I am hesitant to write what I am about to write because it might sound like I think I have things figured out. I am actually quite sure I don’t have much figured out. However, I like to talk about things that are important to me and what I am going to talk about today […]
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When I exercise, I listen to podcasts and often the podcast I choose is Dave Ramsey. There was a time where I really did not care for him that much; and I still have some reservations –but I have grown to appreciate him a lot more. The thing about Ramsey is that he understands something […]
I have been reading Lost and Founder by Rand Fishkin which is his story about his startup company (Moz). A lot of what he writes hits me in the gut for several reasons. To start, we are about the same age and have had a lot of similar experiences with a similar path of learning. […]
Quitting is sort of frowned upon in our society. Supposedly, quitters never win, blah blah, etc. The truth is that it is not nearly that simple. In fact, let me say this: In business, there is probably nothing more important to success than the ability to determine whether an idea needs more investment or needs […]
I have written before about the dangers of debt in business. The long and short of it is that I am not anti-debt. I just think you need to be very smart about it and you can’t let it ruin your life. Let me give you an example of good debt from a situation we are […]
The poor airlines have been taking a beating lately. For whatever reason, social media campaigns against airlines just work well as we have seen in two very public episodes with United (the guitar incident a few years ago and the recent incident with the doctor that was dragged off a plane). My own experiences with […]
My kids are all into selling things these days. It is fun to watch and I don’t get too involved. My youngest tried to capitalize on the fidget spinner craze. (If you don’t know what those are, it is not the end of the world.) He went out and found an importer and bought maybe […]
Your level of success in business is dependent on many factors and I have been sharing some of them with you over the past few months. Today, I want to talk about another: focus. As I look back over my business career, I can see certain decisions that I made that were very significant. In […]
I have noticed something when watching those singing competitions on TV (yes I like to watch them). The most common question that contestants are asked is why they think they should win. The most common answer to that question is something along the lines of “I want it so badly.” I am bemused by that. Is it really […]
In this series about business, I have spent a lot of time talking about the bootstrapping mindset. The bootstrapping mindset basically means you grow organically, avoiding debt and investors. In other words, you buy things when you can afford them, you don’t splurge, you don’t try to act like a big company when you are […]
When I wrote the first article in this series on business, I did not realize how much you readers care about the topic. I have been pleasantly surprised by your feedback so I guess I will keep writing. Before I talk about today’s topic, let me give you a quick update. At the time I wrote […]