Having a big ego may sometimes be considered a negative thing but I think having an ego is very important when it comes to creating a successful business. I am not saying that you can’t run a successful business without one, I just think it is a huge asset.
I want you [...]

Last week I wrote about how I started working a day job separate from my businesses. The reason for doing this is so that I can meet my highest priority goal which is to pay off all of my debt. This new job only lasts for five months and I will be [...]

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Todd Knowlton, president and co-founder of Smooth Fusion Inc., to discuss his journey to becoming an entrepreneur, things to consider when starting a business, and things to consider when running an existing one.
Todd has been starting and running businesses for a while now. [...]

Here are 5 tips that will help your business grow faster and build momentum.
1. Create a Brand.
Creating a brand for you business is one of the most important decisions you will make during the life of your business. Your brand is what people will identify you by. If you don’t have [...]

When I first started running again after about a 8 month hiatus it was very hard. When I quit running I could easily run 10 miles and now I could barely run 2. It is very frustrating when you start doing something you used to do and it turns out to be [...]

I spend more than a couple of nights a week laying in bed at 3am wishing I could just fall asleep. Sometimes I will lay in bed for 3 or 4 hours extremely sleepy but unable to turn my mind off. Usually what consumes my mind at night is not what I [...]

Seize this very minute; what you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
When I was a kid, probably around 9 or 10, my friends and I would setup tents all over the house using huge sheets from my parents bed. They [...]

I have started several businesses in the past. Starting businesses is what I enjoy doing. When I first got the entrepreneurial bug I didn’t have much money so the businesses I would start had very low start-up costs. Even to this day most of the businesses I have started cost me [...]

It is very important to have direction and goals with any project or new business venture. In the past I have found myself launching a great new business idea with no written plan or solid goals. I quickly discovered that while sometimes this approach works out fine, more often than not it either slows the process of success or eliminates it completely.