Many of us go to college thinking we know exactly what we want to do with our lives while others enter schools in hopes to find out what career paths to choose. For as long as I can remember I have always loved advertising. My mom always said when I was a kid I used to pay attention to the commercials more than TV shows. As a result of this, I entered Howard University … [Read more...]
You’re Pretty Much Always Right
Being in business is about being unequivocally right every moment of every day. Except when you aren't. Let's think about this for a moment. When you start a business you are basically saying to the world that some idea that you came up with mostly off the top of your head is sufficiently interesting that people will pay you money in order to see it produced. Further, you … [Read more...]
Maybe Corporate Life Isn’t For You?
I’ll never forget the seemingly bad news I received in late January, 2010 as I opened that mass corporatized email in Outlook. However, to my dismay, I wasn’t overly surprised by its message. The news consisted of a company-wide change in schedules and the elimination of many part-time shifts. The email informed me that my 20-hour shift would be spread over four days as … [Read more...]
Building an Untemplater Business
To live an untemplate lifestyle, most of us will need to build an untemplate businesses. And while I don't believe in get-rich-quick schemes, I do believe there is a formula that greatly increases your chances of success. Through my background as a CPA and consultant, I've seen the insides of dozens of businesses. I've seen businesses that receive a fortune in revenues, but … [Read more...]
Going going, back back…to school?
Once you're a full fledged adult, going back to school seems like a step backward doesn't it? You might think, "Isn't school for when I was in my teens and twenties, trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up?" Well, sure it is, but school is also a great opportunity to try something new and different. Now I'm not talking about going back to school to get your law … [Read more...]