February 15, 2011 – 5:23 pm
No matter how you feel about Arnie Schwarzenegger, you can’t possibly deny that this guy is living the American dream. From Austrian farm boy to Mr Universe to Conan to the Governor of California, there’s something to be said for his pluck and sheer determination. Arnie lives and breathes these ‘Five Rules’ and I’m going [...]
February 3, 2011 – 2:25 pm
1.) Incremental. Every move in chess is built on the move before. It’s a game of first building a strong foundation, and then taking the necessary steps to move you forward. This foundation allows you to begin to create your strategy continuously throughout the middle of the game. And, finally the end game is where [...]
December 20, 2010 – 3:20 pm
It’s late December and many consumer marketers are wishing us a holiday season filled with magic. What they mean, of course, is that they hope their holiday selling season is filled with magic. Magical sales. Magical profits. Magical growth. (And what would Christmas be without magical bonuses for those leading those businesses?) Why are all sales, [...]
November 24, 2010 – 3:25 pm
I always thought being an Angel, investors had it made. Angels being those accredited investors who like to be one of the first people to invest in start up businesses and early stage ventures. I thought that they had business handled and once you had the money you were good to go. There is even anecdotal [...]
November 5, 2010 – 12:10 pm
As far as I’m concerned Madonna is the ultimate entrepreneur and here’s my top three reasons why: At 19 years old she moved to New York City with literally $35 in her pocket and the whiff of a dream and has gone on to sell more than 300 million records worldwide. The Guinness World Records [...]