Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Five-Minutes-on-Friday-Six-Minutes-on-Saturday-Listen-to-Music-Save-Japan-Email-a-Company-Save-200000-Sharks.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Five-Minutes-on-Friday-Six-Minutes-on-Saturday-Listen-to-Music-Save-Japan-Email-a-Company-Save-200000-Sharks.html It doesn’t take a lot of time, money, or sacrifice to do an incredible amount of good. Hence the name of this post (and potential series): Five Minutes on Friday. Even if it’s not Friday, this post might interest you… http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/How-to-Use-Philosophy-as-a-Personal-Operating-System-From-Seneca-to-Musashi.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/How-to-Use-Philosophy-as-a-Personal-Operating-System-From-Seneca-to-Musashi.html The following interview is a slightly modified version of an interview that just appeared on BoingBoing. It explores philosophical systems as personal operating systems (for better decision-making), the value of college and MBAs, and the bridge between business and military strategy, among other things. Avi first reached out to discuss my practical obsession with the philosopher Lucius Seneca, so that’s where we start… http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/How-to-Bribe-People-to-Start-Companies.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/How-to-Bribe-People-to-Start-Companies.html Once upon a time, two entrepreneurs had an idea: what if we used traditional bookbinding to make iPad cases? It was a fun idea. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/12-Lessons-Learned-While-Marketing-The-4Hour-Body.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/12-Lessons-Learned-While-Marketing-The-4Hour-Body.html Charlie Hoehn first reached out to me through Ramit Sethi in 2008. Almost three years later, he is still working with me. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/So-You-Want-to-Be-a-Writer-Read-This-First.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/So-You-Want-to-Be-a-Writer-Read-This-First.html Neil Strauss has written six New York Times bestsellers and is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine. From the standpoint of most aspiring writers, he’s reached the pinnacle of success. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Unrealistic-Athletic-Goals-Why-and-How-to-Pursue-Them.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Unrealistic-Athletic-Goals-Why-and-How-to-Pursue-Them.html Pavel Tsatsouline was punching me in the ass. It’s not every day that you have a former Soviet Special Forces instructor punch you in the butt cheeks. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/The-SlowCarb-Diet-Cookbooks--Available-for-72-Hours.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/The-SlowCarb-Diet-Cookbooks--Available-for-72-Hours.html This will be my shortest post to date. For fun (and karma), I’ve been quietly working to compile two cookbooks with simple and delicious recipes for The Slow-Carb Diet™ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/From-First-TV-to-Dr-Oz--How-to-Get-Local-MediaThen-National-Media.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/From-First-TV-to-Dr-Oz--How-to-Get-Local-MediaThen-National-Media.html Let’s start with what you think you want. “I want to get on Oprah eventually, and we’ve been pitching The New York Times, who’s interested.” Good news or game over? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Feeling-Stuck-Read-This.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Feeling-Stuck-Read-This.html Big successes often seem like foregone conclusions. In reality, most entrepreneurs (read: creators) who appear to have unique genius suffer through the same frustration as the masses of unknowns. They simply test and persist a few steps further. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Engineering-a-Muse-Case-Studies-of-Successful-CashFlow-Businesses.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/1108/Engineering-a-Muse-Case-Studies-of-Successful-CashFlow-Businesses.html This post has been in the works for a while. One common challenge for readers of The 4-Hour Workweek is the creation of a “muse”: a low-maintenance business that generates significant income. Such a muse is leveraged to finance your ideal lifestyle, which we calculate precisely based on Target Monthly Income (TMI).