Link: Stolen from Stop Tape
To help a fellow 9ruler Chris, I’m linking here to his site Stolen from Stop Tape.
What’s the deal?
We’re trying to raise about $5000 to replace some of chris’ equipment that was stolen out of Brian’s car.
My idea is that if we can get a lot of people to donate a little, it’d be easier to raise the money than to get a few people to donate a lot.
Looking for a way to put that spare change to a good use? 
Go to Stolen from Stop Tape
P.S. Everything you’ve heard about 9rules is true, it’s a great community, lotsa fun on the forums and nothing but good stuff’s been happening for Life Coaches Blog and Louis Cars since we joined. Look out for the next 9rules submission round on May 17th!
P.P.S. How could you not love joining 9rules when we have such a great CEO (see below)?
I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.