No is one of the hardest words for most people to hear. We want what we want, and when don’t get what we want, we can feel angry, hurt, sad or disappointed. As a young man breaking into sales in the early 90’s, I was tossed into survival-of-the-fittest situations. The managers at my company didn’t…
These are challenging times. There’s no question about it. And it is during challenging times that we find out what we are made of. I’ve discovered there to be two types of people. The first type goes along with the current and feels unable to orchestrate a change. They don’t believe their choices can make…
There’s a huge amount to learn when you set up an online business. You have to know how to build a website, how to bring in traffic, and how to monetize your visitors so that your site gives you an income. There are plenty of very experienced experts around who can teach people how to…
Change. It’s one thing in life we can depend on. And it can be the thing that frightens us most. I’ve known people who don’t like the least bit of change in their lives. They are most comfortable in keeping the status quo. Change implies risk. And risk… well, sometimes things don’t turn out the…
As I travel to conferences and receive email from people, the questions I am asked have a recurring theme. One of the most frequent questions is not so much about technology as it is about individuality. The question is, “What kind of web site should I build to make money online?” And that, my friends,…
Ashley Revell is a British man who was vacationing in Las Vegas. He decided to sell ALL his possessions, including his clothing, and wager his life savings on the spin of a roulette wheel. The 32-year old man took $135,000 to the Plaza Hotel last month, did some low-stakes gambling, and then proceeded to bet…