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Later this week, I’ve got a podcast about structuring your personal business in a way that shield you from lawsuits and allows you to appropriately open up a part of your business to outside investors. Here’s a cautionary tale of an artist who didn’t set things up the right way — now that he’s enjoying [...]

I’ve been speaking with clients a lot over the past few days about how important it is for you to capture your ideas as they happen. As soon as you tell yourself you’ll remember it later, there’s a part of your brain that says, "oh, no, you won’t!" Defeat that little gremlin using one of [...]

Sounds like Andy Lack is wondering if he should have stayed over at NBC…
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Rafat points us at a stellar article in Seattle Weekly which chronicles five events that have a ripple effect on your career, even if you’re not in Seattle:

Starbucks is taking over the record industry.

Paul Allen is pulling out of KEXP. And no, that’s not as drastic as it sounds.

The sweaty human touch of that live [...]

Everyone’s favorite commercial radio experiment is rumored to be on the outs, only because a government cap on ownership and "joint sales agreements" may force Clear Channel out of their partnership with the frequency’s owner.
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How can you expect folks to treat you like a rock star before you make yourself the star of your own life?
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As a former (and still occasional) journalist myself, poorly written press releases are always one of my personal pet peeves. MediaBistro’s got a great primer on formatting a good press release.
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Bob Baker’s running with the meme that David and I propogated over the weekend, and excerpts some excellent advice from his recent audiobook. Specifically, Bob and I both tell our readers and clients to fixate on doing just one thing every day (and it doesn’t have to be the same thing) that will move your [...]

Curt Rosengren’s got more evidence that the pursuit of intention and personal achievement leads to happiness more often than the pursuit of "high income," "prestige" or someone else’s idea of success…
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