“No, the Technician isn’t the only problem … The problem is that everybody who goes into business is actually three-people-in-one: The Entrepreneur, The Manager, and The Technician. And the problem is compounded by the fact that while each of these personalities wants to be the boss, none of them wants to have a boss. So [Continue Reading]
Your Business Is the Product: How to Create a Unique Business That Works
“The Entrepreneurial Model has less to do with what’s done in a business and more to do with how it’s done. The commodity isn’t what’s important — the way it’s delivered is.” Michael Gerber, The E-Myth Revisited The best businesses do not make their business only about the commodity they sell. A commodity is a house, [Continue Reading]
The Entrepreneur’s Success Mantra: Work on Your Business, Not In it
“Once you recognize that the purpose of your life is not to serve your business, but that the primary purpose of your business is to serve your life, you can then go to work on your business, rather than in it, with a full understanding of why it is absolutely necessary for you to do [Continue Reading]
My Motivation is Great Products, Not Profits
“My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits, were the motivation.” Steve Jobs in his biography Steve Jobs by Walter [Continue Reading]
The Value Compass
“Freedom is what we’re all looking for, and value is the way to achieve it.” Chris Guillebeau, The 100 Startup Freedom. Wouldn’t you say that is a big part of why you want to be in business? In the $100 Startup Chris Guillebeau points out that if we want freedom, we must first focus on value. In fact, [Continue Reading]
Introducing the Business-Money-Life Project
Thank you for learning more about the Business-Money-Life Project, which I began in January of 2015. Although it’s new, it’s been stewing in my mind for years. The BML Project is essentially my collection of the most helpful big ideas from my favorite teachers in the arenas of real estate, business, money, and life. My collection of articles [Continue Reading]