What is risk? That question was posed by a professor to sixty MBA students who were executives of public corporations. I was reviewing my notes from the book, The Millionaire Next Door this week, and transferring them to digital format. My copy of the book is so old, I think Gutenberg himself printed it. E-readers were a […]
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Autopsy of a Failed Business
Can business success lead to business failure? Yes. I’ve allowed it to happen. Five years removed from my time at one business, I had time to do an autopsy. Here is what I learned. A few months ago, Chris LoCurto posted about what he calls the clarity paradox. The question he asked is: Why don’t successful people […]
How NOT to Network on LinkedIn
A warm network is critical in today's economy. We live in a connected world, dependent upon relationships. I have written quite a bit about networking before and include links to those posts at the...
Maintaining a Warm Network – What I’ve Done
The old saying goes: "It's not what you know, but who you know." Strike that...it's not who you know, but how well you know them. I have a very warm network of over 300 people. This network is...
The Billionaire and the Hare: An Entrepreneurship Lesson from Dave Ramsey
Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from a children's book. My wife and I attended a Financial Peace University class at our church a while back. For those who don’t know, Financial Peace University is a...