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This blog is not primarily financially driven. While originally designed as an effective professional platform it has quickly grown into a huge collection of free resources and information about alternative lifestyle design and became a living experiment in community building and networking with extremely brilliant and wonderful people around the world.

That said, beginning December 1, 2009, the bureau-rats working for the Federal Trade Commission enacted new rules that now require bloggers and independent media outlets to provide disclosures whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations. That’s more disclosure than your elected politicians or pharmacists will ever be held to.

First, the obvious: I am a serial entrepreneur and visionary involved in a number of projects both in the online and offline world. I also have regular interactions with like-minded entrepreneurial and adventurous spirits as part of my coaching and consulting services or through social gatherings and synchronistic meetings. Whenever such a direct connection exists between myself and an endorsed or recommended product or service, the nature of this relationship will be clearly stated within the story.

Second, the less obvious: Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone in a coffee shop and they grab the bill for me, I would need to specify this. Ditto if I place a link to a website or product that gets me 8 cents instead of a link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. You get the idea. Disclaimers all over the place.

This would be tedious for me and a continual eye sore for readers. But rules is rules.

To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every recommendation, link, and product I use, the following all hold true:

 

Alex got fed.

I'm a hardcore coffee addict and I believe in Zig Ziglar's Never Eat Alone concept. Fancy dinners, home cooking, snacks on the go. Sometimes I pick the tab, sometimes I get a free lunch.

Alex got sweet gifts.

Grab a notepad and a pen. My favorites bribes are tech gizmos, nice clothes and event tickets. But no ugly bumper stickers please, I don't even own a car. Cars are also welcome.

Alex got busy.

If a story involves a member of the opposite sex, we probably got busy. If it doesn't, and in the interest of full disclosure, go ahead and assume I got busy with their assistant or sister anyway.

 

 

Alex got bailed.

Just like everyone I may party like a rockstar and go wild. Once in a while I get ideas that turn out to be really stupid. There are people I owe my life to. I'm returning the favor.

Alex got mad scrilla.

Shady back alley deals, affiliate commissions or silly bar bets. Like everyone I have bills to pay and being awesome isn't cheap. If you see it here, I probably got some dough for the story.

Alex got stock options.

I am a serial entrepreneur. I can't help myself. I will recommend products or services from some companies I have shareholders or commercial interests in. It's part of the game.

 

That being said, I don’t promote anything that I don’t use personally or feel is of great potential benefit to my readers. I also recommend that you do what a big kid would do and invest some time doing your own independent research before purchasing anything from this or any other website.

No humans were harmed or coerced in the writing of this blog.

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