One of my biggest problems is remaining focused on my current project. I think it’s a problem that many entrepreneurs deal with. I’m constantly seeing problems around me and thinking up solutions to these problems. For the most part, I’ve done a good job of keeping myself focused. I’ll launch a side project here and there and let it die. Getting them up at least lets me tell myself, ok you did that one get [...]

I’ve been doing my own businesses off and on for almost 5 years now and while I am no where near what I would consider a success (yet), I have learned a lot from my previous failures. There are many common mistakes first time entrepreneurs fall victim to. I see the same pitfalls over and over again. I’ve decided to start a new series of blog posts documenting some of my boneheadedness in hopes that [...]

Business is not easy. If it were, everybody would do it. Living your dream life is not easy, if it were, everybody would be living theirs. The only difference between those who are successful at business or life for that matter and the people who aren’t is successful people choose to be successful. Choosing to succeed is more than just stating emphatically you will. Choosing to be successful is consciously embedding the belief of success [...]

On Wednesday, March 11 2009 I lost one of my few business heroes. Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr, founder of the Mixed Martial Arts lifestyle brand TapouT passed away in an early morning car accident. While some may feel it necessary to critique the way of his passing, I choose to remember the life Charles chose to live and why he will always serve as a huge source of inspiration to me. TapouT was founded in [...]

Ukuleleunderground.com has given me the opportunity to meet and befriend so many amazing people throughout the world. I always take some time everyday to think about just how fortunate I am to have made so many new friends within the past year. One of these new friends is a man named Mike Hater from Nashville Indiana. Mike is an amazingly interesting person. He has described himself to me on more than one occasion as a [...]

Though I haven’t had one yet, I can imagine growing a business is very similar to raising a child. Not so much in the physical pain experienced by the mother at birth, but in the sense of the commitment and dedication required to grow and nurture both. There an initial excitement when they’re brand new. You find yourself staring at it saying to yourself, “wow, I made that!” You devote countless, often thankless hours in [...]

Mike Michalowicz have very quickly become one of my favorite people on the planet. His book ‘The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur‘ was released today and let me tell you folks, it’s going to be HUGE. I was fortunate enough to receive a pre-release copy from Mike and talk to him on the phone a couple of weeks ago and I have never in my life read a book that has resonated more strongly with me and [...]

I’ve met with many entrepreneurs and one of the first questions I almost always ask them is, ‘What is the goal of your company? What are you trying to accomplish with your business?” It shocks me when people respond with, “The goals is to make money.” Let’s get one thing straight, if the sole goal of your company is to make money for yourself, you will fail. In business, no matter what business you are [...]

Gary was (and still is!) a big inspiration to me when I was stuck in a rut late 2007 trying to figure out why I was so miserable and what I should do with my life. His passion for life showed me that there was absolutely no reason I should do anything that I did not love. The more I hear him speak or read things he’s done it just gets me fired up all [...]