After you achieve your goals for the day and have worked hard, reward yourself with a treat, some ice cream maybe!

Start your day with the most important task, evaluate Your activity, and reflect on your day.

Break big goals into small tasks and it’s easier to get a daily win!

Hard Workers.

Catarina Matias has built two businesses, the Recruit Me App and The Bite Snack Co., because of her personal needs.

Today is Labor Day, remembering and celebrating the men and women of organized labor unions. We know it for the end of wearing white, and the end of summer. But it’s also the last day of another season……

Catarina Matias has built two businesses, the Recruit Me App and The Bite Snack Co., because of her personal needs.

Neil Rogers on the similarities between Bartending and Small Business.

Touraj Parang on the importance of having an Exit Path, even from the very beginning.

Wayne Altman describes how the Melody Cloud app can save you from tinnitus, help you sleep, or focus.

Edrizio de la Cruz of Arcus, a FinTech in Latin America, found his business idea by looking internationally.

Anastasia Miles created The City Loo to solve her problem of living high up in a condo tower while having a dog that needs to go out 2-3 times a day.

Justin Frank Polgar built YesCacao.com using chocolate to hide medicines’ unpleasant tastes.

Johnathan Price built a YouTube following about cool audio gear then grew his Sound Shop to sell to them.

Andy de Silva responded to changing laws by creating green hotel supplies by shifting to reusable systems.

Jordan Freda created m00m.world so you could influence their sci-fi storyline.

A great way for a Scout Troop to pay for an outing.

Take a 100-year-old pocket watch and turn them into brand new wristwatch!

His passion for car coatings is obvious and has led to an amazing story!

Escaping Indian slums and a Middle Eastern war to starting a great business using a unique market method.

Passion led to a website to an empire.

Not many employees really meet the 1099 standards. Be careful!

You cannot demand a non-compete. People have to be able to work. You can demand that they do not steal your customers!

You think you only need a business plan when you start, but that’s not true. Each business needs to write a plan annually and post it in their LLC binder.

Every business needs an employee handbook that details all the rules and how to report possible issues.

There are many examples of businesses that suffered because of failure to document. All week, the Minutes come from the Book “10 Ways To Get Sued By Anyone & Everyone.”

The largest growing segment in America is elders needing help.

You can build a clientele in one summer.

Do you have a skill to share, maybe needlepointing, this is the place!

My neighborhood has a guy that makes a living as a handy man and extra hand just working in our neighborhood. For example, every Christmas he collects all the trees and makes a couple thousand in just 2-3 days. If you need a hand moving, he is there.

When we vacation, we spend hundreds per day! Pet sitting, grooming, training, daycare, lots of options.

Food has an impact on your overall physical health AND your state of mind. Carbohydrates release serotonin, a “feel good” hormone. High sugar food gives an energy rush and then a crash. Complex carbs, such as vegetables, beans, and whole grains, can help you avoid the crash. Lean meat, poultry, legumes, and dairy are high in protein which will release dopamine which boost energy and concentration. Fatty fish has anti-inflammatory effects.

You need at least 7 hours. If you find need to nap during the day or feel like you’re in a fog, you need more sleep!

Exercise isn’t just for your body as it reduces stress, feelings of anxiety, and symptoms of depression while boosting self-esteem and happiness. Even a little activity can make a difference.

We smile when we’re happy. But it goes both ways. Smiling causes the brain to release dopamine, which makes us happier.

Being grateful gives your mood a boost, having a significant impact on hope and happiness. Try starting each day by acknowledging one thing you’re grateful for. There is always someone worse off!

Telling a funny story is hard! Don’t try to use a joke unless you are good at this. Talk about your experiences, your life, and your thoughts to ensure that the speech is authentic.⁠

Getting started is the hard part. The first 30 seconds need to go well, so memorize them and then try to do the rest with a note card to keep you organized.⁠

The old idea is that imagining the audience naked is a way to get over the fear of speaking in front of them. A better way is to realize the audience wants you to succeed and is on your side.

Every presentation needs a structure! The simple outline of a thesis, 3 points that prove that point, and a restatement of the thesis still works.

Practice several times before a big speech. Hopefully, in front of some friends that will help you work on the rough parts.

Take a self-assessment every month to honestly appraise if you are making progress in your emotional goals.

Its hard to feel bad for yourself when you see and experience the lives of those worse off than you.

Make an effort to use positive, affirming words. And try smiling more! It makes a difference.

Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference. You might see other people have bigger problems than you do!

It’s normal to have negative emotions. The important thing is managing them to learn why you have these feelings and seeing how to move forward.

The U.S. is the greatest place for women, minorities, and LGBT to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. There are so many programs, incentives, and cultural factors that help minorities achieve their dreams.

America is the “work-at-home” country! Very few countries have houses big enough to work at home. Try it in Japan! America homes are probably too big, but at least they provide room for that entrepreneurial startup!

The American culture loves entrepreneurs. More people want to be entrepreneurs than rock stars or movie stars. Its cool to be an entrepreneur. Can’t say that in lots of other countries.

Happy Birthday!

Failure is accepted, even rewarded, in the U.S. In most places, you get one shot at being an entrepreneur. Is the U.S., you get unlimited tries!

Fast growth increases risk. Slow and steady has been shown to be a great model too, said the turtle!

Maybe you should not start hoping to build a 5 story restaurant. Maybe a 3 story restaurant will be enough!

A great way to share the risk amongst others and to pre-sell product. 2 great reasons to crowdfund.

There’s even an expression for it, Other People’s Money, OPM!

Selling a product before it is done happens more than you think and is generally accepted. Don’t be afraid to ask.

Both traditional and video games teach new skills and expose players to new worlds.

See things from the eyes of someone that grew up with snow every day.

Even just building a massed potato mountain is helping inspire……

Allowing no mind constraints, your mind can go anywhere!

5 Minutes of random drawing with some music on will lead to ……

Actually, that’s supposed to say Vulture Capital!

Money from Heaven!

Your bank is not your friend!

The easiest way to get money, but is it worth ruining Thanksgiving?

Well, YES it is!

The first thing to do is to get customers. It’s all about customers, customers, customers.

Get a cofounder only if they provide a significant skill set or asset you can’t find otherwise.

Most passions are profitable! You’d be surprised what passions I have seen make money.

The best way to fund a new business idea is by bootstrapping. Spend as little money as possible, even if it means scaling back your dreams.

Look around you! Most new business ideas are copies of things that people already do for a living or see around them.

Brendan Keegan described that leadership is a choice you must make.

Briana Frank of IBM taught me that there are different qualities of cloud!

Milan Kordestani owns 2 AI companies and gives great insight into why creative humans will beat AI in the end.

Yes, there is a threat bigger than global warming facing the cities of the world. They are sinking!

Yes, Memorial Day is a day to not only remember, but to celebrate!

Have a passion for something!

Have a passion for something!

Risk is BAD, avoid it!

The magic 93% number again!

A third of scientific studies may be fake or copies. But is this article itself a fake?

Social media regulation has long been needed, and long ignored by our government.

A dentist that does $37 million a year?! Paul Vigario of SurfCT shows dentists how to do exactly that by changing a need into a want.

Nicole Wood of Ama la Vida Coaching teaches that even a bad day can finish better!

We strongly suggest entrepreneurs never sign a NDA. James Weir of NDAok.com shares his thoughts.

No new inventions. Just new ways of delivering the same old. Allen Adamson shares his book Seeing the How.

Tom Kemp’s new book Containing Big Tech describes the biggest threats facing the world. Big data, AI, privacy, etc. Which do you think is the single biggest threat? Tom’s answer surprised me.

Tarji Carter of The Franchise Player points out how to build long term wealth.

There’s an App for that!

Jay Sidhu has a simple message.

Publisher Morgan MacDonald shares a big disadvantage to publishing a book.

AI’s proponents claim it will be good for the world. What about the number 69 million?

Robert Anderson, former #3 of the FBI, dreams of a better FBI.

A great new tool for online brainstorming described by Teresa Cain.

UPS revenue a great recession predictor, from David Hay of the Haymaker Newsletter.

Ben Jablonski tells a great story.

Mark Mears of Purposeful Growth on Simon Sinek’s why and a better word, who.

Daniel Vitalis is a TV star on the Outdoors Network and an expert on eating off the land.

Dr. Melissa Crum offers advice on healing with the power of flower essence.

Steve Berry has sold 25 million books! But it was not easy.

Nanci Smith is a divorce attorney and Author of a new book on Collaborative Divorce.

Ben Katz of Happy Head talks about AI for SMBs.

Dr. Simon Whitney shares his thoughts on the latest issues.

Darryl Callum of Infinite shares how to build business credit.

Charles McCarrick has 10 patents in the antenna industry. He defines success.

Greg Kihlstrom talks about better customer experiences.

Rob Behnke of Halborn shares that the internet security industry has 4 million open jobs!

Mike Fata sold his business for $419 million and offers advice for when times are really tough.

Wayne Goshkarian describes a new insurance product for the gig economy worker.

Marshall Davis Jones describes how tone and body language can help drive results.

John Baldoni, top thought leader, on having grace under pressure.

Dr. Jonathan Baktari describes the key to business success.

Hundreds of thousands of small businesses succeed by selling on Amazon. But profit margins are being squeezed…..

Chris Malta shares how many educational seminars are sales event in disguise with staffers helping audience members sign up for new credit cards to buy more of their “services.”

Chris Malta of eComm Scams describes how many of the big internet companies have salespeople that are pretending to be product service.

Chris Malta revels the only way to make money on your ecommerce site.