A lot of new entrepreneurs start out with one goal … to make that big “lottery ticket” sale that will instantly rocket them onto easy street. It’s about as easy to do as winning the lottery. We all hear about the successful business-lottery winners. No one hears about the thousands of businesses that fail to … Read more
I spent most of this last weekend out enjoying myself. I was getting some of my most important tasks done you might say. People connect with each other in all sorts of situations. But none greater than when everybody is having a good time. That’s why golf and doing lunch are so heavily prioritized in … Read more
Here’s something cool for the “Whatsis” category. The old Volkswagon Westfalia vans have always been popular and they still are. But they’re all 30 years old and it’s harder and harder to find one in decent condition. Well there’s a new successor to the throne. And even VW diehards are saying “that’s pretty cool”. My … Read more
You need a team effort to win, and mathematicians are proving that the team effort is your best chance of winning. Quadzilla puts a little black hat / white hat terminology on a unique problem reported by Sara Robinson that mathematicians and coders are trying to figure out. It’s called the hat problem and was created … Read more
Distributors do a lot of heavy lifting by managing all your small orders and packaging them into one neat number for you each month. They’re also the gateway to a lot of retailers and other businesses. One of the misconceptions about distributors is that they go out and sell your stuff for you. Most do, … Read more
“Have a beer”. Or something just like that. The idea comes from Matthew McConaughey in an interview he did on Leno or Conan (can’t remember which). It’s not the absolute most important task on the list. But it’s just as important as all the rest. On Your Own Terms Making a commitment to stop and … Read more
The main goal of a not for profit company is to leverage good-will from the community to make life better for those less fortunate. They get a bad rap a lot of times because some of them are started with the only intention of making a profit for the people who started them. Bad NFPs often … Read more
Yep, the memes have been racking up for a bit. It seems I get tagged for one every week. Since I write 5 posts a week, participating in all of them would take up about 20% of my content. That’s a little much. I like participating in them. I also like efficiency. So I thought I’d save … Read more
I came across a great post about blogging yesterday that was guest blogged by Leo Babauta over at Freelance Switch. His own site, Zen Habits sounded catchy so I wandered by and found a really great post about getting things done. Leo reframes GTD to ZTD (Zen To Done) and he makes some great points … Read more
Some people are good at “this”. Other people are good at “that”. Your personality should fit the needs of the business you’re in. There are some personality traits that are well suited for most businesses in general. But some business ventures require certain personality traits to really solidify success. And some, just require “personality“. Some Horses, A Carriage, … Read more