Andrew Carnegie and The Road to Business Success

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie “THE ROAD TO BUSINESS SUCCESS: A TALK TO YOUNG MEN” From an address by Andrew Carnegie to Students of the Curry Commercial College, Pittsburg, June 23, 1885. 1 It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions. Many of the Continue Reading →

5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know – Master P

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5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know – Master P

1. – Your determination will determine your destination.
2. – If you don’t believe in something then you are never going to be successful in it.
3. – All work pays off.
4. – You have to stay focused. Being focused is one of the main things that is going to get you to where you want to be in life.
5. – Never do nothing just for money.

Influential books

Recently I wrote a post about how sometimes the difference between first and second place, the difference between success and failure is so small is is barely noticeable but it is indeed there. The post was inspired by the book “212 – The Extra Degree” by Sam Parker. This got Continue Reading →

Ten Crack Commandments and business today

I am a big fan of the Tropical MBA podcast. This week on Episode 50 they opened they podcast with a segment I thought was brilliant where they took the Ten Crack Commandments from Notorious B.I.G. and showed how they still hold true today for those of us who do Continue Reading →

Turning it up to 11

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Last night Brenna and I went to see the movie “Rush” which is a re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One race car rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Lauda is a cool, calculating technical genius who relies on precision. At the 1976 German Grand Prix at Nürburgring, Continue Reading →