After writing about what I learned from business from coaching baseball, I realize that everything we learn in life — no matter what the source — prepares us for everything else we do.  I could write a similar series on business lessons I learned from flying, or rock climbing, or back-country skiing, or search...
Nobody gets a hit every time they step up to the plate.  Sometimes you just plain strike out.  What I’ve learned from watching people who strike out is this: If striking out teaches you something, then there is value in striking out — it’s the cost of the education.  If you strike out, then immediately adopt...
I love this tale from Aussie blogger Ben Rowe about setting up a new web-based business. He went from conception to execution in 4 hours at the cost of $25 (not including labour – but it was a Friday evening, so probably free). He taps into several staples of the web 2.0 zeitgeist – Twitter, t-shirts, outsourcing...
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