The cliche is – Follow your passion. But it’s true. Why? Because you’ll quit otherwise. Business is hard. No. Brutal is more like it. Nobody would do it if they weren’t fully committed. And nobody is fully committed unless they really want it. Do your thing. Do you. Nothing else will keep your focus.
Monthly Archives: January 2018
No Goal, No Score
Without a goal, you can’t score. – Casey Neistat
There is No Path to Success
At least not a defined route. 50 years ago, if you wanted to succeed you graduated high school, went to college, and got a job at a large company. That was then. Today there is no defined path to success. There are thousands of ways to be successful. Large companies, small companies. Start your own …
The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
What’s the most powerful force in the universe? According to Albert Einstein – Compound interest. He said “compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” The difference is savings that time makes is amazing, no matter what the amount, my advice …
The Largest Barrier to Success
in·er·tia iˈnərSHə noun 1. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. “the bureaucratic inertia of government” synonyms: inactivity, inaction, inertness 2. a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. The largest …
Failure is a Prerequisite to Success
Once you realize that you have time to fail, everything becomes possible. Thinking you need a bigger house, faster car, more money, all right now, will rob you of the opportunity to take risks. It will deny you the chance to do what you need to do to succeed, which is to try something so …
Chances Are Your Not Viewing Risk Correctly
What is risk? Risk = Uncertainty. If the outcome of an activity is unknown, it is risky. But, that risk isn’t necessarily just associated with a bad outcome. The outcome could be that the project produces a positive return or a negative return. The stock price could go up, stay the same, or go down. …
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Nothing Happens Outside of the Box.
Nothing happens outside of the box. The action is on the edge.
Two Forces Changing Everything
There are two forces changing our economy, entrepreneurship, and everything else: 1. Technology – it seems that the internet is eating everything. There isn’t an industry that isn’t affected by it. It’s not the internet of things that is coming. It’s the internet of everything. And just when we get used to the internet running …
People Trump Strategy
People trump strategy. Having the right plan isn’t enough. You also have to get everybody involved behind the plan, and have them individually in the right positions.