Brett Stark › Comments

Was at the Chicago concert. Incredible and Emotional. - Brett Stark from Bookmarklet

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

quite possibly the coolest idea i've seen for a while - Brett Stark from Bookmarklet

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Posted via email from brettstark's posterous - Brett Stark from Posterous

Yesterday, Earth Matters blogger Shea posted an item about an LCD clock powered by dead bugs. Well, where there are bugs there's often dirt so I thought it would be only fitting to feature the Soil Clock by Dutch designer Marieke Staps ... it was featured at the Design Boom-curated Kitchen Ecology exhibition at last month's Dwell on Design (check out my post on the DonD-featured GROW solar ivy, too). - Brett Stark

Spread the tips via your email sig. - Brett Stark

Listen - Brett Stark from Bookmarklet

The Windy City has embraced land sustainability far longer than you may think. In 1909, pioneering city planner Daniel Hudson Burnham created a long-range plan for the lakefront that balanced urban growth, and created a permanent greenbelt around the metropolitan area. This greening of the city continues through the Chicago Green Roof Program. More than 2.5 million square feet of city roofs support plant life -- including Willis Tower (formerly called Sears Tower) and the city hall building. Also, about 500,000 new trees have been planted. - Brett Stark

Have you ever watched one of those eco-renovation shows and just sighed all over the organic bedding, the solar panels, and the gray water filtration system? (Yes, someone has been watching too much green TV....) But giving your home a quick eco-renovation doesn't have to cost an arm, leg, or your Nature Conservancy membership. You can keep your home cool this summer by simply installing blinds or shades. - Brett Stark

A 1-week-old puppy is rescued after his owner accidentally flushes him down the toilet while giving him a bath. You've got to see this jaw-dropping video footage of the dog being saved from the pipes. - Brett Stark

Cool - Scooters and efficient motorcycles are going to be big. - Brett Stark

Great, free utility. - Brett Stark

can't wait for this - Brett Stark

V cool. - Brett Stark

Multiple uses for the cup of joe - Brett Stark

The federal stimulus money flowing to America's municipalities right now presents them with a choice and a question. The choice: Will they use the money to become cities of the past or cities of the future? The question: What is a city of the future, anyway? - Brett Stark

"Thanks for tweaking on the fly Clay. I guess to me, i'd like to understand diff between 'freedom' business and 'dream' business. You say your freedom business is NOT your dream business. Is it simply because it is/may be a back door to your dream/passion business/life or some other difference/analogy you have? thx!!" - Brett Stark

"Good way of turning it around Clay. I think I'll need to do some brainstorming. I think the ethical 'trick' so to speak is to be in business around demographics and problems that you can associate with/want to help solve/care, be passionate about/ etc rather than simply picking something because u see the most pain and monetary gain there. I am still a little confused over the role of this 'freedom business' vs your primary mission/passion - i think i asked about that in a separate email. btw - i am a notorious over-thinker, so feel free to ignore/rip my comments/questions:)" - Brett Stark

"Thanks Scott. An example is the clickbank marketplace. Holy cow that is full of a (IMHO) a bunch of crap that i simply won't promote. Brett" - Brett Stark

"My primary blog is http://ecoble.com. I have had mixtures of poor, good and great traffic. I have not been good at monetizing that traffic. I have been off thinking of other businesses and niches, but Ecoble is up and running to some extent, so if I could figure out a consistent way of getting more targeted way of traffic there and selling something, that might be an easier path than to build from scratch for my 'freedom' portion. My current thoughts are to niche it down, use a lot more keyword targeting and seo work (we do none so far) to get more defined traffic and then sell them something...Any thoughts welcome." - Brett Stark

"Clay (and others) - This bit I find the biggest challenge. Particularly when i hear the words 'emotional/physical etc pain etc etc'.I instantly think of a lot of snake oil that IMHO is polluting both the internet and the world in general..skin 'cream', hair cream, etc etc. Similar to the concept of 'magic bullet'. I know society/this world wants quick fixes, but do they _really_ exist in a ethical fashion?? Clay - can you explain the difference between this 'freedom business' and your passions/mission more? I think I watched a video from you on the very small overlap between your passions and the ability to make $$...then I read some of your pdf's, the need to be passionate about what you're doing, pass the 'oprah' test etc. I have been unable so far to reconcile this with the concepts of business building in markets such as weight loss, health etc that i personally view as a lot of people simply trying to take advantage of a lot of other people. I question the number of people really..." - Brett Stark

"Hi All - Some comments - One of the biggest things Clay has said here is 'you can't dabble' and I firmly believe that to be true. I have been 'dabbling' online for about a year now but have got nowhere. Why? Because I have always had an out - ie a bi-weekly paycheck. It's a huge mindset thing. If you're going to stay in a job whilst doing this stuff, you've really got to somehow force your brain to think this business you're creating is the only thing there and you do need to stay up late to get it done that night because it can't wait till tomorrow. I realized I couldn't do this and so am currently negotiating for a package at work. Now, that is also a lifestyle decision on my behalf simply because I couldn't deal with work any more and need to completely move on to the next stage of my life rather than balancing the two. This decision, was even made as to some people I have it great - work from home 4 days a week, not particularly busy at work etc etc. I still have/had to balance..." - Brett Stark