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Entrepreneurship is a hard game to play by yourself.  Actually, there is no game by yourself.  Crack out your Monopoly board game, pick your favorite shiny piece and roll the dice.  See how much fun you will have playing by yourself. 

Business is a game just like Monopoly. You have to learn how to play from somewhere.  You usually learn from sitting on the sidelines a few rounds or having someone actually teach you play by play how the game works.

There are certain rules to the game.  If you just tried to jump in and play, you are bound to make mistakes.  These mistakes can be costly.  Maybe passing up on property because you think you can’t afford it.

When you have been in business for a while, there comes to a point in business where many of these mistakes are not fun anymore.  Especially when they could have been avoided with some simple advice.  ...Continue Reading

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We hear all too much about what you have to do to become successful.  I have discovered one proven way to become successful…Fail often.

How do I know this?  Well, we won’t get into that right now.  I have come to terms with distinct character traits that hold back young entrepreneurs and when repeated, will definitely keep you from succeeding in your business and life in general.  I’d like to say thanks to Russell Yermal for his contributions on this article.

Lack of Punctuality

Being on time, every time, is a necessity in business.  If you cannot keep your word, you cannot be trusted.  Successful people will instantly make a judgment on your character through your punctuality.  Once you have a respect for your own time, you create posture and people will start to respect yours.  Purchase a day planner to organize you schedule and make a to-do list every night before bed.  ...Continue Reading

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I never miss a chance to hear the co-author of my favorite book The Go-Giver and the author of Endless Referrals, Bob Burg, speak.  He was recently speaking at an event in Chicago hosted by the Dynamic Professional Women’s Network (Christie Ruffino has done a knock-out job with this group).  He put on a tremendous talk on about networking and getting tons of referrals.

He came at me and Brian Tomkins with a sneak attack pulling us on stage in front of about 150 people to talk about social media and what kind of impact it could have for businesses. I fought it with little resistance

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