Archive for Motivation

The $0 Startup

Almost anyone can start a business today for $0 . I’m not kidding. Starting a business is very simple these days. I’m not guaranteeing that you’ll get rich (you might), but I can guarantee that if you want to make money running your own business, you’ll be able to. The tools necessary to showcase, market,

Just Do It

“He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he made the first decision.” – The Alchemist

Opportunity Doesn’t Knock

We’ve all heard variations of the phrase, so I won’t even mention it. But it’s inaccurate. Because opportunity doesn’t knock. Sure it might happen once in a blue moon, but typically, things don’t fall into place. Your lap will remain empty (non-sexual reference, of course) and nothing/no one will come aknockin’ if you’re not out there

When Ordinary Isn’t Enough

Ordinary content, ordinary campaigns, ordinary interactions. There’s no room for ordinary in a world that’s fueled by Likes. Ordinary doesn’t stand out. Ordinary is uninteresting and uninspiring. Ordinary doesn’t get shared. Ordinary just won’t cut it. We must strive to be extraordinary. Being globally connected through the Internet has drastically changed the dynamic of “competition”

Let’s Be More Like Rappers

  The image above illustrates a chain of hip-hop artists who have helped put each other on. Biggie discovered Jay Z, Jay Z discovered Kanye, Kanye discovered Kid Cudi. Each rapper gave the next rapper a chance to succeed and flourish. They saw the potential. They saw the opportunity.  The lesson we can learn? Pay