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 … Read more about Communism vs Free Enterprise – Some Perspective
Some Rules You Should Never Break
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 … Read more about Some Rules You Should Never Break
Success Principle #15 – Unintended Consequences
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 … Read more about Success Principle #15 – Unintended Consequences
Success Principle #14 – Master Your Addictions
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. The … Read more about Success Principle #14 – Master Your Addictions
Success Principle #13 – Run Your Own Race
"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 than the bear, … Read more about Success Principle #13 – Run Your Own Race
Saying No to a Good Thing
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 … Read more about Saying No to a Good Thing
Lessons in Amazing Grace
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 19th … Read more about Lessons in Amazing Grace
Momentary Flashes of Twitter Brilliance
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 … Read more about Momentary Flashes of Twitter Brilliance
Success Principle #12 – The Words We Choose to Use Make a Difference
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 … Read more about Success Principle #12 – The Words We Choose to Use Make a Difference
A Moment To Focus on What Really Matters
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 drive this … Read more about A Moment To Focus on What Really Matters
Success Principle # 11 – Keeping Your Head In the Game
It's been an interesting ride on this trip to Chicago. I've had the TV on quite a bit here in the hotel room. And for the record television is a horrible companion.But yesterday I caught some snippets of a movie set in Australia. It centered on a couple of competitive swimmers working toward … Read more about Success Principle # 11 – Keeping Your Head In the Game
More Stupid Fish!
So we were hanging out last night. A whole bunch of non-fisher-folk talking about the wisdom of fishing and how to apply it to our businesses. The previous post, Stupid Fish! shared some of the things we learned. Here are a few more ideas on how we can improve our catch in whatever we do that … Read more about More Stupid Fish!
