I have been in lots of conversations with my adult children, with Sonya and my friends and their adult children about launching. One thing I find is that our kids get a lot of bad and outdated advice. They have well meaning, but ignorant people telling them to stay on the rails, fit in, beContinue reading “Launching in the Modern Economy”
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Are You Curious?
I often wonder when we meet people how many opportunities go undiscovered. Could there have been conversations that happened which did not? Would a few key questions open up worlds of discovery about a person and what they have done or are doing? I like learning about people and what gets them excited. I likeContinue reading “Are You Curious?”
Creating New Opportunities
A quick Monday tip when you want to create new opportunities. This has been a business approach and philosophy I have employed for over 25+ years and I feel like my life and business have been rewarding because I focus on helping people specifically, often and with impact. Here’s a simple daily habit and process:Continue reading “Creating New Opportunities”
On Retaining Clients
The customer is not always right. That would assume that all people are rational. And, from mere observation, you can see how irrational the world is. The customer is right a lot, but here’s one scenario as a business person that should be handled with truth more than nostalgic rhetoric: When you have results andContinue reading “On Retaining Clients”
Remove Complexity
When you remove the complexity, even the slightest effort can move what matters forward. – Greg McKeown When we are enterprising and building a business, there’s a lot of work in process that can clutter the field. Operations, processes and tools can be laying everywhere. Soon, before we know it, we have complexity that impedesContinue reading “Remove Complexity”
Founders and Proof of Concept
Here’s a tip on starting new ventures – prove the concept and partner with talented founders that have this special skill. Proving your concept has a few steps I think are, like many things, process-oriented and here are my steps: Pictures – Get clear on the idea and outline what the concept for bring valueContinue reading “Founders and Proof of Concept”
Entrepreneurship by Thinking, Writing and Speaking
Technology has made the world faster and more complicated. I still think the three mega-skills Mark Ford wrote about a decade ago, thinking, speaking and writing well are critical for entrepreneurship. They open doors to opportunity and money-making by moving the technology and resources available to us today into a form of clarity and money-making.Continue reading “Entrepreneurship by Thinking, Writing and Speaking”
A Healthy Identity and Positive Habits
Forget the New Year’s resolutions which have a 92% failure rate. It’s an unnatural approach, as a human, to talk about the things you are going to do. My friend, Chad Brooks, shared this content about a more potent, focused approach built around your daily habits and your identity. It’s more human and set upContinue reading “A Healthy Identity and Positive Habits”
Protected: Enterprising and Freedom
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What Really Happens in Success
I just got out of a team meeting where our development team’s last quarter of hard work, under the surface, got to be displayed and communicated. The whole team was able to see what was happening in the background and the many hours of thinking, hard work and testing that produced new features ready forContinue reading “What Really Happens in Success”