by Today my site was down most of the day. That’s the longest outage I’ve experienced since 1998.
What did I learn?
I only have control over my reaction and my communication. The situation was totally beyond my ability to resolve. I was totally reliant on Media Temple and their staff to resolve the problem.
My sites were down [...]
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Do you remember the fairytale with the line…
“…and the dish ran away with the spoon.”?
I was wondering, “Did the spoon have a choice?” We always have a choice.
Somedays, I wonder if the dish ran off with my attention!
Are We Prisoners of Our Thoughts?
We don’t have to go to jail to experience captivity and have our [...]
When I started writing this article I didn’t plan on making this public, it was going to be an entry in my learning journal. I’ve decided to reveal it here hoping that sharing will provide other entrepreneurs insight.
All the entrepreneurs (including myself) I’ve worked with have had three skills in common:
Curiosity
Big Picture
Problem Solving
I didn’t always [...]
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It’s been almost a year since we witnessed unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets.
Despite the efforts of governments around the world banks are still tight with credit. In tight credit markets a business owner faces a unique challenge.
What if we approached availability of credit from a marketing point of view, with a twist?
The [...]
This quote is timeless and stands as a lesson in greatness all by itself, enough said…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, [...]
Every business owner and entrepreneur seeks to achieve some semblance of equilibrium in their lives. In my experience, self-knowledge and awareness is a crucial ingredient to the equilibrium recipe. I created this tool to help raise your awareness.
These side-by-side comparisons were developed to contrast the differences I’ve observed supporting more than 11,000 business owners and [...]
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If you are new to alternative financing options, this article provides a good overview. One statement they made that I do not agree with is, “The most expensive money is no money.” only a banker could say something stupid like that!
Read this article carefully, think long and hard about your options. Time is [...]
So I was watching Will Smith being interviewed on some late-night talk show via a video on YouTube.
What was most interesting to me was something that will Smith said, “You will not out work me!” He went on to say that you might be more talented, better looking, but when it comes time to work [...]
If there is interest in this post I will extend the discussion with additional articles – only if you participate in the discussion and give me feedback.
Today I want to talk about one of the key distinctions of being a successful solo entrepreneur.
“Am I willing to do for myself what I’ve been willing to working [...]
Took my cat to the Veterinarian today. Went in, saw the Vet, quick exam, recommendations, done. We were in the exam room 5 maybe 10 minutes max. She said she couldn’t find any lumps, suggested a blood test and some new food. I said, OK.
My bill, $321.
Talk about good money. There was a line up of [...]
