Like quite a few Internet addicts, I want to succeed online. By success I mean to find information in a stealthy fashion and apply it to make my life healthier, wealthier and wiser.

When I first purchased this domain, my intention was to promote Internet marketing gurus exclusively. But then I realized that the Internet and its relation with my life is connected not just by those who have the hottest marketing ideas and schemes, but equally by those who teach you the life skills to have a grounded and intelligent life.

I’m a Baby Boomer and that means I love rock-and-roll music passionately. This month I have been listening to Janis Joplin who passed away due to a drug overdose nearly four decades ago. Her music and voice were so passionate, though many who first hear her sing may think she is a screaming banshee.

The reason I mention her is that she is – in my humble estimation – a teacher or guru posthumously.

She sang with all her heart and soul and when you listen to her you can feel a holy spirit, albeit one that became totally twisted to a point where she lost her life.

Is she a guru? Absolutely, though you must separate the wheat from the chaff. How, you may justifiably say, can a druggie hippie with a great voice be a paragon for your learning curve?

The answer is in defining exactly what a guru is.  That I will do in short order. Stay tuned…