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I Heart Publix
I love when businesses get it right. They just supercharge me as a customer. There are a few stores in my town that do this and one I really love is Publix. I’ve heard bad things about this chain grocery store in other areas. I don’t know if it’s regional leadership or what, but the ...
I Love… No Hate… No Love… Politics
I definitely have a love/hate relationship with politics. After years of following “the game”, I’ve come to realized that I actually dislike politics, for the most part. Probably because politicians are frustratingly out of touch. But I do have to admit that I love the competitiveness of the races and the challenge to get your/my/our ...
The Death (& Rebirth) of Common Sense
Two of my favorite non-fiction authors, financial expert Dave Ramsey and marketing expert Seth Godin, are frequently lambasted by detractors because their teachings are “common sense.” My reply to these naysayers is generally, “Well, DUH!” Common sense is frequently not all that common. I’m not talking about extreme cases such as biting down on a ...
Failing Forward
In light of my recent post “What If You Threw A Party & No One Came“, this one from Seth Godin titled “Failure As An Event” seems fitting. Give it a read. As an entrepreneur, as a startup guy, you cannot fear failure. It’s how we learn. Babies crawl clumsily until they get it right. ...
What If You Threw A Party & No One Came?
One of the concerns that stops many people from starting up their own company is this very thought. What happens if I start my business and no one buys? The truth is, that’s a risk for all of us. And most entrepreneurs will experience it at some time or another. However, if you let that ...
Mission Statements Have a Purpose
Last week, Matt wrote a good post at SmallBizBee titled “7 Steps to Writing a Killer Mission Statement.” We struck up a conversation via Twitter about how many companies misunderstand the purpose of a mission statement. Matt was kind enough to offer me space on his site to write an article about it. I took ...
It's a Start(up)…
I’ve had (have) several blogs over the past few years, but most of them related to specific websites I had started. This one is different. It’s mostly for and about me. I got tired of restricting what I said to the “subject” at hand. I needed some place to write what I wanted to write ...