There is a big difference between those that would describe themselves as self-employed or as freelancers and those that are true entrepreneurs. Being self-employed means you’ve created a job for yourself, which is great, if it weren’t for all the extra hours and your slave driver of a boss. Being an entrepreneur though, is something much different. It is to…
This post is the second part of my Fire Your IT Guy series. In it I explain how I removed complicated and expensive systems from our office and replaced them with web based, user friendly, cheap solutions that don’t require an expert to support them. In this article I’ll talk about how we moved our phone system to the cloud and…
in 2010, after several years of being slowly trained in as our office IT guy, I was finally handed the reigns. It was not a happy moment, as I had experienced many late nights and weekends trying to fix our servers and systems already, and knew that it was now my primary responsibility to figure these things out. I didn’t…
I first was introduced to Dr. Henry Cloud when I read his book Boundaries. That book is a must read as far as I’m concerned for anyone doing anything. So when Dr. Cloud brought out his new book “Necessary Endings” I had to get it. This book presents the case that we should all end more things that are not…
I was recently watching some old home videos I took of me and my college buddies traveling throughout Europe. I thought these videos were going to remind me of all the amazing times we had and beautiful things we saw, but it actually had a different effect on me. When I watched the videos, what stood out to me was…
In this post I intend to argue why you’re always better off running your business debt free. Before I list my reasons, I want to make one clarification though. I am not arguing against selling equity in your business to a VC or something along those lines. I’m arguing against using credit cards and business loans to fund and grow…
I’ve heard many merchants argue that you shouldn’t sell on Amazon.com because you’re essentially “feeding the beast” and helping your competition. As Amazon continues to grow, I don’t think this will be a winning strategy. I’ve compiled my top ten reasons why you should list your products on Amazon below: 1. More Money! This one is the most obvious. If…
Seth Godin is an amazing author that speaks on the exact wavelength that resonates with me. He speaks of purpose in work and change and creativity in a world where most businesses are attempting to hold onto their old convictions and procedures. Tribes is a great little book that discusses this and much more. At only 150 pages you can…
I was recently able to listen in on a conversation between two of my friends. One of them is a successful business owner, and the other is a corporate employee looking to get out of the rat race. The advice of the business owner was to put it all on the line and quit his job to start a business,…
Last week I posted about the book Great By Choice and sort of summarized it’s primary points. There is one part of that book that I keep pondering, though, and I wanted to explore the idea a little more. The idea I’m talking about is the “20 Mile March” concept. Collins explains that we should all be making advances in…
