by Damon Yudichak | Oct 26, 2019 | Money
A few weeks ago, I came up with an idea to bring a new educational experience to my two teenage daughters. As I thought about the things that I wanted my daughters to learn, there was one thing that came immediately to my mind. I would want them to know how to run a...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 25, 2019 | Growth
I read an article recently where Lin-Manuel Miranda was interviewed. Lin-Manuel Miranda is the creator of the award-winning musical “Hamilton.” The idea of “Hamilton” came to Miranda after working nonstop for seven years on his musical “In the Heights.” He took a...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 24, 2019 | Growth
I really should have known better. There I was pondering my sad state of affairs. I’d started my accounting business two years before this moment of despair. In 2008, I’d just walked across the stage to receive my Masters of Business Administration diploma. I had a...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 23, 2019 | Growth
When I was a young child, I wanted to learn how to play the piano. My mother hired a teacher to teach me how to play the piano. Once a week, I went to the piano teacher’s house, and she showed me how to play the piano. After she showed me how to play, she asked me to...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 22, 2019 | Growth
I remember that day I was at the fair, and I saw a game of chance. The goal of the game was to toss a ping pong ball towards a table that was covered in small fishbowls. To win the game, all I had to do was land my ping pong ball in one of the fishbowls. The prize for...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 21, 2019 | Growth
I’ve fallen into the classic entrepreneurial trap. Thinking I have to do everything. Most people that start businesses do so out of some form of necessity. They get tired of working for their company. They get fired from their company. They can’t find work. They start...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 20, 2019 | Growth
I have to admit that I’ve fallen into the trap of thinking my passion for my work mattered. I thought that if people knew how passionate I was about my work, it would be a key reason for people to hire me. Here’s the truth. Nobody cares about my passions. And why...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 19, 2019 | Growth
There’s an old saying about sales. “Nothing happens until someone makes a sale.” I’m not sure how I lost sight of the first step in business. The first step in business is to make a sale. In my early days in business, I thought all I had to do was hang up a shingle,...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 18, 2019 | Growth
Shiny Objects are pretty. Shiny Objects captivate. Shiny Objects distract. One of the shiniest objects in business is the promise of new sales. I’ve talked with many people this week, and I’ve heard the same thing over and over again. I’ve always been good with money...
by Damon Yudichak | Oct 17, 2019 | Growth
Yesterday evening at dinner, I disappointed my two-year-old daughter Zoe. My wife grilled up a lovely steak and served everyone their portions of the steak. Zoe had grabbed the salt mill and began grinding salt all over our brown dining table. It was humorous to see...
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