Should you entrepreneur?

I just read Seth Godin’s blog http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/10/questions-for-a-new-entrepreneur.html and wondered how many people really think about what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Is it a mindset or can anyone do it?  Yes, it’s a mindset, and no,...

Scardy Cats

Entrepreneurs and business owners need to know how to take risks that’s the nature of the beast yet we often find in our society that we teach fear and caution in so many subtle ways. I was presenting a training program at a new facility in LA that has scanners and I...

Scarcity

What is it about the human condition that causes us to immediately take action when we are afraid of being left out?  Think “sale one day only” and we have to buy even if we don’t need it.  Sadly the concept has been overused.  Growing up I remember January was the...

Save me from sales webinars!

I was suckered again.. Shame on me; you’d think I would learn not to waste an hour of my time waiting for any nugget of wisdom or insight.  But noooooooo!!!! I get an invite from a national speaker I’d heard a lot about and I set aside an hour to listen. I know I have...

Rumors

I was in a store recently waiting my turn and overhearing conversations.  Ok, I admit it I eavesdrop and I people watch!  In one conversation one woman was telling another about an incident she had heard and she was so surprised a person acted the way they did.  The...

Rivalry and Innovation

If you have siblings you know all too well how this works.  They get attention doing something so you have to do it bigger and better.  They buy the parents a gift you need to get a better one.  Sometimes we realize that rather than compete we can collaborate to...