When things get stalled, as we saw in the article that answered the question What is a Microfear?, fear is often why. Not big fears; small ones. We're afraid of failing at something we want to learn. We're afraid of starting an ambitious project that might...
When you're making business decisions, one of your most powerful tools is to understand business models. A business model is, simply, how a company makes money. If you want an in-depth definition with examples, check out my article on business models that was written...
Eric Barker shares his non-intuitive, scientifically-backed insights on what does and doesn't lead to success.
In my article on focusing your life around what you’re good at, what’s needed, what you love, and what’s scaleable, the “what’s scaleable” is a piece that’s new to me, and may be new to you. It’s worth talking about, though. The Myth of Hard Work says that if you work...
Entrepreneurship isn’t about taking risks Entrepreneurship is all the rage these days, and I’ve had a lot of people ask me if they have “the right personality type” to be entrepreneurs. They think entrepreneurship is about risk-taking. Entrepreneurs must love risk,...
It’s January, and we all know what that means: time to set New Years resolutions that we’re going to break! The main things resolutions are good for is causing the gym to get way too crowded for the first six weeks of the year. You have a tool at your...
In a leadership position, even the small stuff … isn’t. People watch your every move. Get used to it.
Creating a strategy My friend Carey’s business had stalled. Since I’m one of those people who loves to offer unasked-for advice (knowing the recipient will be eternally grateful), I offered some. “You need an overarching strategy,” I intoned, sagely. The unfathomable...
Last week I wanted to buy product X, locally. I couldn't. Every search phrase I could come up with took me to a custom site from a big company. "Widget, Miami, FL" didn't go me Miami Florida local businesses, it gave me specially crafted, search engine optimized pages...
SnapChat just revised their privacy policy. I decided to read it. It looked pretty good. Then I got to the section How We Use Your Information. How does SnapChat use the information? To provide services. To communicate with me. To monitor trends. And so on. The final...