The other day I had lunch with a very successful a person. He is for all intents and purposes, what you might think of as having lived the American dream. As a casualty of the dot com bust, he started his own business several years ago with an idea and sweat equity. He [...]

My wife and I are renovating the house we just bought a few weeks ago. We have done this many times before and I get really tired of home improvement projects, they just aren’t very fun. However, regardless of what we have to go through, the end result will be worth it..

Someone once told me that in the first 5 years of a company’s existence, 90% of them will fail. In my experience and research, I would whole-heartedly agree with that statistic. However, placed in the context of most people who would like to start their own business, many will just shake their heads [...]

The other day I met with a potentially strong networking partner that works in an industry that parallels mine. He is a very active “go-getter” who is cordial and a professional person, and being the ever diligent networker, I asked if he would be able to grab lunch and chat about working together. [...]

If you’re struggling with methods and techniques to help you become more competitive and bring more revenue to your bottom line, consider doing something that almost nobody would do - ask your competitors for help. Now obviously this is a tricky road, after all do you think Coke has conversations with Pepsi on how [...]

What does opportunity look like? If you’re like a number of would-be entrepreneurs you don’t know. Why? Because we aren’t taught to know what to look for in school or by our parents necessarily. Opportunity is sometimes so vague that some wouldn’t call it that but others can turn something so [...]

When you finally leave your job, you bring with you an armful of things. No, not your stapler (though the red one from Office Space is very nice), but certainly your skills, ideas, work ethic, maybe some clients and contacts (aka your network - see the 5 Commandments for more info). Additionally, you [...]

To continue on with my idea of keeping your perspective changing, take a look at this site. Markus Frind is the CEO of Plenty of Fish, an acclaimed dating site that has millions of users making connections each day like websites such as Match.com and eHarmony.com, however what makes his site different is there is [...]

As recently as 3 years ago my wife and I would be eating at a restaurant and we would wince when we heard the screech of a child. I used to think that the parents should be able to control that child from acting out in public (stop smirking all you parents). Now, [...]

One of the biggest dangers I’ve seen with people and business is how they move forward when they have already experienced success. Not that success itself is the problem, but in some cases it’s the attitude it can bring. Many of those who have succeeded approach their business with a learners mentality. They [...]