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TMFproject 2.0 has now been released!

*cue over-the-top celebratory music and the image of a 1980′s nerd with glasses doing the robot with a creepy, permanent square smile on his face*

This includes two wildly big + glorious things:

1. The oh-so-sexy new site design.
   My favorite part?  The red scrawley letters. And the footer. The big, giant footer. With the fun TMFproject video trailer. Seriously. Scroll down. Do it! Don’t make me put you in a headlock.

   My sincere (sincereeee) gratitude goes out to Amanda Farough from VioletMinded Design – first for her boundless creativity and passion for what she does, second for her incredibly high level of professionalism, and third for not sending a hit man to take me out after I decided that I wanted to re-do some things (AGAIN).

2. The much-anticipated release of The Definitive Guide to Getting Off Your Butt, Finding Some Focus + Jump Starting Your Biz. 

   This is an absolutely free resource I’ve created as a thank you to TMFproject subscribers, supporters and friends, that focuses primarily on one thing: Finding a profitable business idea (and how to determine whether it is or not).The material also covers failproof marketing plans, branding strategy, and how to ensure that your biz doesn’t flop. In addition, there are 17 featured online businesses, video and audio from several of those owners discussing how they knew their idea was a good one, worksheets, as well as 23 must-have resources for online success. There are video and screencasts and over 3 hours of recorded audio of my man voice! Can you believe your luck?

   If you signed up prior, you should have received your log-in information straight to your inbox. If you didn’t, but are curious to see what’s going on, click on the black and white multimedia box in the sidebar- it’ll bring up a video giving details. (There’s even photos of me eating cake. #win)

   Or, you can just pop your email address into the big, splashy red box at the top of the page (or below this post), and from there you’ll be given instructions for access. Easy peasy.

Ready to rock and roll?

The Middle Finger Project – Not Your Grandmother’s Blog

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I’m ALMOST done with The Definitive Guide to Getting Off Your Butt, Finding Some Focus, and Jump-Starting Your Biz (So You Can Stop Feeling Like a Procrastinating Asshole, and Start Making Some Cashola), the free resource I’m developing because, sometimes, you just want someone to tell you what the fuck to do.

And sometimes, a foul-mouthed entrepreneur comes along and delivers just that.

Development has taken me longer than I expected because I decided to go all out and make it a print + multimedia experience–you’ll see me deliver hard-hitting advice, dance around like a crazy person, show my softer side, get my teacher on, and sometimes even fly off the handle a little bit…all on video. (Here goes ever getting elected into public office!)

So, the resource is coming!

(Enter your email address here to have it delivered straight to your inbox once released. Again, it’s free.)

In the meantime, however, I thought I’d share one of the videos that I put together, talking about WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM TAKING ACTION, followed by a double whammy of Ash uncut, where I may or may not deliver my toughest ass-kick to date. There’s strong language, finger pointing, head swirling, a diss to the 4-hour work week, and bananas flying around in the background.

Okay, so there are no bananas.

But the rest is legit.

You definitely want to stick around to the end where things get a little wild. No, not like that, perv.

Here’s just a taste of what’s to come.

Buckle up.

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I hope you’re not disappointed; today, you’ll find no bold claims, lofty theories, societal questionings, smart ass commentaries or any other typical Middle Finger Project topics.  We’ll save those for Monday.

Today, we’re gonna have a little party.  Right here, right now.  Go ahead, crank the Spice Girls.

Just kidding, because the Spice Girls wouldn’t be played on a yacht, and that’s exactly where this imaginary party of ours is taking place.  Yes, a warm ocean breeze caresses your face, as you take a sip of your Dom Pérignon (that’s right, you’re a baller), and sashay on over to the shrimp cocktail.  It’s a black tie event, and you can’t help but admit that you’re looking rather attractive.  Alright, so you’re looking extremely attractive.  Props.

Wait–was that P. Diddy who just landed on the helipad?

No, that’s actually me.  Because this is my fantasy party and clearly I’d be the one landing on the helipad.  Although Diddy is more than welcome.

But why are we having an imaginary lavish yacht party, you ask?  Good question.  The short answer?  Because I can’t afford a real one.  (Yet.)  However, if I were to have the means to throw all of the readers, supporters, followers, fans and FRIENDS of The Middle Finger Project a real lavish yacht party, I would.  Because you deserve it.

I wanted to make this an exclusive post for you all today, giving a my utmost sincere thanks to each and every one of you.  I cannot tell you how humbled I’ve been since I began this website back in November, and I owe its climbing success to its readers, who are, without a doubt, some of the most badass, top-shelf people around.

You guys have given me your time, your attention and most of all, your encouragement, for which I am endlessly grateful.  Every time a comment is made on a post, I recognize the time that you’ve put into constructing it–especially considering the thoughtful, in-depth nature of most of them–and I truly cannot thank you enough.  You guys make me excited to leap out of bed every morning, and that’s no exaggeration.  (Is it too soon to pronounce my undying love for you?)

So with that, this toast post goes to you. From my heart,  thank you. 

Now drink up–it’s open bar!  (But be careful not to fall over the side, because, frankly, that would suck.  And I have no idea how to drive a yacht in a straight line, let alone make a U-turn.