Most people think that to create personal wealth requires hard work. These same people work hard from 9-5 and get paid for their results. Consider the construction worker or waitress who engages in hard physical labor for their wages. They believe that building wealth is a solitary effort and they crave recognition for the efforts […]
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Most people, when they think about money, think money is what you get when you sell your time. For example, they trade a 40 hour work week for a wage. Entrepreneurs know that money is generated by identifying problems and selling solutions. They understand that money is not earned through one’s labor but through one’s
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Everyone’s belief system is shaped by the company they keep. Entrepreneurs are no different in that regard. The differences in beliefs come from the village of advisers people use.For example, fat people who hang around other fat people will not be exposed to better eating habits, will be exposed to negative thinking about being overweight,
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Walt Disney took every challenge to his ideas as an opportunity to prove he was right. Before Disney, cartoons were short animation films between 5-10 minutes in length that were shown before feature films. Walt Disney wanted to produce a full-length cartoon but everyone told him that no one would sit through a full-length cartoon.
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Recessions and depressions cause citizens to demand action from the government, providing the spark and the fuel to drive bigger government. Take for instance the Great Depression, which started in October 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. In June 1928 the Federal Reserve thought that the booming stock market would cause inflation, so
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No matter where you look, someone, is talking about the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. What frustrates me in all these discussions is that healthcare insurance has taken on a life of its own. By my definition, it is out of control because it is no longer insurance. Insurance, such as auto insurance or homeowners
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I’m a fly fisherman, and anyone familiar with the sport understands that to land a fish using a fly rod requires a lot of skills. I think I like fly fishing because it is cerebral and has so much in common with B2B sales. In fly fishing, you have to understand in great detail the
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A few weeks ago my wife handed me a simple battery operated candle that had stopped working in spite of the fact that she had replaced the batteries. Although the candle was designed as a sealed unit I managed to remove some of the wax coatings and dismantled it, only to discover that the wire
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In business, many of the most promising and productive individuals have fragile egos. As the owner of a company, you need to be able to recognize and reward behaviors from employees that move the business forward or risk creating a Benedict Arnold in your own ranks.
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Many side hustles and freelancers offer services and charge clients and hour. Yet few really know how to calculate their hourly rate and charge to little.
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