Thursday, August 13, 2009
So, thinking of being an entrepreneur? Start today and try to figure out where there’s demand (business rule #2) that you can supply directly or be a connector for folks you’ve met (business rule #1). Above all, expect to fail (business rule #3) in your first couple of efforts. Failure is not a bad thing, it is a tool you can use to do it better the next time.
Entrepreneurs go from nothing to something, then sometimes get wiped out before going from nothing to something again.
Bottom line is that this time taken once a year is not only great for your family, it’s great of your personal well being and as well as your business. Who’s stopping you from taking your holiday?
I’m healthy and I have proof! Yes, indeedy, I have a cheerful yellow A4 size piece of paper from the Japanese government that testifies to the fact that I survived and passed a quarantine inspection. That’s no small matter, to be sure, but it pales in comparison to surviving: 1) the hellish drive from my [...]
Yes, if you’ve always wanted to be a publisher sometime in your life. If not, I question the value of using your time that way.
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Funny, I never realized how similar Amazon and amazing was. Well, they are. Whether you like what there doing depends on whether you are in their way or not. Having just came back from the book industry conference (BEA), I can say that there are many publishers, wholesellers, and distributors that are worried. I heard [...]
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I’m wondering why human nature typically has us doing things at the last minute. Take a look at this photo to see the quantity of last minute filers that wait to send their taxes on April 15th. Of course, I was one of them with the heart-ache and head-ache of trying to rush to get [...]