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Ok, so the situation is that you have just written an email to your boss asking for a pay rise and have outlined the reasons why you believe you are entitled to one – rightly or wrongly. It is rejected. No problem, time to rewrite it but this time just chance one simple word. Heres how.

I am sure we have all seen roadkill before, the poor unfortunate animals that have completely mistimed something and been pasted to the tarmac – not a pretty sight and neither very beneficial to the animal in question or its environment. That being said many people in the world act just like road kill and have been completely flattened by life and thus are no good to themselves or anyone else. Here are a few tips to ensure you miss being crushed by the juggernaut of life

Making decisions is hard. Im not talking about the day to day decision here, the “should I wear the red or blue cap”, “shreddies or cornflakes” or “to be or not to be” ones, I’m talking about the decisions that are going to be pinnacle to the next few months or future of your life, or in my case, business.

Why do you blog or for that matter why do you do anything at all? An important question to ask oneself, after all most bloggers are investing a considerable amount of time and effort, not to mention funds, into their blog and so to this end, What do you get back? Seriously.

As a reflection and a starting point for answering the questions you need to ask yourself this important question. To help the process, I though I would put together a few of the major reasons why I blog and why I invest so much time into writing articles every week, getting involved in community and investing into the blogosphere even though sometimes I would rather be scuba diving.

I dug this little number out of the archive bin. It was a fledgling post I wrote back in ’07 for my very first blog “Naked Business” but as that blog is long gone now i’m stealing it. The old owner was a jackass so he won’t care.

For those that have been living in a cave for the last few weeks we are only a short time away from the SUCCESS book launch at the end of the month. If I am still waiting for your submission a good time for that would be…err now. Thanks to all those that have so far submitted and got involved, you guys are great.

Splash.

The bracing cold water hits my face and flows over my body as I dive out of the sun and slip into the cool water. I exhale and let myself drift slowly downwards to sit crossed legged on the bottom of the pool. I remain motionless, listening to the faint underwater hum of the filtering system and watch the bubbles float slowly upwards through dancing underwater sunbeams to break gently in an array of reflected light at the surface. It’s 2pm. Tuesday.

3 Months, 5 Currencies, 6000 photos, 150 Restaurant Meals, 40 Hours of Wake boarding, 3 Police Bribes, 2 Seven Foot Bull Sharks, 1 Elephant and more massages than can be safe for one man – Here is 90 days in the life of a traveling entrepreneur.

3 Months, Thousands of Miles, Hundreds of Taxis, Tens of Buses, Five Boats, Four Planes, Three Trains, 2 Police Bribes, 1 Elephant and a pair of home made wooden crutches later and I give you-

How to be a smug barstuart traveler 101 – A travelers list to help you be an incredibly smug know it all when you do your own traveling.

Without further ado – Enjoy, and add your own at the bottom in the comments if you have any. I need more for my next 3 month trip round India

In addition to chocolate covered marshmallow, I am a great believer in having structure in life, and systems in place that allow you to work and function effectively.

Like a strong wind or a forced piggy back from a friend, structure will take you to where you have set your sights on the horizon.

However, I am not a stickler for structures and from time to time, like custard filled balloons, I will quite happily throw them out a 6th Story window when an altogether more powerful animal comes knocking.