Only 3% of adults have clear, written, specific, measurable, time-bounded goals, and by every statistic, they accomplish ten times as much as people with no goals at all. Why is it then that most people have no goals?
Perhaps the most powerful influence on your attitude and personality is what you say to yourself, and believe. It is not what happens to you, but how you respond internally to what happens to you, that determine your thoughts and feelings, mind power, and, ultimately, your actions. By controlling your inner dialogue, or “self-talk,” you can begin to assert control over every other dimension of your life. Read the rest of this entry »
The measure of your ability as an entrepreneur is your ability to create a business plan and a budget and then to hit your numbers on schedule. Anyone can pull numbers out of a hat. But the best business people are the people who meet or exceed their numbers on a regular basis. This is the true measure of how good you really are. Read the rest of this entry »
When you decide to start your own business, you can do it impulsively because of a significant emotional experience or event in your life, like the loss of a job or the appearance of an opportunity, or you can do it slowly and deliberately by spending several weeks or months in study and preparation. In either case, investigate before you invest. Read the rest of this entry »
When you begin your business, you must practice the “Two times, three times rule.” This rule says that, no matter how conservative your financial projections, everything will cost you twice as much as you have budgeted for and everything you do will take three times as long. Read the rest of this entry »
When you decide to start your own business, begin by reading several books on small business formation. Some of the best books ever written are on the bookstands today. Read about every single aspect of market planning, market research, financing, delivery and distribution systems, people, processes, promotion, advertising and especially sales. Read the rest of this entry »
How do you find a business? There are a hundred different ways. But the most important of all is that you get into something that you really like, enjoy and care about. Passion is the critical factor in determining small business success. Read the rest of this entry »
More people are forming more different types of businesses today than at any other time in American business history. Last year, more than 820,000 new businesses were incorporated and more than 1,500,000 sole proprietorships were formed. More than a million partnerships were set up as well. Tom Peters, the business author, says that the primary driving forces of innovation in America today is in the small and medium sized business. Read the rest of this entry »
My Dear Friends,
Thank you for your emails, your cards and letters, and especially your prayers.
I’m very excited to announce that my brand new book, “No Excuses-The Power of Self-Discipline” has been released!
After significant amount of writing, drafting, editing, and perfecting-it’s here!
This book is based off of years and years of study and research done around the concept of self-discipline. Read the rest of this entry »
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