I think sometimes it is worth having a little laugh at ourselves. I was sent this video which I found not only to be an excellent tune but embarrassingly enough I related to it and and had to have a chuckle. I have a few posts coming up on a project I have been working on which has produced 20,000 members in 1 week. Read the rest of this entry »
Why make videos in the first place?
If you have a website, you need to start making videos for it! It opens your content, products and/or services up to a whole new mass of people. People who might not have heard of you otherwise. With a video done right, they may even tell their friends about it… if you are extremely lucky… your video may also go viral giving you worldwide exposure even and some serious affiliate/advertising dollars in the process! Read the rest of this entry »
I have always said that as true entrepreneur you should not only be looking to further yourself, but use your unique set of skills to help others. So I have been practicing what I preach and have got involved with an event to help the homeless here in Australia. Read the rest of this entry »
The thought of social networking and online marketing can easily overwhelm older entrepreneurs. But these arenas are critical to business success for digital and non-digital natives alike. It’s easy for myth and media frenzy to obscure the reality for older entrepreneurs: There’s a place for them at the table. Read the rest of this entry »
Young Entrepreneurs are a fascinating bunch and I enjoy talking to them mainly because they encapsulate a lot of what being an entrepreneur is; free thinking, full of energy and seeing limitless opportunities. Many older entrepreneurs I know are a little jaded and are too quick to write off an idea because of a previous ‘experience’ and so they rob themselves of the very spark that often got them to where they are now. Read the rest of this entry »
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When You Don’t Have A Mind Of Your Own, Everybody Becomes Your Adviser
There was one thing common to most of the people who kept offering me advice, that I gradually came to realize – especially after following some of it and suffering unbelievable hardship as a result.It was the fact that few (if any) of them had done what I was trying to do before – or even knew anyone who had, remotely.
Developing a small business into a successful enterprise demands more than passion. Unfortunately, facts speak for themselves. Over half of new businesses fail mainly because the entrepreneur is unable to translate their passion into practical business skills. Success demands more than hard work, resilience, and expertise in your field. In order to succeed, you need to understand and to become proficient in a set of fundamental business skills.
Business is something that can seem boring to the outsider. What I mean by the ‘outsider’ is someone who is a bit of a corporate and doesn’t really understand the passion with which entrepreneurs approach business. Read the rest of this entry »
I popped over to Yaro’s blog this morning,(as I usually do- it is awesome) and on his sidebar found something that made my day. Before I show you that… background story; I started OneLifeNoFear about a year ago and while I was learning about blogging I came across Yaro’s site. I found it through a podcast on iTunes. Since then I have followed Yaro’s blog and teachings.
Building a hotel in the Caribbean was fraught with danger. Each day at least one worker would threaten to ‘mash’ me up while waving a machete in my general direction. A local crime figure turned up at our half built hotel at 3am in the morning, drunk with five or six equally drunk and high hangers on demanding money and one of our English staff had a rock thrown at his head outside a nightclub. Read the rest of this entry »
I predicted in a guest post on another blog that the banking crisis would cause a knee-jerk reaction from regulators who, as usual, would totally screw things up. Lo and behold along comes the proposed ‘Financial reform Bill’. Now, don’t get me wrong, there needs to be reform in the financial industry, I would go along with that. Naked short selling, complex derivatives that don’t really achieve much and massive leverage need to be sorted out. Read the rest of this entry »
I am sitting a cafe being serenaded by Sinatra’s ‘My Way’, however it is not the dulcet tones of my favorite crooner it is entirely in Japanese! So, to borrow someone else’s phrase, ‘Where in the world is David?’, some exotic Japanese island?… No. I happen to be in Auckland, New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday I posted ‘Objects of Desire and Why You Need Them‘ from which I expected to get some comments that talked about recession, maybe a few about being too material etc. But the first comment was from Tom who made a very good point and something that I wanted to cover today. Read the rest of this entry »
