We wanted to discuss 10 books from thinkers whose work motivated us to achieve personal freedom through our business.

To save you, our loyal readers and listeners, from this virtual humiliation (and frustration!) we've put together The TMBA Toolbox. These are the tools we are using at this very moment to run our sites, teams, and businesses. As we find newer better stuff, we'll update it here.

On our podcast we talk a lot about the currencies of time, income, and mobility work together as a system. You can often sacrifice one currency to gain another.

I’ve decided to write up my general advice here so that I can send future candidates a short resource. To be honest, part of the reason I haven’t written this down before is that I didn’t want to give candidates a guideline for how to apply to our positions. I wanted to see them in their “natural state.”

We are seeking a new team member for our e-commerce and product development business (that’s the one that makes products like cat furniture and portable bars, among many others.

I’m happy to discuss your issue further, either in the comments or privately. Think of my response as a jumping off point (and with a grain of salt for that matter!). Thanks for reaching out and dropping me a note!

There are few questions in my career that have been so consistently complex. Even seasoned business owners seem to find hiring decisions laced with anxiety.

This post describes two job opportunities. The first is a full-time position and a direct report to me. We’re looking for somebody to help manage and improve our community.

Ulysses Grant’s first stint in the military ended early. At the age of 32 he was forced to resign his post as a captain. Binge drinking was suspected.

Ray Dalio, who has been called the Steve Jobs of investing, wrote a fascinating PDF document called “Principles.” One thing that sticks out is Ray’s ongoing concern with “reality,” and his strategies for being as accurate as possible.

If you want to become an entrepreneur, you’ve got to get hardcore about your personal budget. I don’t have too many soft spots for over-spenders and rationalizers.

Over the last fiscal quarter, I haven’t posted much on the blog. In October, after a nearly 2-month hiatus, I started to get some emails from worried readers. What’s up Dan? You okay?

What do Tourists think the 4 Hour Work Week all about? Working your whole life away is a waste, we should go after our true passions– like travel– while we are young and still able to enjoy it. We’ll figure out the income thing later. And anyway, those jobs aren’t going anywhere. Are they?

As an artist, your team doesn’t scale and the distribution channels are for the most part apparent, so you focus your energy on work that scales (writing, painting, songs), and ideas that get passed on by your audience.

Dan & Ian are also the minds and method behind the Tropical MBA Podcast, regularly a Top 25 iTunes Business Podcast, which has received millions of downloads and hundreds of 5 star reviews.

You might have gathered from pervious job opportunities we’ve posted on this site — we don’t pay a lot and the work ain’t pretty, but you sure as hell will learn a lot.

Winning business strategies often combine proven business models with unproven or trending customer acquisition models.

Thinking of cash, time, and mobility as a system is useful for those of you seeking to employ people as well, as our experiments with various types of internship have shown us.

Here’s a decent business maxim: stop taking on aspects of projects in which you provide no unique value. And sitting here in this steamy room, I feel secure that I am providing no unique value.

The life hackers and the time trackers. There’s endless articles about “how to build your business after your job, commute, family stuff, and other activities.” Less people seem to be pointing out the obvious– if the work is so important, why do you have a job, commute, family stuff, and other activities?