In response to my Thanksgiving post this year Alex over at the Advice Network left a thought provoking comment. Here’s the comment: It’s interesting that the European (illegal?) immigrants could not survive with a communal (communist?) economic system, considering the aboriginal neighbors who saved their lives by showing them what crops to plant DID haveRead More
Some Rules You Should Never Break
September 20, 2007 by 10 Comments
Yesterday I mentioned some rules that you can get away with breaking in your efforts to keep focused on the money making activities in your business. But there are some rules you should never break. These unbreakable rules apply not only to your business but also to your entire life as well. Really there aren’tRead More
Success Principle #15 – Unintended Consequences
June 29, 2007 by 12 Comments
Everything choice we make has consequences. And the place we find ourselves in life is simply a direct result of all the choices we’ve made, large or small, added together. Successful people realize this fact and strive to make their choices wisely. Many other people instead choose to ignore the cause and effect relationship ofRead More
Success Principle #14 – Master Your Addictions
June 26, 2007 by 11 Comments
My Addiction I like coffee. I drink lots of it. Potfulls. Mass quantities. These days the perfect cup is a nice mild blend with a little half and half and a teaspoon of raw sugar. Or, if I’m feeling especially healthy, perhaps a bit of Stevia instead of the sugar. I like the smell. TheRead More
Success Principle #13 – Run Your Own Race
June 12, 2007 by 13 Comments
“Two men were walking in a forest, when they suddenly saw a savage, hungry-looking bear. One of the men quickly put on a pair of running shoes. The other guy exclaimed, “You idiot! You can’t run faster than a bear …” To which the first guy replied, “But I don’t have to run faster thanRead More
Saying No to a Good Thing
April 10, 2007 by 13 Comments
It was a tremendous opportunity. The first pass over the numbers was exciting. In theory we’d be increasing our net worth considerably, lots more equity the moment we signed the papers. When we looked at the property it was just the sort of thing Gorgeous and I’d been talking about. And in the right locationRead More
Lessons in Amazing Grace
March 31, 2007 by 11 Comments
Last night Gorgeous and I had a date night and we went to see the movie Amazing Grace. All I can say is Wow. Talk about a powerful movie. It tells the story of William Wilberforce who was the main driver in Parliament behind ending slavery in Great Britain at the turn of the 19thRead More
Momentary Flashes of Twitter Brilliance
March 23, 2007 by 20 Comments
Twitter is all the rage these days. Several big blogging names are fully on board tweeting away. And a few others have not embraced the idea. The die hard Twitter converts would probably add a “yet” at the end of that last sentence. We’ll see. Fortunately for me their IM connectivity is still not working,Read More
Success Principle #12 – The Words We Choose to Use Make a Difference
March 19, 2007 by 27 Comments
The Problem The other day I was cruising around some top quality bloggage when I happened across Kent Blumberg‘s place. Kent talks a lot about leadership principles, which is why I keep an eye on his blog. Anyway he was talking about a great leadership idea that the Japanese use that’s having trouble catching onRead More
A Moment To Focus on What Really Matters
December 27, 2006 by 8 Comments
Gorgeous and I are heading out of town for a while, taking a much needed break. This year we decided to mix it up a little so instead of spending a day braving our nation’s air travel industry we are driving. From Savannah to Wisconsin. Here’s to hoping for good weather! We decided to driveRead More
