Day of Failure 25 Being Ungrateful

Day of Failure 25 Being Ungrateful

It’s easy to be bitter, cynical, and hurt in this imperfect world of ours. Everyone experiences the heartache, struggle, and defeat that is ever-present in the fragile existence that is human life. “That’s not fair!” is something I would constantly yell at my father...
Day of Failure 24 Being Too Critical

Day of Failure 24 Being Too Critical

If only is a phrase I’ve used many times in my life and business career. A few years ago, I launched a new service. I spent an extensive amount of time developing the service. I knew from my years of experience that it was a service that many of my clients were...
Getting Back To Basics

Getting Back To Basics

What do you want? When I talk with people this is a question I often ask. I took some time to ask myself that question today. I got an answer that pointed back to a simpler time. Life is not so complicated. It’s easy to get caught up in the flavor of the month. Fear...
The Insipid Nature of Daylight Savings Time

The Insipid Nature of Daylight Savings Time

One day my hope is all the states in America will follow the lead of Arizona and Hawaii. This evening we will turn our clocks back an hour and “gain” an extra hour of sleep. Then in March, we lose that hour we gain this evening. Why do we continue on this stupidity to...
Three Reasons Why People Fail At Business

Three Reasons Why People Fail At Business

Owning a successful business is a dream of a lot of people. Many people see owning a business as the key to having the money and life they’ve always imagined. Many people that start new businesses start copycat businesses to the businesses they previously worked for....
Day of Failure 23 Not Paying Myself First

Day of Failure 23 Not Paying Myself First

As I look back at my life, I wonder where I got some of my sadistic ideas about money. Like most people in America, my parents didn’t teach me anything about money. At a very young age, I recognized that money was important to life on this planet. However, I...
Day of Failure 22 Allowing My Fears to Control Me

Day of Failure 22 Allowing My Fears to Control Me

I once went to a business conference where the speaker held up a one-dollar bill in one hand and a hundred-dollar bill in the other hand. He then placed both bills on the ground. Next, he asked a simple question. “Which bill will you pick up?” He waited for about a...
Day of Failure 20 Loaning People Money

Day of Failure 20 Loaning People Money

I went to a small college in Idaho for my first two years of college. Idaho is a beautiful state. Every morning I woke up and was able to see the Grand Tetons of Wyoming. It was a stunning sight to behold. I learned how to snow ski while I was in Idaho. In the...
Day of Failure 19 Not Building A Scalable Business

Day of Failure 19 Not Building A Scalable Business

Eleven years ago, when I started my accounting business, I had some simple goals. My first goal was to make $5,000 a month. My last employer paid me $43,000 a year, which works out to be ~$3,600 a month. With $5,000 a month, I felt like I would be moving up in life....

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