Not too far from the truth
Brian Edmondson jokes that he never made as much money as he does now as a "couch potato." But it's not too far from the truth.
Brian Edmondson jokes that he never made as much money as he does now as a "couch potato." But it's not too far from the truth.
By Jason Holland | Wed, Mar 9, 2011
Brian Edmondson jokes that he never made as much money as he does now as a “couch potato.” But it’s not too far from the truth. He’s made as much as $40,627 in a single week in his online business. And he wasn’t working his tail off. He always had time for things like long lunches with [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Mar 9, 2011
Loopy (LOO-pee) is a slangy word that means eccentric, crazy, or slightly batty. It can also mean befuddled or confused, especially as the result of being drunk. Example (as used by Jason Goodwin in a NYT review of Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson): “The plot is a little loopy, but the dialogue crackles along, and Robertson’s [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Mar 9, 2011
Immutable (ih-MYOO-tuh-bul) – from the Latin for “unchangeable” – means ageless; not subject to variation in form or quality over time. Example (as used by William James): “The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.”
By Early To Rise | Tue, Mar 8, 2011
To abjure (ab-JOOR) – from the Latin for “to deny on oath” – is to formally and solemnly renounce, repudiate, or retract. Example (as used by Catherine Drinker Bowen): “The professors laugh at themselves; they laugh at life; they long ago abjured the bitch-goddess Success, and the best of them will fight for his scholastic ideals with [...]
By Jason Holland | Tue, Mar 8, 2011
Those who knew Brian Edmondson eight or nine years ago are probably the ones most shocked by his success. He was laid off from a Wall Street job soon after the 9/11 tragedy. He started a string of failed business ventures, including a grocery store in Florida. He was in the management training program (not all [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Mar 8, 2011
Those who knew Brian Edmondson eight or nine years ago are probably the ones most shocked by his success.
By Early To Rise | Mon, Mar 7, 2011
You want more money. Doesn't everybody? So let's talk about your job and see what we can do about getting you a big increase in salary
By Early To Rise | Mon, Mar 7, 2011
Biologically speaking, sclerosis (sklih-ROH-sis) – from the Greek – is the hardening of a tissue or cell wall. We use the word to refer to a debilitating lack of progress or innovation. Example (as used by John Brown): “God spare me sclerosis of the curiosity, for the curiosity which craves to keep us informed about the small [...]
By Peter Fogel | Mon, Mar 7, 2011
You want more money. Doesn’t everybody? So let’s talk about your job and see what we can do about getting you a big increase in salary. You might be thinking the only way you can reboot your career, (or just stay one step ahead of the bill collectors), is by working lots of overtime. But [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Mar 9, 2011
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