The Profit Prophet

In my entrepreneurial journey, I have been fortunate enough to have met both good and bad mentors and entrepreneurs.  The one thing that make a good entrepreneur it the fact that KNOW the the journey is going to be hard and arduous, but they decide to do it anyway.  What makes a poor entrepreneur is a person who thinks there is a shortcut, or an magic wand that will make the "successful."  Yes, some successful entrepreneurs "look" like they just magically made their fortune, but that is such an illusion.  Everyone of them had to fight, and scratch, and claw and yes, a few got a little bit luckier than most, but it was NEVER easy.  And if you think creating something new is easy, stop right now.  You will never make it. Actually, most of the successful entrepreneurs had to pivot when they ran into an unforeseen obstacle in their path. Yes, even the mighty Google did not know how it was going to make money until someone came up with the idea for AdWord...

This is a great motivational piece that I stumbled upon.. it is good for athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs.. learn it well... It's 6:00 AM and your hand can't make it to the alarm clock before the voices in your head start telling you that it's too early, too dark, and too cold to get up out of bed. Aching muscles lie still in rebellion, pretending not to hear your brain commanding them to move. A legion of voices are shouting their unanimous permission for you to hit the snooze button and go back to dreamland. But you didn't ask their opinion. The voice you chose to listen to is one of Defiance. A voice that said there was a reason you set that alarm in the first place. So sit up, put your feet on the floor, and don't look back because we've got work to do. Welcome to the Grind. For what is each day but a series of conflicts between the right way and the easy way. 10,000 streams fan out like a river delta before you, each one promising the path of le...

Below is a great story about missing a great opportunity by NOT having the right information...How does the saying g o...“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity." A priest was driving along and saw a nun on the side of the road. He stopped and offered her a lift which she accepted. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing the dress to open and reveal a leg. The Priest looks and nearly has an accident, and after changing gear lets his hand slide up her leg. She immediately says "Father remember Luke 14:10". The priest apologizes profusely and removes his hand but is unable to remove his eyes from her legs. Further on when he changes gear and has ogled at her leg for the Zillionth time he lets the hand slide up the leg again. The Nun once again says "Father remember Luke 14:10". Once again the priest apologizes. "Sorry sister but you know the flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun gets out and the priest goes on his way. Once he arriv...

(source: Tom Swinnea who wrote this for Thomson Encyclopedia a few years ago) Why is the Battle of San Jacinto so important in determining your future actions and how can I apply this to my business? ....Put aside almost one million square miles of territory that changed hands with this victory and the jingoistic "if it wasn't for that, we'd all be speaking Spanish today." Next time I go by Taco Bell and order a taco , a burrito , or some muy grande something, I'll be speaking Spanish. What's always been at the core of the battle for me is this--in 18 minutes, your life can change. The Texans had all kinds of setbacks and defeats combined with dogged determination and whatever preparation they could muster that went into those 18 minutes. Just after the fall of the Alamo and the executions at Goliad, (Sam) Houston had 400 volunteers on Texas soil. Santa Anna had a troop strength of 4,000 regular army in the field. Fast forward six weeks after the Alamo...