Personal Life

Is Being Available All The Time Killing Your Business?

Johann Wolfgang von Goeth, the famous writer and scientist, was quoted as once saying, “We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” His philosophy couldn’t be more true,...

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 8 Parts Of The Entrepreneurs Happiness Quotient

Many people go into business to make money, so they can use it to do things that make them happy. The problem is others go into the same line of...

You Are Never Going To Make Enough Money; Here’s Why

Yes, you read that right. I’m here to break the bad news to you. You aren’t ever going to make enough money! You simply can’t ever make enough money. It’s...

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...

Bad Decision Makers Have These 8 Tendencies

I’ve been an entrepreneur for a lot of years.  At one point, I’d started, grown, and sold a couple of businesses, and I thought I knew everything there was to...

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....

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...

What Are You Passionate About?

When you have passion for something it will get you over every brick wall, help you weather every storm, and even when you’ve been knocked down for the hundredth time,...

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