Motivation

The Best Wins, The Better Goes Unnoticed

The faster runners are unknown, but the fastest is - Usain Bolt. Stronger financial returns are nice, but the strongest financial returns are what everyone wants. There out countless companies...

6 Negative Traits Of Entrepreneurship That Remain Unspoken

I’m a member of an entrepreneur group.  It’s full of people whose names you’d recognize, owners of companies with a world-wide presence.  I was stunned at one of the meetings...

The Best Time To Sell Your Business

When you need money the most. . . when your sales are good, but your profits are bad. . . when you are exhausted and don’t want the business any...

You Are Your Name

This article exemplifies the power of the words we use… There are more “Clays” in the pottery business compared to other namesakes. There are more “Melodies” and people with the...

Hire People Who Care

I don't care what your skills are. If you don't give a shit, it will be reflected in what you do. And I, your employer, will lose. I could give...

Be Unique. Be Interesting.

Not a single unique person has universal appeal. Not a single interesting person is universally liked. Yet the people with the courage to be truly unique are the most interesting....

The Bigger The Fix, The Bigger The Pay

The bigger problem you solve, the more you will get paid to solve it. Fix big problems.

Job, Career or Mission

Most people have a job. It is volatile. It is a means to an end. Their future is in the hands of others. At some point, if you make it,...

You’re Not An Entrepreneur

If you work your ass to the bone, you're not an entrepreneur. You own a business that enslaves you. If you're constantly attracting different types of clients, you're not an...

“Will & Won’t” Beat “Can & Can’t”

My friend blurted out “I can’t take it anymore.” Really? You can’t or or you won’t? Stop saying you can (or can’t) do something. It only speaks to your perceived...

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