Finding Passion

 

I was on my deck one humid night talking on the phone with a trusted friend, “I think I need to give this up.”

I wanted to be a professional songwriter.

But not in the same way a Cheetos-eating, ESPN-junkie wants to be an NFL analyst. I was actually pursuing it…

…traveling to Nashville for over three years to connect and network.
…investing in workshops, conferences, Read more »

Last week I played golf with three CEOs who were attending my private HP FORUM. They flew in early so we could play a round of golf on the spectacular course where I hosted the event.

It was the second time I have played golf in three years.

After the first tee shot I found myself having to explain (justify) why high-achieving entrepreneurs suck at golf. (Excuse? Yep, but true!)

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I’ve committed to have a new manuscript for 48 Days to the Work You Love to my publisher by June 1st – for a January 2014 release.  The original came out in 2005 and I did a light update in 2010.  It’s time for a major update to reflect the changing workplace and the incoming surge of Gen X and Y with their new work habits.  The book continues to do extremely well and the market is asking Read more »

I think my business stinks

Dan Miller —  March 20, 2013 — 5 Comments

I’m too pooped to be an EntreManure.

“Hi Dan, I would appreciate your insight on this. I am owner and operator of a pooper scooper company here in San Antonio for 7 years now but have the desire to begin anew doing something else. I make okay money doing this, we are netting over 60K personally now and in 2-3 years can be netting over 100K just on natural growth. I like doing this but increasing Read more »

Robert Kearns, the inventor of intermittent windshield wipers, died on February 9, 2005 at the age of 77.  He died of brain cancer complicated by Alzheimer’s disease.  Kearns got the inspiration for the intermittent wiper from an incident that happened when he was 26 years old.  He developed his idea, received a patent in 1967 and was offered $20 million in the early 70s from Ford Motor Company, Read more »