The Uncomfortable Reality of Business (You Have Been Warned)
The uncomfortable reality of business, weaklings don’t read this, you have been warned: You won’t build a business by being a psychologist and trying to analyze all your flaws and issues in terms of mindset. All you can do is follow the process and improve the process, it’s not a matter of trying to fix […]
Continue readingWhy “Keep An Open Mind” Is Disastrous Advice for Entrepreneurs
Why “keep an open mind” is disastrous advice for entrepreneurs: Everyone has always told me that I should “keep an open mind”. They usually tell me that to guilt me into believing their untested theories about business. “Keep an open mind” is one of those super-replicating beliefs that sounds so right that everyone passes it […]
Continue readingWhat I Learned from Nobel Prize Recipient Richard Feynman
Here’s what I learned from Nobel Prize recipient Richard Feynman. One of the things that makes business very difficult is that it takes a lot of imagination. You have to constantly imagine, “what would happen if I did that?” Those who develop an excellent ability to imagine are able to do 100s if not 1000s […]
Continue readingHow to Run a Business on Your Terms
Wouldn’t it be schmick to do business on YOUR terms for a change? By that I mean, the client: Reaches out to youTells you how much they love your workChanges their schedule to talk with youListens with interest and attentionHopes that you’ll agree to work with themLets you choose tactics and strategiesDoesn’t haggle over priceSays […]
Continue readingThe Worst Thing a Boss Ever Told Me?
The worst thing a boss ever told me? 6 months after I started, he flicked an envelope across the table at me… And he said, “This 2% pay raise represents what you’re now worth to us”. I’d obeyed every word, jumped through every hoop, taken every piece of advice, and hugely improved my work, for […]
Continue readingWhat is Stopping You From Profiting $1 million Every Year?
What is stopping you from profiting 1 million dollars every year? What is possible for one person, is usually possible for another. Especially in the business world. Especially if we’re talking about goals like profiting a million dollars a year — that’s only a medium-size accomplishment in the grand scheme of things, isn’t it? Many, […]
Continue readingThe Real Benefit of Having Proof of Your Achievements
There’s something magical about having proof of your achievements. The big deal about proof is NOT simply that it gives weight to your words and makes your prospects believe what you’re saying. Proof also makes YOU think differently about yourself. When you’ve got video evidence, verbal testimony and performance data to show that you walk […]
Continue readingHow to Add Originality to Your Consciousness
I often wonder which idea could be the highest leverage concept that we could together inject into the mainstream consciousness kick this looming renaissance into an ultra high gear. There have been other times where a tiny number of injected concepts woke up entire populations and led them to extremely large scale cultural paradigm shifts. […]
Continue readingHow to Do Self Development in 2020 (A New Approach)
I’m working on a new approach to self-development. I’d love your feedback and contribution because I think that going into 2020, the time is ripe for new thinking, and there’s no reason we can’t work on this together. Self Development has 2 goals: High self-esteem Valuable results Let’s define those! (I’ve learned that whenever you […]
Continue readingHow Should Entrepreneurs Do Self Development?
How should entrepreneurs do self-development? Carl Jung called it “Individuation”. William James called it “Self Esteem”. Kurt Goldstein called it “Self-Actualization”. These days we call it “Self-Development” — the path toward your highest potential. I have noticed that people who do self-development tend to do better in business. Why? Because business and self-development work synergistically: […]
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