Getting Back to “Normal”…

PHOTO CREDIT: This photo is from the Rolling Stone article “Remembering the Victims of the Lewiston, Maine Mass Shooting that can be found here: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/lewiston-maine-shooting-victims-1234863628/ In November of 2020, right after the lock downs that redefined our economy and our lives, an internet friend of mine and I decided to take our relationship to a…

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Let Me Tell You a Story…

An Honest Reflection of Content Creation Today Once upon a time, all stories began with “Once upon a time.” It was the way things were done. If you heard those first four words, you were about to hear something that was related by one person to another. The story had gripping words and something called…

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Focus on Achieving Success

Focus definition

Focus On Positive Change Success is the habit of creating positive change. To create positive change, you have to concentrate your attention on your desired result.To me, this is one of the most overlooked requirements of becoming successful. Google defines “focus” as the center of interest or activity. It is where you concentrate your attention…

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Your Job is a Business Decision

Decisions

Source: iStockPhoto.com Feeling trapped in your job lately? You’re not the only one. Some people say that’s the way it’s supposed to be. The monthly job report is just one example. If you pay attention to the mainstream media, you already know that the government and media are selling job-slavery, and most people buy it. The…

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Turn Resolutions Into Goals

The New Year 2012 has begun and it’s a great time for positive change, optimism and encouragement.  I used to hear about the resolutions that everyone had written down for the New Year.  Recently I have noticed that it’s not something I hear other people talking about anymore.  Maybe with the new tools people have these…

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I 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…

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My 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…

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My Turn to Face Reality Part One

Again, here’s the book that made me start thinking this. It’s the first time that I ever looked at business ownership and entrepreneurship from the perspective of an investment banker/venture capitalist. I mentioned in Facing Reality that this book “forced me to look at my business career and my life in an entirely new manner.”…

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Facing Reality

There is a book out there that forced me to look at my business career and my life in an entirely new manner.  It’s called The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business by Carol Roth.  People have always looked upon me as a little crazy, if not completely off…

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