- Never let your ignorance fool you
- It’s always the buyers responsibility to make sure the purchase is worth the price
- Generalize this to everything, finding a friend, getting married, working in a job and so on
- Knowledge is true power
- Knowledge makes profit
Month: May 2008
Communications
Social skills play the most important role in your success:
- Not always the smartest get selected, usually the most popular
- Have the learning attitude at all times
- Communicate everyday with your team; share the vision and keep the motivated
- Don’t just rely on emails! make phone calls or go see them face to face
- Be honest at all times
- Keep your promises or don’t make any in the first place
- Learn to say a clear NO!
Marathon
I see entrepreneurship now as a marathon race; there are many similarities that make me say any one who wishes to become an entrepreneur should run in a marathon race before he/she starts
- You get to run with the best, the champions
- The race is for all, the rookies and the pros
- Once you start the race, everybody cheers up and sincerely wishes you success
- Along the way, families, friends and strangers keep motivating you and encouraging to finish the race
- You have to be on a plan and use your strong legs; otherwise you go out of fuel very soon or fall
- Run your best
- You can see the pros way ahead of you venting their way through the finish line
- Yes, you are competing with them in the same race
- Along the way, you have to learn it is not all about winning and there are people ahead of you
- It’s a long, challenging and maybe frustrating journey
- Learn to enjoy it
- On your way to the finish line, wisely use the resources available to you and use them efficiently
- Once you get close to the finish line, you need extra thrust to finish
- Make sure your shoes are the right ones to run with
- Definitely carry water with you
- Know about the elevation along your path and adjust your pace accordingly
- Other runners will pass by you along the way! Don’t loose your enthusiasm
- Don’t get distracted and be focused all the way
- It’s about first finishing, second breaking your records and finally be the first place
- After the race take some time to recuperate and relax
- Already thinking of the next race?
Stress
- Good time management reduces both physical and mental stress; stay healthy and sound
- Mental stress, depression, unhappiness can lead to Multiple Sclerosis (MS). That’s horrible!
- With how much money can one buy a second of life?
- Happiness is enjoyment! do what you enjoy, otherwise never live a happily
- Don’t kid yourself! you cannot cheat yourself!
- Give attention to details, that’s what makes a difference
Succeed Everyday
- Socrates: “~ We are what we do repeatedly; success is a habit.”
- Carpe Diem: seize the day and succeed everyday
First Short Rules
- Never lose your references
- Finish the work you started; it does not need to be perfect. Better be done today than longing for future perfection
- Perfection is a gradual work
- Do well in whatever you do
- Respond to an email right after you read it
- Act on possibilities