28 Feb 5 Entrepreneur Lessons From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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[guestpost]Joseph Steinberg - I write about entrepreneurship and cybersecurity.[/guestpost] As we celebrate the life, achievements, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., entrepreneurs should take note of five important business lessons that can be learned from him, and his role in the Civil Rights movement: 1....
28 Feb Nothing to Do – But Win
This morning I woke up for the first time in along while, with no other project on mind but my own. I was scared, but yet calm all at the same time. Imagine this late in life, changing business models. You see, I have been...
16 Sep Why I Closed My Company
This morning I read a post featuring Mark Zuckerberg and his take on whether he wanted to build a Facebook Phone. What was interesting is the nugget I gleaned from it. It is the reason, I shuttered my graphics and web-development company. First look at...
29 Aug Time to Step Up! Part 1
I was at my son's school this morning - arrived at 6:45 -- between that time and 7:30am - there were 4 fights and a lock-down -- I didn't blame the school nor the parents nor society...
21 Jul The Old Man, the Boy, and the Donkey.
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There is an old Aesop Parable told of the Old Man the Boy and the Donkey. It goes something like this.
An old man and a young boy were traveling through their village with their donkey. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked.
As they went along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding.
The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.
Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk." They then decided they both would walk.
19 Jul 9 EASY-TO-STEAL HABITS OF THE SUPER SUCCESSFUL
WE WISH THERE WAS A HANDBOOK FOR SUCCESS, BUT THERE ISN'T. HERE'S THE NEXT BEST THING: A LIST OF WAYS YOU CAN REALIZE YOUR DREAMS--AND BE A MORE PRODUCTIVE PERSON IN THE PROCESS. BY: MILES KOHRMAN Wouldn't it be great if success was simple? But it isn't. There's no one-size-fits-all...
28 Mar Why I Use a Content Creation Calendar
As the owner of a small business, with a small team of employees, I am often interrupted from my pre-planned schedule. Having a content creation schedule allows me to stay on track even when my daily schedule goes off track. For example this morning, I went...
31 Jan Create
My hard drive crashed. And while there is a multiplicity of files that I have lost. What I have not lost is my ability to create. In fact in most cases, I can re-create everything that I've lost. So my friend as long as you are...
10 Dec Moving the Ball
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In a college football a young player and another player got into animated discussion on whether it was the receiver or the rushers that were the the main catalyst for the team's success.
Each player made their points. The receiver boasted the overwhelming yardage that he had gained through the aerial assault of the team - of all the touchdown passes he had caught. The rusher countered with all of the yards he had rushed. He boasted of the many touchdowns he rushed,the last minute yardage gained that resulted in a touchdown.