An Open Letter To Any Employee Who Has Ever Discovered She’s Smarter Than Her Boss
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal marketed subscriptions to their newspaper by relating a simple story to would-be subscribers. The story went like this. 25 years ago, two friends graduated from the same college and they both went to work for the same company. Twenty five years later, one is a Division Manager while […]
What Has Fear Cost You?
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell. In 1997, I was a man poised to become a history-maker. The rate at which my financial business had grown made it necessary for me to be able to scale our technology beyond the scope of paper files in an office. […]
Do You Have a Plan B?
If your employer laid you off at the end of this week, what would you do? What’s your next move? Do you have a plan B in place that will help you fill in the void if your paycheck suddenly stopped coming? “No, no. Toyin, I would just get right out there and pound the […]
How to Have Success in the Next 24 Hours
Yesterday, I asked my 17 year-old son this question: “What is the one thing that every human being has in common?” He did not have an answer for me and after several long seconds of silence, I gave him the answer. “24 hours.” Every human being has 24 hours a day. Most of us have […]
Routine or Rut?
Are you living life as it comes or is life passing you by? Life goes by fast. This is true whether you are an employee or self-employed. I remember being an employee and watching my days go by and my kids get older without my permission. Now, as a self-employed individual, I sometimes catch myself […]
SELLING MAKES THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND
“Nothing happens ’til something is sold” If you are not selling something to someone, then some is trying to sell you something. That’s what the world is all about. So what are you selling today? Or are you just going to sit around and let the world sell you everything and not sell anything to […]
The Cure for Underearning
Get paid what you’re worth I have a morning routine that works for me. I wake up, exercise, and read TheWall Street Journal. “The Journal” is 100 pages of business news, national news, world news – content that impacts my wallet. It’s where the mergers, acquisitions, stock plummets, and those all-important Greenspan and Buffett warnings […]
The Three Keys to Earning Money in Real Estate
Earning money in real estate is not difficult, but it’s also not for the faint at heart. The savvy investor can break real estate down to three simple components.
Just Do It
Why the only thing standing between you and business success may be you. What do you know about Mo? If you happen to watch Shark Tank, you’re probably familiar with the charming young man who appeared on the show at just 12 years of age, already three years into his own business. Mo’s Bows is […]
