Because we were “the best,” the career opportunity of a lifetime fell in our lap. We would soon become business owners.
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Purpose-Career-Niching
Medical School at Age 45? How 2 Dreams Guided Me in My Career Transition
In one of the Indiana Jones movies, there is a scene where Indiana was between two chasms and across them spanned a bridge, but he had to step out into the chasm before he could see the bridge. At 45, making the career transition to go to medical school was a lot...
How to Catch Your Break According to Seinfeld (Refine Your Business Niche)
“In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practice it much.” Sherlock Holmes To acquire knowledge one must study. To acquire wisdom one must...
Should You Always Move Up? (How the Peter Principle Influences Your Niche)
Tom was a loan officer in a small bank, but not just any loan officer—he was the top one, and the best by a long shot. He made more loans than anyone else in town and his loans had the lowest default rate. How did he do this? Tom created this amazing outcome by...
Your Greatest Disadvantage Can Become Your Greatest Advantage
George Washington captured his place in history as the first president of the United States because of a distinct DISadvantage. He was unanimously selected by the First Congressional Convention. Why did a group of opinionated, strong-willed, often contentious leaders...
Is It Time to Turn Your Passion Into a Business (Can You Answer Yes to These Questions)?
The classic book, Positive Addiction by William Glasser, M.D., turned me into a runner. The book gives very clear do’s and don’ts for building a running lifestyle. The goal is to create an intrinsically-satisfying running habit—emphasis on INTRINSIC. Intrinsic...
Purpose Quotes
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. -Marie Curie Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -William James, father of American psychology Far and away the best prize that life has to offer...
Create a Profitable Course
(Using Knowledge You Already Have)
Find Your Purpose
A Mindset Tip From Olympic Athletes, Top Salesmen, and Profitable Entrepreneurs
When desire burns white-hot, it is a powerful motivator. Maybe you want to make money from your ideas, teach what you know, or create an online course. Becoming a Knowledge Entrepreneur is mentally stimulating, financially lucrative, and can truly make a difference...
4 Ways to Delegate Well to Create More Time & Wealth
1.Pay by the Job, not the Hour. Paying by the hour rewards the wrong thing. What difference does it make to you how long it takes someone to do the job? You just want it done well and on deadline. The better they are, the faster it will go. Why punish someone for...
A Tip from Warren Buffett on How to Build Wealth & the 7 Ways You Can Do the Same
Warren Buffett said, “The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money.” One of the ways an entrepreneur invests in time is by learning to delegate. How I Learned to Make My Business Grow As soon as I could afford it, I hired Fede. After a few years in business, I...
4 Ways to Show You Are a Pro (In Your Course Business)
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” Michelangelo "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." --H. Jackson Brown, Jr. One of the advantages of having an online course is that it increases your...
Create the Space, Effective Communication Will Happen
No Time, No Communication, No Problem! There is a comic strip that shows a man lying on the psychiatrist couch talking to his psychiatrist. The patient said, “I had a dream. I don’t know if it was a good dream or a nightmare.” and the caption goes on to read: “I...
Create Your Course
4 Ways to Show You Are a Pro (In Your Course Business)
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” Michelangelo "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." --H. Jackson Brown, Jr. One of the advantages of having an online course is that it increases your...
Knowledge Quotes
Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. -Archimedes (and Knowledge is that lever) No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire. - L. Frank B....
Three Little-Known Facts About Today’s Coming Entrepreneurial Bonanza
What Pigs & Roman Slaves Can Teach Us About Opportunity You might as well have been a pig or a Roman slave. For over 2000 years, the average human being lived in material conditions that were not much different from livestock or a Roman slave. If you lived then,...
Create Your Breakthrough
A Mindset Tip From Olympic Athletes, Top Salesmen, and Profitable Entrepreneurs
When desire burns white-hot, it is a powerful motivator. Maybe you want to make money from your ideas, teach what you know, or create an online course. Becoming a Knowledge Entrepreneur is mentally stimulating, financially lucrative, and can truly make a difference...
4 Ways to Delegate Well to Create More Time & Wealth
1.Pay by the Job, not the Hour. Paying by the hour rewards the wrong thing. What difference does it make to you how long it takes someone to do the job? You just want it done well and on deadline. The better they are, the faster it will go. Why punish someone for...
A Tip from Warren Buffett on How to Build Wealth & the 7 Ways You Can Do the Same
Warren Buffett said, “The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money.” One of the ways an entrepreneur invests in time is by learning to delegate. How I Learned to Make My Business Grow As soon as I could afford it, I hired Fede. After a few years in business, I...
4 Ways to Show You Are a Pro (In Your Course Business)
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.” Michelangelo "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." --H. Jackson Brown, Jr. One of the advantages of having an online course is that it increases your...
Create the Space, Effective Communication Will Happen
No Time, No Communication, No Problem! There is a comic strip that shows a man lying on the psychiatrist couch talking to his psychiatrist. The patient said, “I had a dream. I don’t know if it was a good dream or a nightmare.” and the caption goes on to read: “I...
