Entrepreneurship: Signing the Front the Payroll Check
“Your life changes the moment you sign the front of a payroll check instead of the back.”
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Business Ethics: Freeing People or Crippling Them?
Business Ethics is about helping customers to make the choices in their best interest. Are you making their lives better? Cake Mix Several years ago, I watched the excellent four-part BBC documentary “The Century of the Self”. In one episode, the topic of public relations and market research was addressed. Following World War II, there …
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Monopoly Part III: Greatness and Goodness Takeaways
In the first two parts of this series, I discussed the myriad of problems with the game of Monopoly and then some alternative rules that radically improve the game experience and provide for much better learning outcomes. In this final part, I will discuss the key takeaways from the new Monopoly experience. As I work …
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Vlog #11 – Entrepreneurship: No longer one boss
Be Your Own Boss I meet aspiring business owners and I ask, “Why do you want to be an entrepreneur?” Many tell me, “I want to be my own boss.” At this point, I usually have a bit of a giggle. Be sure you know what you asking for. Few people understand this, you have …
Business Essentials: Know Your Value!
The Story I’d like to share with you a quick story about your business and why you need to know your value. It is my hope that by reading this, you may be more willing to understand and demand what you are worth. A colleague and I were sitting down with a potential client not …
Conquering Procrastination: Nothing’s Going to Change
This is the sign I keep above my desk in my office. It constantly warns me of the dangers of procrastination. Many of us want to make a change in our lives. We want to be more successful, improve our relationships, or go after our dreams. The terrible truth is that willful change is hard. …
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When Things Go Wrong: Five Minutes of Terror
When things go wrong. Five Minutes of Terror. So I had about 5 minutes of pure terror this morning. I’ve been seeking to add plugins to the WordPress framework upon which this site has been built. The plugins are intended to make better interaction with social media. As is often the case with software development, …
Entrepreneur’s Challenge: I Don’t Feel Comfortable with Self-Promotion
The Challenge of Self-Promotion Self-promotion doesn’t come naturally to us. In general, Americans have a distinctive mentality. Americans love the underdog story. The United States’ democratic tradition means that we have a natural predisposition toward egalitarianism and that it is somewhat taboo to set ourselves apart from others. Humility is a wonderful virtue. When it comes …
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