I pulled off the highway, parked my car, and got out to take this photograph and then fired off this email to my colleagues at Best Buy, “Congratulations! We did it. We beat our long time competitor, Circuit City.” But I was celebrating a bit too soon. The headwinds that destroyed Circuit City changed directions […]
Category: books
Vice President Mike Pence and his family commonly quote a Bible verse that comes from Ruth 1:16. They use this verse as a compass to navigate through their lives, “But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I […]
“You’ve been lied to. In fact, we’ve all been lied to. The reason? Most people don’t want you to know one simple fact. Uncommon success is achievable, and the path is a common one.” John Lee Dumas John Lee Dumas (JLD) filled the pages of his book, The Common Path to Uncommon Success, with detailed […]
Read James Altucher’s book Skip The Line to learn how to break out of your routine. You don’t need to spend 10,000 hours learning a new skill to become proficient and be able to make a living. You needn’t abide by our culture’s rules for success and the path to reach the top.You can find […]
Last April my wife and I’s wedding was completely planned and we had invited our closest friends and family to attend. But then the entire country was flipped upside down when the coronavirus began to spread. A tough call had to be made. Either to postpone our wedding or make some major changes. We decided […]
Company of One
“If he were to double his profits, like his friend was trying to do, how much more work would be involved? How would that extra work affect his family or his life overall? Sean doesn’t want that complexity, the added stress and responsibility. He’d much rather make a great living without his work taking over […]
The Common Rule
I started the day beautifully… I had a tall glass of water, drank a cup of coffee, completed ten minutes of quiet morning exercise, and then… I started reading my emails, which lead me to a YouTube video about a man that stopped a charging elephant by waving a stick, a cheetah that jumped in […]
What I’ve Been Reading
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere, by Adele Westbrook and Oscar Ratti. Picked this one up by recommendation of GM Maurice Ashley on the Tim Ferriss show. “However, in the West, the pervading theme is beginning to be: “We have, progressed from primitive and unself-unconcious participation to analytical thinking and an appreciation of awareness on the […]
Each week James Altucher hosts a Q&A on Twitter. A lot of folks ask James questions about writing and building an audience and I have been saving my favorite answers. Here are the top twelve! “Just keep writing. Write 2-3 hours a day. The best way to get feedback is to write good stuff that […]
Finding My Virginity
Every entrepreneur should pickup a copy of Richard Branson’s book, Finding My Virginity. This book is full of gold nuggets for business owners. And it is hilarious too! Because of this book I was actually able to make some decisions and take my business into a more clear direction. Before, I was always afraid to […]