I’m currently reading ‘Predictably Irrational‘ by Dan Ariely and am finding it fascinating. The book makes the case that while we like to believe that we are very rational creatures that make decisions based on past experiences and learned behaviors, many of our daily decisions are influenced by shared irrational though patterns. More so, we are so much more irrational than we think, that we are predictably irrational, meaning if we know what to look [...]

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 [...]

Ukulele Underground was featured on the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Blog today. As I said in the previous post, I love the book and it was an honor to be featured on the website. I did the interview a while ago and Mike decided to hold on to it until the week of his book launch. As with all interviews, it was shortened and revised by the publisher but I think it still came out pretty [...]

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 [...]

4th post into this new blog, 2nd post about Gary V. I’m not trying to turn this into a Gary V nuthuggingfest but for some reason, tonight I was wondering exactly what episode Gary changed the format of his show to really let himself be himself. I’m admittedly a very late comer to Wine Library, started watching it late 2007 but I did know he started very conservatively, very polite and very much catering to [...]

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 [...]

I decided it was a good time to start up the blog again. This is not my first attempt at blogging, I had an older one which was very unfocused and was filled with a bunch of garbage posts that nobody (including myself) cared about. This new blog has but one purpose; to help me become a better entrepreneur and business owner. I’ll be sharing my experiences, the good and the bad, as I work [...]