A rushed businessman plunked a dollar into the cup of a man selling pencils on the sidewalk. Half a block down the street, he turned around and made his way back to the beggar. “I’m sorry,” he said as he…
This is a guest post by Heidi Bender. She shares thank-you note-writing tips and examples on her site Tons of Thanks. If you’d like to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. You must create an experience to stand…
In 1998 I published the first edition of 48 Days to Creative Income (content now in No More Dreaded Mondays). In that little 3-ring binder product I addressed the idea of needing a lot of money to start a business. …
In the first few moments of the movie Collateral, the taxi driver, played by Jamie Foxx, tells Tom Cruise’s character: “I’m not in this for the long haul. This is just filling in—I’m putting some things together—I’m going to open…
I recently worked with a physician, a high level specialist who is respected nationally. Yet his description of his situation is summed up in – “I’m at the top of my game and I have no life.” Yes, working 100…
Remember the old Saturday Night Live skit where the character would stand in front of the mirror and say, “I’m good enough. I’m smart enough. And doggone it, people like me.” Well, I wish that were enough to be successful…
Many of you have read The E-Myth by Michael Gerber. In that book Gerber describes what he calls the “Fatal Assumption.” The Fatal Assumption is this: that knowing how to do the technical work means you know how to build…
I saw this post over the weekend – Denver Coffee Shop Hires Homeless Youth, Gives Them Second Chance ‘No One Else Would’. Yep, the Purple Door coffee shop takes in homeless teens and young adults three at a time…
I get 8-10 inquiries per week from people needing start-up money. People want to know how to borrow from the bank, get venture capital or grant funding, or how to launch a Kickstarter campaign. And yes, capital is always difficult…
I’ve been out of my office for the last two weeks. Although Joanne and I were on the amazing 48Days cruise and then spent another week in Florida I thought I was pretty much up to speed on all correspondence…