Hope everyone had a great week! Here are a few things that piqued my interest on the internets this week:

Don’t try to dodge the recession with Grad School: Some of us scanners/eclectics/renaissance souls already know this – but there are those of us (count me in as one of ‘em) that think Grad School is [...]

Mike Elgan on Internetnews.com writes
Pundits like me are constantly talking about Facebook, Twitter, blogs and humor sites, not to mention old standbys like e-mail and IM. One gets the impression that we should be “following” these things all day long, and many do. So when does the work get done?
Those who can control their attention [...]

You can now download Barbara Sher’s book Wishcraft for free as a PDF. It’s split up chapter by chapter, and contains all the original text. And if your first language is Portugese, you’re in luck too – there’s a translation just for you.
So you now don’t have the money excuse to start on your dreams! [...]

Positive thinking gurus will say you can’t love anyone else unless you love yourself. They say that you can do anything only of you have a positive attitude.
Barbara Sher cries bull. You don’t have to change yourself first before you can go after a dream. All you need is a kick in the ass. And [...]

I’ll forgo the apologies and just say that my typical scanner/renaissance soul self tugged me in a different direction and time for blogging has been short.
Here’s a new Reading List to keep you entertained for a while… Visit these folks & subscribe to their blogs, too – they always deliver thoughtful and entertaining [...]

I came across Valerie Young’s site, Chagingcourse.com, on my wanderings through the web yesterday. Her tagline is “live life on purpose / work at what you love / follow your own road” which accurately describes what I’m attempting to do.
Although I haven’t unpacked everything she has available on her site (including a free newsletter and [...]

I thought I’d kick off this week with some recommended reading:

* Goals: Ryan Adams’ Success Secret: Anne Lamott would be proud. Song by song, page by page, bird by bird. read more…