Over the last few years, I’ve come across many quotes that have fundamentally changed the way I think about life, philosophy, entrepreneurship, fitness, and other aspects of life. I’ve compiled this list for some time and have never felt like I’ve had a sufficient outlet or digital space to put these quotes and ideas. As […]
A small percentage of the world’s population truly go on to greatness in their communities, fields, and industries. Some people wonder how others know-how (or at least they think they do), and the remaining sum think those who’ve obtained greatness had a magic bullet or a trust fund that they were born into, and so
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Every time I am creating something that turns out to be of value and interest, I tend to go through a process. This process is one of the most valuable things I have learned to embrace. Those who understand it or have gone through it, from my experience, seem to be more empathetic/sympathetic to the
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It has been standard procedure for entrepreneurs to write out long business plans before starting or testing a business. There are many flaws with this strategy up front. If you are writing a business plan right out the gate, then you should seriously reconsider for more than a few reasons. For one, they take a
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An entrepreneur and speaker by the name of Mel Robins originated the start of this idea which came to my mind about the difference between inspiration and motivation. They are incredibly different and distinguishing the two is very important. Motivation is when people have that “feel good” attitude and want to act on a feeling
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You may have heard of the acronym for FEAR: False Expectations Appearing Real. Even though it may be a little cheesy, it holds true to its meaning. Have you ever been fearful of something and conjured up a story in your head about what you think a situation may be like. This is a prime
Today I interviewed Ben Dixon who is the CEO of Naxum. Naxum is a 38 employee software and marketing company based in Illinois. I had the great privilage of having some time to sit down Ben and ask him some questions about entrepreneurship, business, and how he started his career. Take a look at the video
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The line between ordinary and extraordinary is what many people spend their lives examining. A noble pursuit. However, being exceptional, extraordinary, or achieving any level of greatness is subjective, right? Yes and no. Cultural success is not subjective, the only objective. If you achieve extraordinary things, no one cares whether or not you believe they
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Something that has been philosophized in business for a long time is whether or not you should take into consideration and ask what the customer wants. This is not to be confused with disregarding the problem a product is solving. You can still solve a problem and not ask what the customer wants. As I’ve
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Some people may know that I’ve been in the hustle game since I was a kid. My early days in this world mostly consisted of trading and selling pokemon cards on the bus from 1st grade and on. The bus as a kid was an economy, and the primary market was pokemon and yugiou cards.
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