No, this one won’t track you. But, you might want to go find IT. Just a fun break in the middle of a serious series.
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My Fortune Cookie told me: You will stop at nothing to reach your objective, but only because your brakes are defective. Get a cookie from Miss Fortune |
Does it take 2 (or more) to do the business tango? When is it better to partner up and when is it better to fly solo? If you do decide to buddy up, what are some of the risks and reasons for doing so? And, given the financial and emotional scars that happen when a business partnership goes wrong, how on earth do you choose a business partner that doesn’t totally suck?
I have a fair amount of experience is this partnership thing. I’ll dig into how that all went down when it’s relevant. But, for now, consider me experienced enough to be able to point out the quicksand pockets for your consideration and avoidance. Continue Reading »
Why is there so much pressure to “succeed” in America? What happens to those who don’t measure up, those who try and fail? What do we think about them – assuming we even want to consider them at all?
America has a reputation as the land of opportunity. We’ve all heard stories about immigrants that have come here with only a few dollars in their pockets and have struck it rich from pure determination and a little luck. In fact, almost everyone has come to America as an immigrant and many of them were limited in funds and experience when they arrived. As each generation passes, we compare ourselves to our forebearers in a continual effort to do better than the generation before us. It is highly unlikely that you will ever hear someone say that they want a lower standard of living than their parents had.
The pressure to succeed in America is so high that “failure” and its impact and recovery process are rarely discussed, except in the context of how to avoid it at all costs. It’s understandable. It’s a depressing subject. And, now with the massive popularity of the book “The Secret”, there are people who believe that even thinking about failure can call it into being (we’ll discuss that in another posting.)
Where does that leave the entrepreneur or business person who has suffered a setback? Isolated and without support, for the most part. Authors John van der Graaf and Ralph Blakey discuss the resounding silence about failure in this article. Continue Reading »
We’re about to begin tackling a subject that people shy away from. It’s embarrassing. It’s sensitive. It’s….coming soon.
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