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How to become a morning person relatively painlessly

It used to be that I was neither a morning person nor a night owl.

Whenever anyone would ask, I would tell them that there was a brief window of time from about 2:15-3:30 in the afternoon when I was totally "on" .

Of course I was kinda kidding, but truthfully I've never really felt a natural association with either the night owls or the early risers. This all changed, though, when I started my own virtual business and had the amazing opportunity to work whatever hours I wanted.

I thought "I want to arrange my schedule so that the best hours of my day are free", and after having tried a bunch of different schedules, I have to admit that I get a whole bunch more done and feel more "in the groove" on the days when I act like a morning person.

Not to mention, if you are doing the 4-hour workday thing, if you start work at 8am, you can be finished by noon!

101 Killer Resources for Virtual Business Owners

Blogtrepreneur has a very helpful post listing 101 of the services/references/resources that most online entrepreneurs will find handy.

Included in the master list is:

• Online Communications Tools
• Data Backup Systems
• Invoicing
• Financial Management and Accounting
• Time Management and Project Management
• Contact Management
• Hiring Freelancers
• Online Reputation Management Tools
• Accepting payment
• Shopping Carts
• Social Networking
• Finding Funding

...And like a gazillion other things. Check it out: 101 Useful Resources for Online Entrepreneurs

No Mere Mortals

One ordinary looking, mild mannered man who worked in an everyday boring job finally garners the confidence to come out of his everyday quiet life to show his gift. First, everyone looks at him like, "Please, do I have to endure this boring man's attempts at singing?".

He doubts if he is good enough. He has serious issues with confidence. He is used to people making fun of him for being different. But one day he finally gets up the courage to be himself and to risk the mockery of a panel of judges and a live audience.

This is what happened on that day: