In for my morning coffee “tall” [small] coffee and newspaper at Starbucks.
Number One – NO NEW YORK TIMES! It is now 50/50 whether they will have the Times in the morning. Come on, I’m a senior citizen, and I have to walk all the way across the street to CVS to buy the Times.
“Plod forever but never believe you’re going to get there.”
On his first attempt to climb Mount Everest, Sir Ranulph Fiennes had a heart attack.
He returned to England to undergo a double by-pass heart operation.
Back to adventure.
On his second attempt, he had to quit from exhaustion.
No excuses.
Continue Reading →Keep repeating:
Without customers I have no business
Without customers I have no business
Without customers I have no business
Today, I had lunch in a small mom local mom and pop restaurant. It was busy. So, it was my duty to investigate and report on this successful operation.
The menu looked pretty standard: eggs, bacon, pancakes, hamburgers, wraps, salads, [...]
Continue Reading →Yesterday, I was at Saint Anthony’s Feast in Boston’s North End.
Of course, many know that this as one of Boston’s great annual street events.
Food, carnies, games, food, junk jewelry, food and crowds.
The streets in the North End are narrow and crowded.
One twenty-something girl bumped into me.
She was focused [...]
Continue Reading →Generally, I like the guerilla marketing spirit of entrepreneurs. Get the word out. Get creative. Think about how to market on the cheap.
Many stores, especially small pizza shop, have a good idea – logo t-shirts.
Many of these shops, have amusing slogans:
Our crust is a must.
You want a piece of me!
A [...]
Continue Reading →To run an elite business, you need an elite staff.
The worst method for finding employees for your small business is to advertise in the newspaper or online. This is way too random.
Correction. The worst method for finding employees is to hire friends and family simply because they need assistance. You are running a business [...]
Continue Reading →Teachers need students.
Doctors need patients.
Actors need audiences.
Small business owners need customers. Without customers, you have no business. It is your customers and only your customers who give you the money to pay your bills and get rich.
Here is the second of three rules of business success: Appreciate your customer. Always say, [...]
Continue Reading →Britian’s Special Air Service [SAS] is recognized by most as the finest commando unit in the world. The SAS is our model for Special Forces Group 1 – Delta Force.
Here is the legend found on the clocktower at SAS headquarters in Hereford, England.
Go as a Pilgrim, and seek out danger
Far [...]
Continue Reading →The martial artist who trains with discipline and lives with virtue attains an aura of energy, focus and dominance. He is a confident, tranquil person. An economy of movement characterizes his actions. Even in the midst of chaos and fear, there is no posturing or chattering. The cultivated person is all the more deceptive [...]
Continue Reading →I know two attractive 4oish divorced women who are looking for the same kind of man – a man with a few bucks. Preferably, more than just a few bucks, rich.
Since they both already have grown children, they aren’t looking for a handsome father figure. Since they both have marginal incomes, they want financial [...]
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