What do most successful business owners have in common? Or just successful people in general for that matter? They have in common an understanding of what it is that they want, and the ability to get it. This idea actually comes from the Financial Philosopher in his post entitled Accidental Influence. If you want a …
A lot of people are curious about this topic. A lot of people wish they could do it. Only a few are. Retiring Early is deceptively easy, but it takes a lot of what I would call personal development. You have to have the self-discipline necessary. You have to do the emotional work that goes …
I just read a great interview of Wen Jiabao in the latest Time Magazine. It offers a lot of insight into the man who is in charge of China’s economic policy. The best question the interviewer asked was what books does he enjoy… I may be wrong about this, but I tend to believe a …
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Seth Godin’s latest post is a great one. The title is Generous Gifts vs. Free Samples It gives a lot of food for thought… A lot of learning that occurs in business and life occurs when you turn up the contrast and look at the differences in things. Seth makes the point that giving away …
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There is the Tao, which is the way… It is the way of everything, and yin and yang constitute it. All things in life move and mesh and complement each other… There is pushing and shoving, there is accepting and taking… This philosophy has served me well in life and I continue to think about …
And by classics I mean written works that have withstood the test of time. Lately I’ve been making an effort to read all the 1 star reviews of books I’m interested in on Amazon.com. It is amazing to see how well written and insightful some of these reviews can be. Like my last post about …
Your critics. If you can stomach it, if you have the courage, if you want to improve… Too often we are blind to our own faults, and we get stuck on a plateau. We have met with just enough success, just enough praise, just enough results, that we stop growing. Don’t get me wrong. It’s …
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I’ve been reading Jacob’s blog for awhile and this is a guy who is living the life. At the age of 33 he retired by using a combination of working hard, living extremely frugally (by American standards), and investing wisely. His blog is full of great wisdom and advice on the above subjects. Perhaps most …
Just last night I had an epiphany of sorts… I was reading one of Brian Tracy’s great books before I went to bed and I recognized a business idea that I had just read in an ebook by Seth Godin. I thought to myself, “Huh, who stole who’s idea?” But then it struck me that …
I have looked at success story after success story… I have read many biographies and studied the lives of many great men and women… Over and over again I find that what Benjamin Disraeli said is true… “The secret of success is constancy of purpose.” Winners are those that have a purpose in mind and …