She immediately felt foolish, fake and the little voice in her head…
B+ Positive
take some mad delight that optimism runs through my very veins. Literally. My blood type is B Positive, and only 8 in 100 people have that same blood type. This is the reason why I have been able to throw in a 6 figure job and live the life of my dreams. Of course this…
How Do I Quit My Corporate Job And Start My Own Business?
he hands me a skim milk decaf latte (commonly known as a”why bother”) and hesitates ”I see you in here a lot working. Can I ask what do you do?”. In the city no one would probably blink an eye about someone working on a laptop in a coffee shop, but this is the country, in a…