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Traveling in Time
This is the part 2 of this story: Fakes and Flakes and Why They’re Grrreat! Making Deals in the Frosty Heart of LA — Time travel. It’s something that we do all the time, whether we acknowledge it or not. I used to talk about future events as if they already happened. I talked up … Read more
Fakes and Flakes and Why They’re Grrreat! Making Deals in the Frosty Heart of LA
Once upon a time in the past, I had put up a job ad on Craigslist to hire a personal assistant. It was the heart of the recession and as each minute passed by, I had a new applicant. It was like clockwork. 1 minute. 1 new application. It went on that way for 400 … Read more
How to React When Someone Thinks They Are Superior to You
In life, we’re all terminals transmitting data. Each of us has our own experiences that we have gone through and utilize those experiences into the messages that portray ourselves. We then use that data to communicate. Since each and every one of us is a terminal that is designed to transmit data, there is no … Read more
Why Your Feelings About Your Friends’ Circle of Friends Shouldn’t Matter
I had my birthday on the 21st of December. I decided to have it at Takami. I reserved a table for eight. I have no clue how many people told me they would show up, but I didn’t believe any of them. When my party had arrived, I ordered the perfect amount of chairs. There … Read more
Smart Goals: Do They Live Up to the Hype?
For the last ten years of my life, I have always been told that I need “S.M.A.R.T.” goals. What are smart goals? Specific. They are very detail oriented and outlined to the T. To the point where you can picture what you have. I think I was told that you need to be able to … Read more
The Reason Why Rich People Continue to Work Rather Than Play
Coming from a background of playing A LOT… I can say first hand… That I would not want to spend the rest of my life playing each and every day. I wouldn’t be able to take it. I would go crazy. When I used to go to the office of old job each day, I … Read more
This Founder’s Ego Got in His Way of Making Decisions
I know this guy who stopped working with immature business owners. He told me that it’s just too time consuming and painful, especially when their ego is some brazen beast that they let roam free. However, at one point in his life, he did experience this type of “leader” who was assigned to lead a … Read more
The Moment I Wanted to End It All
I don’t know if this was my worst experience in my life, but this is what pushed me over the edge and made me want to end it all after I went through failure after failure. Prior to this event, my ex wouldn’t talk to me anymore. I had tried to make a few businesses … Read more
How the Rich Are Similar and Different from You and Me
I have a lot of rich friends. I also have a lot of middle class friends. Then I have a few poor friends. Some of my rich friends have so much money, they’re bored and they try to seek out exciting things to do. They call me to bring out girls and party, however I … Read more
23 Factors That Affect the Failure Probability of a Startup
Everything is against you as a startup. The time it takes to bring your product to market. When you start marketing. How lean your product is. How talented your staff is. How prepared you are to build. How financially stable you are. What distractions you have in your personal life. Your stress level. The amount of … Read more