Early Adapters Versus Early Adopters

There is a lot of talk about early adopters, those risk taking customers who are the first to try out your product. But what about the early adapters? They are...

The Video Game Life

If you win a level in your favorite video game, the reward is the next, harder level. In life, you are winning levels when you get bigger challenges. Your job...

Shrimp with A Side of Dry Ice

A shrimp cocktail appetizer may sell for $12. A shrimp cocktail appetizer served in a “smoking” chilled glass, you know that cool dry ice effect that creates a fog cloud...

Have Fun Dad!

"Have fun Dad!" My kids always say that when I leave the house. I could be going to a lawyer’s office or a funeral (which are one and the same)...

Review Partnership Agreements Every Fifteen Months

It seems to be a tradition that business partnerships and operating agreements 1. Don’t ever get reviewed, or 2.They get reviewed once a year at the same time. Instead, review...

If The Local News Starts Reporting Good News… Get Scared

People are drawn to the unexpected, the atypical and the different. We are intrigued by the stuff that isn’t the normal fair. That is why violence, murder and death is...

The Least Expensive Business to Start

Inevitably a service based business is the least expensive business to launch, because the primary asset is you. You can immediately start a car cleaning business, consulting business, or a...

Hiring Prematurely vs. Hiring Too Fast

You probably are already familiar with the old entrepreneurial adage, “Hire slowly. Fire quickly.”  Yet, entrepreneurs have the propensity to hire too quickly. They hire the first prospect they feel...

Don’t Compare

Don't compare yourself against others. They have their own path and you have yours. Your path may be that of a glacier – a relentless, unstoppable force. Their path may...

Misfit to Magnificent

The biggest compliment that you will ever get is that you are a misfit. It means that you don’t fit in with everyone else. It means you have a real...

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