It was a few years ago that my wife and I were talking about our next trip/adventure and we began sort of listing places we “could” go. As we blurted out some far-flung places, we found ourselves saying things like “I don’t need to go there” or “No interest in that place.” That small experience […]
At my stage in life/career, I am often asked: “What does it take to be successful”? I would often stumble with an answer and/or shrug my shoulders and say “hard work”. So, I decided to put together a better “answer”—knowing it really is not an answer—but more my advice. So, here it goes; Learn, Lead, and […]
I continue to stray from pure ‘entrepreneurial’ blogs in the past to address some things that I, as a business owner and investor, am seeing, hearing or grappling with now-a-days in the workplace. In this blog I am addressing the concept of working full time, remotely, from home, when you could be, or in fact […]
In 2023, I want to address some things that—as a business owner and investor—am seeing, hearing, or grappling with in today’s workplace. Let’s start with the concept of the four-day workweek—I hate it! While I know that can be characterized as a dinosaur answer (as I did just turn 60!), I am just not a […]
If you are midcareer and have run things (divisions, projects, and so forth) in larger companies, like I have in my career, and feel they will serve you well in trying your hand at being a true entrepreneur—you are half right. While these skills and experiences will serve you well, they are quite different than […]
“Do what you love, and you never work a day in your life.” Every successful entrepreneur and every single book on the topic of ‘what’ to start your business in will recite this quote—and they’re right. The problem for me was that I never really knew how to filter what I loved to do. I did not […]
Sometimes you are so close to the business/issue that you need an outside perspective—a mentor. Finding a mentor (or two) who can bring some skills and experience to your situation can be helpful. While you might be fortunate enough to find a mentor who is willing to mentor you for free, you may also find […]
Here is the ONE question I advise you to ask at the end of every sales meeting, NO MATTER how successful you think the meeting was: “This all sounds quite positive, but let me ask you, is there anything that you foresee happening that would stop you from signing a contract to move forward?” Once you ask […]
In preparing to publish my first book, I found myself searching for a better subtitle than The Five Phases to Becoming a Midcareer Entrepreneur. While I liked the rubric of five phases, I found that using it as a working title was, quite frankly, boring. Recognizing that I was too close to the project and […]
If you email a proposal that was not asked for, you can expect either a quick no or a prolonged no-answer (silence). My main goal in this quick blog is to share some real-life learnings and thoughts on providing written business proposals, as they might be a very important part of your success. For the […]