Posts by Michael Neely
Ignorance as an Enemy
Ignorance has a tendency to breed a particularly stubborn brand of arrogance. It is a quality that I’ve seen in others on several occasions in business (and other walks of life). Sometimes it can serve as an advantage, like the first time you rode a bicycle or jumped of the high dive…or when you took…
Read MoreThe Best Christmas Present
This morning, I awoke to the seeming Monday morning feeling of a Tuesday after the long holiday weekend and did something I haven’t done recently- count my blessings. I know I should do it everyday, but I’m human, I get caught up in the rush of the challenges of the day and the goals of…
Read MoreThe Best “Failure” I’ve Ever Had
In the past, when I stopped a business that I had been working on, the results were disastrous. This time, not so much. I was incredibly fortunate to have been involved in the last business I got into and I met some really great people. I was challenged to do things I’ve never done before…like move to Atlanta with…
Read MoreShouldn’t every day be Thanksgiving?
It’s been a long Thanksgiving weekend and I was off for the first time in years. I don’t remember the last time that I’ve had this much time off for Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for it and for everything that I have in my life right now. It is giving me time to read and to catch…
Read MoreI guess it’s time to get serious…
I now have a new blog address..kind of…again. The main question you may be asking is “What the hell is he doing?” My answer is “Solving problems…and being creative…” Yesterday, I broke the Terms and Conditions of my free WordPress site I was playing with about the same time that I was starting to like it. I was going…
Read MoreMy Turn to Face Reality Part Three
I know that I am not “religious” about my blogging but it would really be helpful for you, the reader, to locate and read the first two parts of this series My Turn to Face Reality. I am working on being better at blogging though, so please stay tuned! After reading The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating…
Read MoreSpinning Economic Numbers
It’s August 16, 2011 and one of my favorite economic indicators is being released today. The figure is called capacity utilization and is the percentage of industry that is being utilized vs. sitting idle waiting on workers, capital, orders, repair, etc. If you ask me, it is a great indicator of where the economy is…
Read MoreA Slight Edge Moment
The first time I ever heard of The Slight Edge Theory, it was during my first listening of The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy about 11 years ago. As an example, it states that the winning racehorse wins approximately 10-100 times more money than an average racehorse, but wins the races sometimes only by…
Read MoreFocus on What I CAN Control
Ok, I admit it. I have gotten distracted. I have allowed the pundits on TV and the ________’s in Washington seduce me into getting involved in politics instead of focusing on business and what’s REALLY important in my life…maybe not REALLY important, but what I can REALLY directly control. Right now, I see that there…
Read MoreWhy I’m Doing Better Than I Was Three Years Ago
This is a note to all the politicians and the people that think that government will help you out. First, the question that is a campaign tool for many politicians is “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” I am a fiscally conservative single heterosexual man who is doing better than…
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