In 2004, my dream of becoming a published author came true. “The Journal of Mortifying Moments” was well-received and well-distributed. It was “laugh out loud funny” (that’s what Entertainment Weekly called it, not just me). I assumed, as I’m sure many first-time authors do, that I was launching a

“Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a

We’re in the middle of the age of the gig economy. There are more freelancers and independent contractors than ever before, thanks in part to the availability of short-term gigs from businesses and the rise of new technologies that enable remote work. As a result, many new entrepreneurs have jumped

I know. All of you want to write a New York Times best seller. I do, too. I so do. You’re writing and editing and hoping. Tears, sweat, maybe some blood. Too much coffee, now and then too much tequila. So what makes a book hit The List? Ask this question to a thousand people and you could get a

Creativity on the Road: Not Just a Dream! Business travel can sap your creativity, with long hours and the airport-office-hotel-airport circuit. Long plane rides become work opportunities; the office can’t reach you and you can concentrate.  That’s fine, sometimes.  But the plane is also a great