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Entrepreneurship
What Kind of Business Do I Start? – Part 3
The common question is "What kind of business do I start?" We've talked about what we want, and we've talked about how to make what we want make money, but NOW how do we decide which options for making money are the best? Are some of them too crazy? Am I scared to...
Goals in 2010
I have been working for a few days looking back at my 2009 company results and looking forward to my 2010 goals. Have you set new goals - or perhaps dusted off your old ones? The results of this time of reflection have been somewhat bittersweet. The company's...
Step 2 – I Know What I Want, Now How to Make Money
This series covers the three steps towards how to make money doing what you love. We've covered Step 1 and that is Answering the question: What do I want? In this video blog entry, we discuss how to turn "What I love to do?" into something that can actually make...
What kind of business should I start?
This video is about helping you determine what kind of business you should start. The key - finding your passion - something that sounds simple but can be a big search. [youtube id="BPhFuzC-ZEc"] Here are the questions referred to in the video that YOU need to...
Escape from Cubicle Nation [Book Review]
Here is more detail on one of the books from my
Escaping Cubicle Insanity by Discovering the Entrepreneur in You
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n6-P48huSk The introduction video to the upcoming series of videos on Escaping Cubicle Insanity by Discovering the Entrepreneur in You. The series will start the 2010 year as a look at how to break free from corporate life one step at...
Sharing your business idea with others
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkfM0-lWvoA Do you share you great new idea with others - or keep it a secret till you can surprise the world with your brilliance. This video considers the realities.
Funding your business
A look at funding sources for start-ups including venture capital, angel capital, bootstrapping, and loans.
Listen to your GURU – Then ACT
Video. Listen to your GURU and take action. We all listen and learn powerful things from people who know – but usually we fail to act. Education may be the fuel – but someone has to start the engine.
Reading List for the Entrepreneur of Tomorrow
Entrepreneurs read a lot – or at least they skim a lot. A great deal of information is on the market in books, blogs, websites, conferences, magazines, etc – and lets face it – some of it is just 100% trash. So how do you know what to read and what not to read? For...
Your Job and Career Next Year
How will you view your job and career going into a new year? Are you waiting on someone to control your career and your business - or are you going to be in control of your career and business?
What Do You Want?
What do you want? Watch this video and then try to answer this question about your work. I dare you. Then tell me - was it easy to answer? [youtube id="_70kWCj6rbw"] [reminder]Was this question easy to answer for you?[/reminder]
Your Working Legacy
Does your working legacy matter? So often people in miserable jobs use their kids as an excuse not to make a move. After complaining about their job, their boss, the company, the endless meetings which produce no results, and their lack of filling meaningful at work -...
Failure? Really?
Are you afraid of failure? Does fear stop you? Just remember, those stories of overnight success are really a string of failures. Want some examples? Watch this video about Life=Risk--Motivation. [youtube id="0yetHqWODp0"]
Meaningless Work
Finding some meaning in what seems to be meaningless work.
Crush It!
Many of you have been asking me for a recommended reading list for entrepreneurs - which I am working on. But I wanted to go ahead and highlight one new release which I love. The book is Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk. In case you do not know Gary, he is the Wine...
Do I need a business plan to start my own business?
No. Do not like that answer? Then write one. But write the RIGHT plan for your business. To do this, consider your goal for your plan. The strategy plan The purpose of this type of plan is to help you (the entrepreneur and new business owner) define your business...