Who’s your harshest critic?
CC via Jan Tik on Flickr I’ve been paying a lot closer attention recently to how I feel at certain moments, and what triggers those feelings. This past weekend, Julie’s awesome sister and brother-in-law came to visit Julie and I here in New York. They are both really great people and I enjoy spending time […]
Today’s a game
(via mecredis on flickr under cc) As I was sitting eating lunch and thinking about my last post I had somewhat of a revelation. I really don’t like work. Looking back on my first business, Enviar, I didn’t start that as a business. I really started that with the approach of “this puzzle looks fun.” […]
Book Review: Let my People Go Surfing
I just finished the part personal bio / part company bio /part corporate philosophy by Patagonia founder and major environmental activist, Yvon Chouinard: Let my People Go Surfing: Education of a Reluctant Businessman. (via Laram777) Y.C., as he is sometimes known, is really an amazing guy who really is proof of the power behind finding […]
Losing my Virginity…
by Richard Branson. I took some time a few weeks ago to re-read one of my favorite entrepreneurial books, Richard Branson’s Losing my Virginity. I love this book and consider it a must read for not only potential entrepreneurs but anyone who aspires to get all they can out of life. I could go on […]
Financial Infrastructure
Ok as promised here is a glimpse at my personal financial infrastructure inspired by Ben Casnocha’s post awhile back. I am still working on it, and it’s difficult to truly stick to due to my current work situation which involves spurts of income instead of a consistent monthly flow, but it is at least a […]
Talk about your dreams without the “buts”
I had dinner a few weeks ago with some friends from home while they were visiting New York. They were both extremely excited to be in the city, and mentioned that they would love to move up here…BUT they can’t because of this, this, and this. “You know how it is…” Nope. You can really […]
Too much self-esteem?
“The Trump Blog,” (would you expect him to name it anything else?) has a post in which he asks whether too much self-esteem can be a bad thing: Recently, a new study found that today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than ever before. The psychologists who conducted the research blamed the trend, in […]
Don’t obsess with finding the “great idea..”
There’s a great Q&A in this month’s fortune with management guru and accomplished author Jim Collins on entrepreneurship and leadership. I was most interested in his answer to the first question of “If you were to offer advice to a beginning entrepreneur, what would it be?” He answered: First, don’t obsess on finding the “great […]
Entrepreneurship: Nature vs Nurture
After reading this post (great blog by the way) from successful entrepreneur Wil Schroter, I had to wonder…Are entrepreneurs born or made? Wil lays seems to think successful entrepreneurs are born with the ability to take on great risks, and because of this they are able to really get out there and learn all they […]
I love this
I remember watching this commercial as a kid and getting goosebumps, and while randomly looking through some Jordan highlights this past weekend on Youtube, I found this commercial again. And yes, the goosebumps are still there. Awesome.