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    Lessons on Life from a Sea Captain

    June 17th, 2008 by Stephen

    Posted in Links, The Examined Life |

    If you're new here, Welcome! To learn more about what this site is all about click here [link].

    Connect with Stephen at LinkedIn - Click hereProductivity Tools and DIY Calendars - Click hereI am a small business Conversation Consultant and public speaker that uses the power of the internet to leverage your success. Productivity in Context is a web magazine focused on Productivity and tools for organizing. Make this your headquarters for improving your life and work through increased mindfulness, education, and workflow practices.

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    John Konrad writes at gCaptain.com — resources for maritime professionals. The full post can be read at Anywired -

    Blogging From the High Seas

    Today, at age 30, I’m a licensed ship’s captain working on the world’s largest drillship. I’ve circumnavigated the globe, write a successful blog about ships, have seen more countries than I can list from memory and have had short articles published in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal (ok, it was the online edition) and the world’s longest running publication, Loyds List. Most of all I enjoy what I do.

    I can’t recommend joining the military, getting kicked out and spending four years stuck under a noisy bridge in the country’s most infamous community as a path to blogging success but I can share a few Lessons Learned to help you find it.

    1. Forget Risk

    Risk is the Winter North Atlantic or a port call in Yemen, blogging is rarely a risk.

    Take bold steps. Call an expert in your niche for an interview, write the inside story that traditional media is unwilling expose, become an LLC and take out a loan. Bold steps are needed if you want to stand out.

    Read the whole thing.

    If you found this post useful, please share it with your friends on Twitter using the tinylink http://tinyurl.com/6f96hl. Thanks, I appreciate it! Feel free to comment below, I enjoy discussing these ideas. ~@Stephen


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