There is one single, golden moment that will change your life as an entrepreneur. No, it has nothing to do with finishing your product -- though having something to sell never hurts. No, it's not the day you move out of the hovel you have been holding up in into a place with desks and chairs and running water. No, it's not even when you get your first customer -- … [Read more...]
Learn to Love Ignoring the Rules
Life presents us with a lot of implicit rules. While many of them are helpful and sensible, they don't always suit all of us. One rule that doesn't suit many untemplaters is the rule about fitting in. Society is constructed around the concept of fitting in, of cohesion: most of us abide by laws, for example, because we know that, to some degree, that makes life in our … [Read more...]
Ask the Readers: What advice do you give?
You're out to lunch with a coworker. You get to talking about life and other things and he begins pouring his heart out to you a bit. You decide to give him some advice to comfort him. He appreciates it. Later that day you're chatting online with a distant friend. You get to talking about life and other things and she tells you about some rough patches she's had lately. You … [Read more...]
How To Put A Stop Loss Order On Your Life
If you've ever gambled, you probably have set a stop-loss order. You tell yourself something like, “Alright, if it's not my night tonight, I will only allow myself to lose $100.” Therefore, once the $100 is gone, you're done. Another example, is when you go to a bar and only bring about $20 in cash and your I.D. This way, the credit card isn't coming out at 2:30 right before … [Read more...]
How To Find Balls
I told you before that you are not supposed to know how to do things. I told you that courage can't be sold. What I heard back from people is that they either can't find courage, or they think they don't have it. Wrong. Everyone has courage, the problem is they think those that are takings risks had access to it since the beginning. Courage doesn't show up until you … [Read more...]