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Photo by fabio_pinheiro
This is a bit off the beaten path of a regular post, but it does illustrate the kinds of things you can learn as a business owner (and if you’re not learning something new all the time, [...]
I think the Europeans have it right…
Friday, May 30th, 2008photo by rhettmaxwell
European countries tend to have at least 6 weeks of vacation per year.
Actually the more important point - not only do they have that much vacation time, but they actually take the time off and use it!!!
By contrast, the US is averaging about 16.6 days of vacation (according to a study in 2004) [...]
Finish the sentence: I am afraid of _______!
Monday, May 26th, 2008One of the blogs that I’ve followed for several years now is Pamela Slim’s Escape from Cubicle Nation - I first found her blog when I was trying to figure out what I was going to do as I was leaving the corporate world and I’ve kept reading her because she is interesting, entertaining and [...]
You only hit what you aim at - are you aiming high?
Monday, April 28th, 2008photo by jonrawlinson
Inspiration is a funny thing. You can’t touch it, you can’t always explain it or where it came from but it’s important to occasionally get it renewed.
As a small business owner, if you’re not inspired by something you are likely headed for a long and painful decline. Unlike the corporate world or working [...]
The Media declares ‘Disaster of biblical proportions’!
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008photo by clearly ambiguous
Dr. Peter Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”? Dr Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath of God type stuff. Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly. Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers [...]
The power of thinking bigger
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008photo by booleansplit
I’m a big fan of thinking bigger.
Thinking bigger is how progress is made, how stuff gets invented, how revolutionary change happens.
Thinking bigger is also how you can inspire - yourself and others. I’m sure you’ve heard the story about the three bricklayers:
A story that well summarizes the power of Vision, is the story [...]
Revisiting being Remarkable
Thursday, March 13th, 2008What does it take to be remarkable?
Remarkable: Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.
At a BANG! meeting last week, we briefly got on the topic of the need as a business owner to be remarkable.
I’ve been running across this concept a lot lately and it sounds really intimidating. Who am I, [...]
