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Number 1 Excuse For Failure By Far

March 4, 2009

I consult with many business owners every week, doing their websites and guiding them in the right direction.  And by far the number one excuse for the people that fail is not doing anything. They don’t blog.  They don’t market.  I take all of that back, many actually do something, they tweak their sidebars, their [...]

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Christian Bale is a corporate hero

February 11, 2009

An interesting point of view on the Christian Bale rant.
Bale didn’t wait to see the dailies before getting upset. He knew that the scene was ruined and he wanted to fix it right then and there.
He follows what I now call the “Christian Bale model;” the product itself is the goal, not the profit from [...]

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Entrepreneurs love risk?

January 9, 2009

One of the best quotes I’ve seen in a while.
People think entrepreneurs are risk-loving. Really what you find is successful entrepreneurs hate risk, because the founding of the enterprise is already so risky that what they do is take their early resources, the small amounts of capital that they have, whatever assets they have, and [...]

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Do Not Spend Until You Earn

December 23, 2008

The biggest issue I see with people starting in a new business is they spend way too much money starting before they make a single penny. I know most people think the problem is not spending any money to get started which is why they are unsuccessful. But, I disagree. I’ve seen [...]

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Small business will save America and the world

December 18, 2008

Big business isn’t going to save America or the world from a depression.  Small business will.  Entrepreneurs and not big execs will show the way to innovation.

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Good job isn’t so good

November 11, 2008

Having a good job is not what it used to be.  In fact, it’s pretty risky.  After working your ass off for many years companies just let you go.  It’s happened to many of my family members.
Many people used to love to work for the government or the post office.  Now that dream isn’t worth [...]

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Creative entrepreneurs can survive the crisis

October 30, 2008

Big companies that are not creative will hurt and many go out of business.  Nimble small companies that are creative will florish.  Be creative.  Now is the time for using your brain first and then money second.  Brains always wins.
The best product never goes bankrupt.  Be the best.
“It’s not the creative entrepreneurs but it’s the [...]

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How to start doomed

October 22, 2008

When I saw this comic I had to laugh.

It is not only photographers but every business that has some people doing this.  You’re doomed if a vast majority of cases if you quit your old job and buy a bunch of gear/gadgets/equipment and then start your business.
It’s not the gear, it’s you.  There are highly [...]

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“Business Stripped Bare” best business book of the year

October 13, 2008

I read Richard Branson’s new book Business Stripped Bare over the weekend. My family (all women) went to a women’s retreat so I was all alone this weekend. Except for a friend Ed who came over to watch the last James Bond movie, can’t wait for the new one to come out. [...]

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There Is No Reverse Gear On This Thing

September 27, 2008

I love this quote.
There are many ways to run a successful company. What works once may never work again. What everyone tells you never to do may just work, once. There are no rules. You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over, and it’s because you fall [...]

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In defence of capitalism

September 25, 2008

Here is an article that was adapted from Richard Branson’s new book Business Stripped Bare.  I pre-ordered the book yesterday.  Here is an excerpt and the link to the full article is at the bottom.  Enjoy, he makes some very good points and it is very timely.

I learned never do anything that means you can’t [...]

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Richard Branson’s Official Website & Blog

September 24, 2008

Richard Branson now has an official website and blog. Just in time to promote his new book "Business Stripped Bare".

Whether you are starting out in business or running the biggest multinational in the universe, there are some common themes that can be applied. There is a plethora of business books out there on the [...]

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I Think I Can

September 17, 2008

Do you know the difference between successful and unsuccessful business people?
Successful business people think they are successful.  That’s it.  Pretty simple.  You can quit reading and go forth and be successful.  So why are there so many how to be successful books/seminars/conferences/ebooks/audio program…etc?  Because a great many people don’t believe they are successful or can [...]

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Why you are failing

September 8, 2008

Last week I had a mastermind member call me the Internet Marketing guru of the group.  Quite flattering and it made me uncomfortable because I look up to many others as gurus of Internet Marketing.  Then he called me the guru of websites which I would agree with as I’ve been creating them for 13 [...]

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