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Until recently I was a hardcore how-to reader, spending time inhaling nonfiction.  Why waste time on made-up stories when how-to do everything is indexed neatly in the library?  How-to books make you smarter. They break things into steps even a monkey can do! They strip away narrative and serve up facts gathered from lifetimes of [...]

I have started two companies - one backwards and the other with planning.  The one I knew nothing about was much easier than the one I thought I knew something about.  Here are both formulas for your reference.
Company 1
Epiphany + no clue + limited skills + first client falls in lap x ignorance and [...]

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After reading countless stories about deals that fell through -  I want to share with you a famous story that I resented reading, but in retrospect have found comforting.
Ping - A Frog in Search of a New Pond by Stuart Avery - tells of a frog who needs a new  [...]

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Whether you are embarking on the entrepreneurial journey by choice or destiny- the method to entry is simple. You have a vision, skill or identify a hole in the market. You learn a bunch of stuff from people, courses, groups, schools and research. Then you put it into a business plan or not.  [...]

You know the days when you get to your desk and you think it’s there somewhere? When mess is not a hall, it’s your environment, which is actually your brain?   When your secretary calls and says she’ll be late because her Mercedes has a flat tire, but still shows up unruffled with a yummy cappuccino [...]

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The single MOST uplifting part of the entrepreneurial journey is the existence of endless possibilities.
Conversely, the single MOST frustrating part of the entrepreneurial journey is not seeing the endless possibilities even though you know they are there.
Here are a few tips that might lead you to your next right direction.
Ask yourself [...]

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If falling in love with the people with whom you work is a crime, I want to be guilty.  I’m an unashamed fan of work well done, inspired leaders and motivated people.  Awe, to me, does not go with shock, it belongs with words like brilliance, trust, accomplishment and courage.
Love and Profit, written [...]

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There was debate amongst Chicago art dealers that included those still in business and some no longer open as to how to price art in this economy.  According to the article in the Sunday Trib, the camps were divided into: the artists have earned their provenance and deserve their prices vs I’m making [...]

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We are all travelers in the great unknown called tomorrow. Freezing is as dangerous as melting down.  Withering disintegrates our brands and innovating builds them.  But how do you know in what direction to move?  What risk to take? And to know we must?  In his [...]