Entrepreneurship

Height Matters

In his must read book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert Cialdini explains that people are prone to trust taller people more than shorter people. So, size does matter after...

You Can’t Always Block Out A Block Of Time (And That’s OK)

I am calling bullshit on the productivity experts (and myself) for saying you need to block out time to get certain things done. For example, to write my book, I...

Mastery Is Unachievable

e of the perks of being an author and speaker is that you meet many other authors and speakers. I have met people who I consider to be the masters...

Money As A Motivator

If I have said it once, I have said it a million times, money doesn't motivate people. In fact, the only real way to use money as a motivator is...

A Vertical Market Can Be A Mindset

I received an email from Blake, a business owner in Australia, this morning (at 3am, mind you). He joined an accountability group that is “Pumpkin Planning” their businesses. Each one...

Don’t Be Well-Rounded

I think every teacher I had growing up encouraged me to be well-rounded.  You better know your history, write well (or is it “good?”), excel at math, drive perfectly, be...

The One Asset We All Have: Time

Every entrepreneur has been granted the same amount of time.  It is, in fact, our biggest asset and it is granted to all of us equally. I have 24 hours...

Truth Is Spoken Through Wallets, Not Words

A very important client and I had a conversation last month about services my company was providing to them. The client explained how impressed they were by the work and...

The 5 Rules Of Successful Entrepreneurs

No matter what the gurus say, entrepreneurship is not for everyone. Being an entrepreneur is not “so easy anyone can do it” nor is it a ticket to “get rich...

Your Opinion Makes You An Expert

You know those little pop-up windows that say, “Your Opinion Counts!” in an effort to recruit you to take online surveys? Those little boxes seem to appear out of nowhere,...

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