In looking back at posts from previous years, I realized that I used to post more frequently about all of the other things I think go into running a business and being an entrepreneur. Stuff like sleep and happiness and work ethic. As I’ve slowed a bit with my posting, it seems like [...]
Archive for the ‘Life Balance’ Category
15 Productive Hours
I’ve instituted various time management and task management “systems” for myself over the years. I’ve almost always had a daily task list with automated reminders for routine things like “remember to check on backups”. I’ve grown into being very strict with how often I check and answer my email. Those things are [...]
Looking Forward to 2010
I’m not really a big New Year’s Resolution guy. I mean, what’s the real difference between last week and this week? All that changed was the calendar.
But in business it’s a little different. When your fiscal year aligns with the calendar year like ours does, it just makes sense to take [...]
Always On Call
The flexibility and freedom you have when you run your own company is awesome. Now that I’ve experienced it for a few years, it’s something I don’t ever want to give up. But there’s a flip side. If you are critical to your company’s operations (and let’s be real, if you’re bootstrapping a small business, [...]
Vote With Your Actions
A few months ago I saw the movie Food, Inc. I’ve become quite obsessed with the food industry the past few years. I’ve read a bunch of books and watched a bunch of documentaries. It fascinates me just how broken things are and how negatively that affects the entire population.
One of my favorite parts about [...]
Warehouse Hockey & Company Culture
Last year I wrote about how we use our shipping dock as a hockey goal. For a while it was fun to just blast shots at the goal. Then it was fun to try to score a goal from real far away. Then it was fun to put up targets with pictures of our least [...]
The Entrepreneurs Hierarchy of Needs?
On the way to work today I was listening to an audiobook version of the book FREE: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson (available for free on Audible) when he mentioned Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, something I was familiar with from college psychology class. Immediately I zoned out and started thinking about [...]
There’s Always a Trade-Off
In the most recent Inc. Magazine, Norm Brodsky used his Street Smarts column to answer a few reader questions. One in particular caught my interest:
Dear Norm:
I am 17 years old and recently sold a website for $100,000. It took me and my partners eight months to build, and we had to overcome many obstacles. And [...]
The Entrepreneur’s Social Divide
Most of the people I know work a job they don’t really like. They do it because it enables them to live the rest of their life the way they want it. They work Monday through Friday from 9 – 5 for ~50 weeks of the year so that they can do whatever they want [...]
Misc Entrepreneurship Ramblings
I always jot down notes when I get the idea for a new post. This week I’ve had quite a few ideas, none of which are enough for a full post really. Too big for Twitter. Too tiny for a full blog post.
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Two final thoughts on funding your first business and generating your first cash [...]
