Posts from — July 2008

Since my wife suffers from adult acne, I am always taking a look at different acne treatments. From time to time, I actually run across what could be termed an acne cure. It’s important for those who suffer from acne to get the help they need to have clear skin. It can be tough for those who suffer through acne on a day to day basis. I know it can tough, but lately, there are new treatments that are great.

I used to be involved heavily in the TEFL industry,but now that I am back home, it means that I do not pay attention much to it. Because of my previous adventures, I always get asked how I was able to live the lifestyle that I was able to live. Frankly, I really have time to spend the hours needed to help each person individually, but luckily there are some great resources out there where you can find answers to any question.

Here are some TEFL websites:

The TEFL News Network has news and information for TEFL teachers.

Great TEFL Jobs has some great job listings.

ELT World has a great blog and set of forums that give you everything you need to know to teach abroad.

I always like finding out new sites and I love making comments about them. It’s one thing to make the posts here, but it’s quite another to make those comments on a site designed for web site reviews.

That’s just what Talk Reviews does. They have reviews on the top websites on the net. It’s great for making your voice heard about a website.

A big concern for small business people is access to capital. Capital is the lifeblood of any business because without it, expanding or starting a business is impossible. Capital often times thought of as money, but that doesn’t quite tell the whole story about capital.

In a strict business sense, capital is the tool that allows a business person to maximize the effectiveness of labor and resources. Money comes into the picture because it is money that allows us to purchase the tools that help our business grow.

Some people are worried about access to capital when starting a business, but they are really worried about access to money.Forget it, focus instead of how you can get access to the tools you need. It can be much easier in a tough economy to find access to the tools rather than the actual money. Use this to your advantage.

When I was growing up, my family always moved around. My dad’s work was such that frequent moving was a normal part of life in my family. That’s ok, moving services were our best friends. It seems like we knew them on a first name basis.

We would always do out best when were moving and it was always great to see someplace new and experience life in a new location. I guess that wanderlust is still with me today.

Sometimes it is fun to be living on the edge. That’s what you get from doing a lot of travel and expecting the unexpected. The opposite occurs when you settle down back in familiar surroundings. You begin to lose that feeling of living on the edge and things cease to be as exciting as they once were. This is what I am presently experiencing.

It’s easy to be inspired and stay creative when you are living on the edge, but when you are in the relative safety of the middle, you lose that creativity. I am just now trying ways to keep in the game. I have a book to finish by the end of the year so staying focused in a big thing for me now.