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Monthly Archives: January 2008

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #13

January 31st, 2008 at 8:00 pm » Comments (10)

Here we are again, at the end of the week - how quickly time flies!  Ready for some attitude of gratitude?    Mark Sanborn, a popular business speaker and friend of mine says, "focusing ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Shaun Boyd of LifeReboot - Part II of II

January 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (17)

Welcome back to the second part of my interview with Shaun Boyd of LifeReboot!  Judging from the comments and emails about Part I, this young man was a runaway hit.  Shaun ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #12

January 26th, 2008 at 4:47 pm » Comments (14)

Gratitude doesn't always have to be about good things that have happened to you.  Why not be grateful for other people's successes?    Did someone from your office get promoted this week?  ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Shaun Boyd of LifeReboot - Part I of II

January 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (12)

Well, here we are!  I gave everybody a little background of Shaun last week.  If you haven't seen it, feel free to take a look at "Stephen Hopson Interview with ...more »

How I Created a Legal Business Entity for only $125 and WITHOUT a Lawyer

January 21st, 2008 at 7:00 am » Comments (7)

Have you ever thought about legally creating your business but kept putting it off because you were afraid it'd cost you thousands of dollars through the services of a lawyer?  For years, I ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #11

January 19th, 2008 at 1:06 pm » Comments (5)

Today is the 11th week since I started the weekly gratitude posting.  I hope you've been enjoying them because for me, it's a great reminder to be thankful for whatever lessons ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Shaun Boyd Coming Up!

January 18th, 2008 at 5:41 pm » Comments (2)

If you've been part of the Adversity University community for some time, chances are pretty good you've seen at least one or two stories by Shaun Boyd of LifeReboot because ...more »

How I Almost Let FEAR Stop Me From Accepting a $4,000 Engagement

January 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pm » Comments (35)

About a year ago, I had my speaking website overhauled by a local designer. A month or two after the site went live, a couple of gigs came through, ...more »

You have NO Problems Compared to This!

January 16th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (7)

When I gave my presentation to a group of engineers last week, I started off by telling them that although they've experienced much adversity on the job ranging from unreasonable ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Christine O’Kelly - Part II of II

January 15th, 2008 at 11:00 pm » Comments (9)

  Did you all enjoy the first half of my interview with Christine O'Kelly of Self Made Chick?  I heard some of you went to her site and ended up becoming ...more »

“Make the Impossible Possible” by Bill Strickland

January 14th, 2008 at 9:33 pm » Comments (3)

Thanks to the recommendation of a blogger friend (Chris Melton of soupornuts.com), I bought Bill Strickland's book, "Make the Impossible Possible...One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #10

January 11th, 2008 at 6:27 pm » Comments (10)

This week I have much to be grateful for, particularly with respect to a recent speaking engagement in Orlando, Florida.  Yesterday, I gave a presentation at an annual meeting for ...more »

Stephen Hopson Interview with Christine O’Kelly - Part I of II

January 8th, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (8)

1.  One of my favorite questions when I want to learn about someone  is by asking them to give me their 5 second introduction when I pose  the question:  "What ...more »

New “Stephen Hopson Interview” with Christine O’Kelly Coming Up!

January 4th, 2008 at 6:09 pm » Comments (7)

  Although Christine O'Kelly is relatively new to the blogging scene (September 2007), she is one of the most interesting, authentic bloggers I've had the pleasure of making acquaintance with. I discovered ...more »

End of the Week Gratitude Theme #9

January 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 pm » Comments (6)

As I was getting ready to shut down for the day, I decided to check my daily calendar to see if there was anything I had left to do.  (Photo:  ...more »