This post on Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was originally written and published on 18/3/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

I‘D BEEN RECOMMENDED by my mentors in the self development field a million times to read Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged before I finally got round to getting it: Christmas 2006 – some six years after I’d first heard of it. And even then, it lay dormant on the bookshelf for another few months. Before I continue, let me point out that there will be spoilers of form in this review…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

This post on working for free was originally written and published on 17/03/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

I‘VE OFTEN HEARD people say, when discussing their careers, that they “love it so much they’d do it for free.” And this always makes me wonder, would they? If there truly were no way to make any money from their career, would they still do it? And if they were making no money from it, would that then be because their service or product was of no value to anyone else? Read on for the answer…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

This post on good looks and being shallow was originally written and published on 16/03/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

AS A MAN who appreciates beautiful women, my oft-wandering eye is regularly met with disapproval and remarks such as “She’s not a piece of meat!” or “There’s more to a woman than her looks!” or “She’s probably a bitch!”, such is society’s general perception of physically attractive women.

The average spectator’s first reaction to any display of visual desire for something – human (sexual), material or natural (not so much) – is always one of haughty disapproval coupled with a self-righteous, indiscriminate labelling of the ‘looker’ as non-spiritual, superficial, heartless and ’shallow’. But what does it mean to be shallow? A dictionary definition enlightens, as usual…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

This post on spirituality was originally written and published on 15/03/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

IF YOU ASK most people what it means to be spiritual, they’ll tell you that it means to believe in God. They’ll tell you that it means to pray in times of desperation and need. They’ll tell you that it means to talk to angels. They’ll tell you that it means to be in contact with the ‘other side’.

I used to spend time meditating and visualising and drawing ‘Angel Cards’ and muttering mantras in an effort to ‘be in touch with my spiritual side’. I read books on the soul, love, angels, etc. I referred to myself as a spiritual person. I fooled myself, with the aid of the books, into believing that by being in touch with my spiritual side in this way, I was laying the foundation for a solid and moral philosophy that would lead me into a life of integrity. Until…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

This post on identity and self-awareness was originally written and published on 14/03/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

A FEW YEARS ago, I was talking to a friend of mine, and he was lamenting about how he was hating being single, and how he wished he could attract a girl into his life. I gave him a couple of tips and suggested he read some books and sign-up for some free email information about how to become more attractive to women.

He immediately dismissed the idea, leaning back and folding his arms, Buddha-like, remarking that he didn’t want to – and didn’t believe in – “trying to be someone you’re not.” And that was that. In my life so far, if I’ve heard that line once, I’ve heard it a million times. It comes from the same doctrine as classics like, “just be yourself”, “be thankful for what you’ve got” and “don’t lose your identity”. Stay with me – I haven’t even got going, yet…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

This post on pseudo-fascism and freedom was originally written and published on 10/03/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

A FRIEND OF mine recently commented that he believed he was living his life more in accordance with my philosophy than me. This took me aback. But when he went on to explain that I contradict myself by playing by the very rules I denounce, that he was more lawless than I, and therefore more humanpreneurial, I realised how his incomprehension had occurred. And it led me to think that some clarification of my philosophy was due; this rectification will form part of this article. Read this – it involves you…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

This post on Premier League Footballers being underpaid was originally written and published on 09/03/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

I BET THAT shocked you! English Premier League footballers, the target of so much jealousy and vitriol because of their ’spiralling’ wages – and I’m telling you they’re underpaid? That does it! You’re never going to read my stuff again, right?

Much has been said about there being too much money in football, or about the exaggerated salaries of English Premier League footballers and those of the other big European leagues. The reason for the negativity is unclear, although the cries of ‘inflated contracts, undeserved fast cars and mindless celebrity’ bear the hallmark of an anti-capitalist philosophy. Read this – it’s important…

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To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"