One of the greatest pieces of advice I got several years ago was to never try to blindly adopt any one idea, philosophy, or system, but to instead look warily at EVERY idea, philosophy and system with the goal of finding at least one thing that could be taken and adapted to my own situation. […]
Month: September 2013
Wanna build a successful marketing career? Do this first…
A career in marketing is a blast. Yes it can be crazy at times, but when it all fits together and you get (or exceed!) the RESULTS you were looking for, there are very few things as satisfying just because you know in your gut what it took to meet such a challenge. My own […]
Business owner or just self employed? (There is a HUGE difference!)
Often entrepreneurs think they are the owners of businesses, when in reality, they are merely self employed. They may be refugees from a situation they didn’t like such as a lousy boss. Or maybe they saw how in their capable hands an idea could be better delivered, so they went off and started a business […]
Thinking of going into business with family? You might want to think again…
A lot of ugly family business breakups could be filed under the “Seemed like a good idea at the time…” heading. As Sam Wyly advised in his book, $1000 and an Idea, when the time came to choose a partner for his business, he chose the man he trusted most – his brother. That partnership […]