Growth Strategies

Don't Build A Tanker For A Pond

My phone rang this weekend and on the other end was Ed. Ed and I have known each other since the high school days. After college, I started my entrepreneurial...

Avoid Most

When you hear "most," you are being told exactly what not to do. Most people have a one hour commute. The most popular ice cream flavor is vanilla. The most...

The Importance Of Focus

There are songs about it (think One by U2), there are stores named after it (think Pier 1) and every sports team on the planet says they are number one...

The World's Best – Presented by Mike Michalowicz at TEDx Hoboken

Mike Michalowicz presents at TEDx Hoboken: The World's Best. Most people have a very narrow vision of what makes the world's best, and it hurts our own ability to achieve...

Less Entrepreneur More Investor

In this episode of On A Roll, Mike Michalowicz explains how $10/hour may be worth a lot more than $100/hour. It is all about moving from a "doing it" mindset...

The Top 10 Biggest Entrepreneur Mistakes

Mistakes? Not me. All right, all right. I’ve made a few. More importantly, I’ve seen it all. And in my experience, if you can avoid these whoppers, your success is...

Where Should I Innovate In My Business?

I woke this morning to the rapid fire of a nail gun. Not in my room mind you, a roofer was working on a new house down the road. I...

How To Prepare For Entrepreneurship

e of the more frequent questions I am asked about entrepreneurship is how to prepare for it. You do it. You just start doing it. Doing is the best way...

An Indicator Of Passion

I wake up many mornings, in a minor panic to write, or to speak, or to create a video, or to connect with someone who can help me (and I...

Just Doing It Versus Preparation

Wouldn't you know it. I am at the Four Seasons in Kingston, Jamaica for breakfast today (not today "today," but as I write this "today"), and out of nowhere six...

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