In my last post, I made a short argument for why it’s helpful to do things that you love. In this post, I want to examine why you should also be searching to do things that other people hate. Let’s start by thinking about some fun jobs. Many people want to be teachers, artists, orContinue reading “Do Things Other People Hate”
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Do Things You Love
If you struggle to identify what you want to make into a small business, you should default to something you love doing. There will come times when problems arise, revenue is low, and stress is high. At these moments, it becomes hard to sustain progress. When this happens, if you don’t have some illuminating reasonContinue reading “Do Things You Love”
The Juicy Bits of Part 2 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’
This is a continuation of my series where I summarize biz books to save you time. Here is part 1 of my reading of this book. Chapter 8: Who Is Your Target Customer? Stop and Consider who your target customer is, who you are going to serve, who will you target by gender, age, orContinue reading “The Juicy Bits of Part 2 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’”
4 Great Business Books To Read
There are tons of business books out there. Some are better than others. Here’s a few that I think should be read by any curious entrepreneur, in no particular order. Now, stop delaying, get off my blog, and take the first bite!
The Juicy Bits of Part 1 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’
Chapter 1: So You Think You Want to Be An Entrepreneur… 5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself: How much does it cost to make your product or deliver your service, How much do you sell the product for? Can your business be easily copied? Does your marketing and braning make sense? Can you sell yourself?Continue reading “The Juicy Bits of Part 1 of ‘Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months’”
Is Your Room For Sleep?
When you’re trying to rest, but you associate your room with other activities, it inhibits your rituals, preventing you from getting the best night sleep that you can. Here are a few ways to minimize this, and to get better sleep. What other tips would you add to get some better sleep?
After-Workout Plans
When you do an intense workout, it’s important to make sure that you take the correct steps following it to make sure you maintain and preserve as much ‘gains’ as possible. Here are three things I do to make sure that I get the most out of my pump, after I finish up.
The Juicy Bits of ‘Scientific Advertising’
I try to read a lot. Below is what I took from this short book for my own future use. Hope this is helpful! Ch 1: Advertising is the safest of business ventures. There are principles to it, and it is repeatable, and recordable. Final conclusions from this book are always based on cost perContinue reading “The Juicy Bits of ‘Scientific Advertising’”
That time I debated Vaush and what I learned
A while back, when I was more involved in libertarian politics, I was attending conventions left and right, and frankly wasn’t in my best state emotionally. Without going into too much detail on that, there was one convention that I helped volunteer for in Nashville, and it was fancy. The reception was at a somewhatContinue reading “That time I debated Vaush and what I learned”
A little on Phillip Roth
I’ve always been a sucker for postmodern literature. I like how it plays with structure and reliability to make narrative more interesting by adding extra dimensions. That’s not to say all postmodern writers are equally wonderful. I’ve recently been revisiting authors I like, and I keep coming back to Phillip Roth as one of myContinue reading “A little on Phillip Roth”
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