8 Cardinal Rules to Succeed as an Entrepreneur

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Over the past two years, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with 100+ business owners from different industries and at different stages of growth about what it takes to succeed as an

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

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A special collection on inspirational and motivational quotes. (Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. – Oscar Wilde http://t.co/1QlXMPrZ5S)

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Nothing like a little (or, a lot!) of motivation and inspiration to end the week and begin a new one!

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Allocate Anger

How in the world can someone blame the poor for our problems? First of all, America has plenty of money. We allocate it like a bunch of greedy dickwads, but we’ve got the dough. So if you think we’re poor as a country, you’re wrong. Secondly, has anyone heard of math? I could go into great detail, but to make it easy for everyone…let’s consider that national defense, corporate welfare and the cost of running the government makes up, at the very least, 60-65% of our budget, that our debt to China was done by government and business leaders and realize that none of that goes to, is, or has been the effect of “poor” people (except to an extent, immigration, and the part where young Americans die for BS wars and the wealthy get even more wealthy). 

I won’t deny that healthcare, immigration and social security need some serious adjustments, but, again, who is responsible for the errors within those and why? It sure as hell doesn’t benefit the poor for these things to be as jacked up as they currently are. So why punish them further? You’re advocating for taking away things from people who don’t have anything to begin with. 

Finally, what the hell is “poor” and what makes it that way for folks? Do you really think that laziness and stupidity is the cause of all our country’s problems? Do you honestly believe that the majority of “poor” people are that way by choice? Do you really believe that we all start on equal footing? Or that no one benefits from holding a large chunk of society down? The fact that I have to ask those questions shows the flat-out ignorance that is both being pushed on people and is being accepted by people to believe because it fits their narrow minded and/or ignorant viewpoints. Hell, in my lifetime alone, wages for the majority of people have been stagnant while the amount the wealthiest have made has increased over 300%. That’s just one example of 100′s out there! 

If you find yourself blaming those less fortunate for all our problems, not only are you being illogical, you’re being a complete asshole. Are all poor people innocent? Of course not. Are all poor people lazy, mean spirited, stupid and content to siphon off all our resources? Don’t be ridiculous. You know that’s not true. So stop. Point your anger where it should be directed – Straight at the people pulling the strings of the US government.

Small Business

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What constitutes a small business varies widely around the world. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships. What constit…

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What constitutes a small business varies widely around the world. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships. What constitutes "small" in terms of government support and tax policy varies by country and by industry, ranging from fewer than 15 employees under the Australian Fair Work Act 2009, 50 employees according to the definition used by the European Union, and fewer than 500 employees to qualify for many U.S. Small Business Administration programs, although in 2006 there were over 18,000 "small businesses" with over 500 employees that accounted for half of all the employees employed by all "small business ". Small businesses can also be classified according to other methods such as sales, assets, or net profits.

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Should Your SEO Strategy Include Responsive Web Design?

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Everywhere we look, mobile devices are popping up. As we move forward in 2013, mobile usage is widely expected to become even more influential on SEO tactics as (Should Your SEO Strategy Include Responsive Web Design?

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Go Hawks!

Bringing the NW together, one ‘Go Hawks’ at a time.

To those of you who think that getting crazy over sports is lame:

Just ran into a guy I know who is not one to freely express his feelings or emotions. He was walking towards me wearing Seahawks gear. As he passed by, I said, “Go Hawks!” He paused, stuck his hand out, gave me a bro hug (you know, the handshake, then the pull-in, culminating with the pat on the back) and said:

“All of this is incredible. I’ve always been a Hawks fan and to see how this team is literally bringing people together…well, damn. All I have to say is Atlanta isn’t going to know what hit them, you f’n rock and, finally….Go Hawks!”

I looked back, smiled about as wide as I ever could and said:

“Damn straight, bro. Go Hawks!”

There are many reasons to be a Russell Wilson fan, but I think my favorite is that he says, ‘Go Hawks’ after every interview (national or local) that he does. The best part of that? It brings folks together. Even better? I think Mr. Wilson understands that perfectly.

NRA Press Conference: Wayne LaPierre Calls For Armed Police Officers At Every School

Using the rationale of the NRA, more guns will solve the problem because guns don’t kill people, people kill people. But they want to use Hollywood and Video Games as a scapegoat too. But wait. According to that logic, movies and games don’t kill people, people kill people, right?

Bottom line: These extremes, this political posturing and this compulsion to put your party, organization and/or business ahead of what is best for the public will not do. It’s time for compromise and it’s time for America to tell its bullies, politely and respectfully, to fuck off.
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Media Hype

“Let me tell you a story. The day after Columbine, I was interviewed for the Tom Brokaw news program. The reporter had been assigned a theory and was seeking sound bites to support it. “Wouldn’t you say, ” she asked, “that killings like this are influenced by violent movies?”

No, I said, I wouldn’t say that. “But what about ‘Basketball Diaries‘?” she asked. “Doesn’t that have a scene of a boy walking into a school with a machine gun?”

The obscure 1995 movie did indeed have a brief fantasy scene of that nature, I said, but the movie failed at the box office (it grossed only $2.5 million), and it’s unlikely the Columbine killers saw it.

The reporter looked disappointed, so I offered her my theory. “Events like this,” I said, “if they are influenced by anything, are influenced by news programs like your own. When an unbalanced kid walks into a school and starts shooting, it becomes a major media event. Cable news drops ordinary programming and goes around the clock with it. The story is assigned a logo and a theme song; these two kids were packaged as the ‘Trench Coat Mafia.’ The message is clear to other disturbed kids around the country: If I shoot up my school, I can be famous. The TV will talk about nothing else but me. Experts will try to figure out what I was thinking. The kids and teachers at school will see they shouldn’t have messed with me. I’ll go out in a blaze of glory.”

In short, I said, events like Columbine are influenced far less by violent movies than by CNN, the NBC Nightly News and all the other news media, who glorify the killers in the guise of “explaining” them. I commended the policy at the Sun-Times, where our editor said the paper would no longer feature school killings on Page 1. The reporter thanked me and turned off the camera.

Of course, the interview was never used. They found plenty of talking heads to condemn violent movies, and everybody was happy.” – Roger Ebert

Don’t believe the hype.

12-12-12 Sandy Relief Concert: Humble Kanye West, The Who, Stones, Sandler, Springsteen & More Big Moments

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From Bruce Springsteen to the Rolling Stones to Paul McCartney, a veritable who’s-who of rock ‘n’…

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The 12-12-12 Sandy Relief Concert had some epically amazing moments! A cornucopia of pop music icons lent their considerable talent and influence in an effort to help victims of last month’s superstorm.

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Markham Nolan: How to separate fact and fiction online

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TED Talks: By the end of this talk, there will be 864 more hours of video on YouTube and 2.5 million more photos on Facebook and Instagram. So how do we sort through the deluge?

Brian Holler‘s insight:

Excellent insight into how to determine the fake from the real.

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