Comments on: When “Keeping in Touch” Hurts vs. Helps You (Plus: Win a Virtual Assistant for 2008)

By: linda

linda — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:03:04 +0000

In answer to your blog - What does my blog need?”
You need a “DATE TIM IF YOU CAN FIND HIM” site.
Than you can add some love advice fto your blog from your world of wisdom.
No amount of money or adventures equals the true bliss out of love…..help out the wayward!
Plus extra bonus:
That way cute girls can email you all over the world while you travel and you might just find “the ONE” that can travel by your side and bliss out on life with you and add a feminine touch to your blogs…(.l’m a bit busy right now but will be available at the end of feb) Ha ha - it would be cool though - there’s a real shortage of conscious free and happy men and it would be good times…
Good Luck,
Linda Malibu,CA

By: linda

linda — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:01:57 +0000

In answer to - What do you need on your blog”….
You need a “DATE TIM IF YOU CAN FIND HIM” site.
Than you can add some love advice to your blog from your world of wisdom.
No amount of money or adventures equals the true bliss out of love…..help out the wayward!
Plus extra bonus:
That way cute girls can email you all over the world while you travel and you might just find “the ONE” that can travel by your side and bliss out on life with you and add a feminine touch to your blogs…(I’m a bit busy right now but will be available at the end of feb) Ha ha - it would be cool though - there’s a real shortage of conscious free and happy men and it would be good times…
Good Luck, Linda

By: The Holy Grail: How to Outsource the Inbox and Never Check Email Again | The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:28:54 +0000

[…] How to Do The Impossible: Create a Paperless Life, Never Check Voicemail Again, Never Return Another Phone Call… E-mail-Free Fridays and How to Save Your Weekend Win a Virtual Assistant for 2008 […]

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:37:04 +0000

Hello Tim,
I have a couple of questions, first, is there a limit to how many times someone can enter? I have a ton of ideas and the 500 word limit is not going to work. Can I submit an entry per idea? If so can I submit a written entry AND an audio entry? Are there any restrictions to the content of both the proposal as well as the entry?

-As one of the judges, is begging a good alternative?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Hi Maria,

Begging won’t do much here, I’m afriad :) Please see the rules on the Elance page, as I am not running the contest itself, just acting as a judge.

Good luck! Tim

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:47:15 +0000

-As one of the judges, is begging a good alternative?

Thanks in advance for your help.

By: Jose Castro-Frenzel

Jose Castro-Frenzel — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:20:28 +0000

This message is for Steve Kinney, sometimes being the first is not always important. Remember Richard Branson has started several companies that were not the first. Taking action is the most important tool and resource one can use.

Hope this helps,

Cheers

Jose Castro-Frenzel

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:18:03 +0000

Hi Tim - or anyone else that has any insight into my dilemma, apologies this question isn’t relevant to the blog entry.
I’d just read FHWW gone into work after a christmas / new year break ready to start a new smart, less hard work life to find they’re implementing timesheets for all employees based on advice from a time-management consultant! How would you suggest I swerve/duck dive/deal with this so it doesn’t show up that I’m off and about doing exciting things when they expect me to be at a desk?
I’ve so far managed to avoid this based on technical reasons, but I suspect that within the week I’m going to have my arm bent. - HELP!

By: jd

jd — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:55:44 +0000

I agree — keep the signal high, the noise low.

Asking questions that make them think is key. For example, a couple of my favorite questions to ask someone of power are:
- what bottlenecks you? (money? the right people? time?)
- if you had a genie, what 3 wishes would you ask?
- if you were a genie, what wishes would be your favorite wish to grant?

I also like the basic … what did you learn that surprised you that you wished somebody would have told you when you first started?

By: Gregory Johnson

Gregory Johnson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:22:56 +0000

I just entered the contest. You always provide great information. If you get to Nashville, Tennessee send me an e-mail. It would be my pleasure to meet you and have some interesting conversation.

By: Warren

Warren — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:52:14 +0000

I like how you summed up such an important message into so few words. It was a very interesting read.