Pride: Choose Work You Love

I had a great meeting with an awesome start up. The company, which will remain nameless for reasons you'll soon understand, has a humble and good-willed CEO. I've met him before and share some of his passions. Besides being a torch of inspiration through their success, this company now serves as a great lesson in pride, a lesson I learned through their failures during the meeting. They are in the

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7 Videos You Will Love - Thanks, Derek Sivers

I recently got an email from Derek Sivers in which he shared 7 videos from his new book Anything You Want. I immedietly felt the need to share these videos with everyone involved with DeskElf, including our clients. DeskElf clients are entrepreneurs, just like the DeskElf employees, so sharing the same content internally and externally is very easy. I've shared the videos below, I hope you enjoy.

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A Letter to the Unemployed

I recently received an email from a man looking for a job. Although I know DeskElf's website states "There are no job openings at this time", I wasn't so surprised to get his email; we get a few each month from hopeful people. I also didn't mind getting the e-mail because I've been there and remember it vividly. I remember being a situation where I was actively ignoring phone calls from the bank b

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New Things in The Works

Hi Everyone, We are working on some new things to help make life easier for you.  We are working on launching a series of ebooks. These will help operate your small business or home office in more efficient manner.  We know how hard you work on your business, and how much it means to you.  These ebooks are our way of trying to make life easier for you. We will keep you posted when t

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