I was watching a PBS special of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates sharing the stage while speaking to a group of college students – possibly the only time the two richest people in the world shared the advice giving stage at the same time.
There were two stories that I'd like to share with you today.
One of the students asked Bill Gates to recall the biggest mistakes of his career-which I thought was a great question.
Gates said one of the [...] Continue Reading…
When I was a kid, I always assumed that career success meant making more money.
You worked hard, others noticed, you got promoted, you made more money – hence you were successful.
Several years ago, I came across two interesting pieces of information that shattered my way of thinking on this topic.
Myth #1: Money Buys Happiness
In a recent study, researchers surveyed the members of the Forbes 400 – the list of the 400 richest people in the world.
The results were fascinating. [...] Continue Reading…
There's a entirely new way to work today that's being made possible in part by the Internet. Global borders have fallen. The ability to find customers and suppliers from around the world is easier than before. More so than at any time in history has it been possible to create a lifestyle-oriented business.
A New Way to Work – My Story
When I was a kid, I always assumed that career success meant making more money.
You worked hard, others noticed, you [...] Continue Reading…
Over the past several years, I have frequently outsourced projects to freelancers and vendors to do work that my team didn't have the skills to accomplish on our own.
A portion of that work was outsourced to overseas contractors many of whom are in India, Romania, Russia, and elsewhere.
In fact, I've outsourced over 110 projects over the past few years with probably 60% of those one-time projects going overseas. (With 95% of on-going work outsourced within the U.S.)
I've recently been [...] Continue Reading…
In my last post, I mentioned that if Bill Gates were running your business, it would be doing a lot better than it is now for three reasons: 1) Desire to Win, 2) Bigger Thinking, 3) Better Business Skills
Of these, the most important are actually the first two. If you have a massive desire to win and are actively looking for how to make your business grow more (rather than thinking about how to make it shrink less), you [...] Continue Reading…
