I know I shouldn’t – but I envy him
I read biographies of great men and women. Do you? If you admire them, you probably see some of their qualities in yourself. Your potential for similar greatness. And when you learn how they navigated the nettles in their lives, it helps you navigate your own. Take Theodore Roosevelt, for example. To me, the man…
A cheetah doesn’t store fat. Happy entrepreneurs do. With this…
I’m glad I’m not a cheetah. A cheetah’s life is almost a cosmic joke. The cheetah runs faster than any animal on earth. This speed enables it to hunt and kill and have something to eat. It’s body stores no fat. This keeps it thin and muscular so it can run at top speeds Sounds…
The Secret Prescription for Rapid Growth Through the Optimization of Greed
Don’t set big goals. Big goals keep you small. I know that’s not what you hear from many, but here at the Alchemist Entrepreneur we’ve learned that the herd is usually wrong. And every now and then they run themselves off a cliff. Also, we’re practical. And big goals don’t work. Even when clothed in…
THIS is living. Not lounging on a beach or mere luxuries.
Joel, a friend with an office down the hall, just came back from New York. He’s from London, lives in Israel and this was his first time in the Big Apple. He went with his wife and their three year old. As they emerged from Penn Station onto a crowded Manhattan sidewalk, their little boy’s…
A little thinking skill that will change your life
You’d think we humans would find this easy. But it’s HARD. I’m talking about a simple thinking skill: Knowing what you want. Nearly everyone who grabs one of the five free “Consistent Flow of Customers” strategy sessions I do each month makes the following mistake. I’ll ask: “If you could have it any way you…
Driving Teacher Takes Wrong Turn – Ends Up Circling Roundabout in Perpetuity
Neil, based in the UK, writes in deeply frustrated: “I am a driving instructor, competing in a business that has had a 20% drop in the birth rate during the nineties and a 25% increase in driving instructors in the last two years. The figures do not add up. There is a price war going…
Tommy, his tricycle and the problem with your niche.
The other day I was reminded of the sad story of little Tommy. Tommy was riding his tricycle and his Daddy said, “Tommy, don’t go riding your tricycle past the corner!” And little Tommy said, “OK, Daddy.” Daddy looked cross, but Tommy figured he could fix that. He gave Daddy a big, sweet smile. A…
It may not be nice to say, but they’re idiots.
In The King’s Speech, the stammering Prince Albert, soon to become King George VI, finds himself in the cozy office of speech therapist Lionel Logue. He expects Logue to begin treating him. Instead, Logue insists on small talk. Losing patience, the prince takes out a cigarette. “Please don’t do that,” Lionel says. “I’m sorry?” replies…
How to Be Noticed, Be Valued and Be Hired by the Clients You Want Most
Originally published in a magazine for the technical and marcom writers industry. — To build a thriving, in-demand business, it’s not enough to be really good at what you do. Yes, that’s important, but you’re not going to be hired for your technical prowess. Now, I know the clients SAY they’re looking for someone with…
The Sad Mediocre: Good people, without a clue.
You aspire to excellence. And you know you have it in you. But some days you wonder… So let’s clarify why many good people never break free of mediocrity. They follow “recipe” advice without understanding why it works. We all need the occasional expert opinion. But how can you tell if the advice you’re getting…