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Five words that are great strategies for success

close up photo implying the vastness of our oceans — would we be able to hang on to a capsized boat until we were found, adrift at sea?

What is success? I believe to a great extent, it’s the ability to hang on after others have let go.

perseverance
determination
desire
vision
patience

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What price would we pay for career freedom?

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa lobby at Christmas time — The Hospitality industry requires a commitment to long, unusual hours & flexible work schedules

What price would we pay for career freedom? Would we work 80-hour weeks for five solid years so we could get closer to a 40-hour work week?

Oh, and is there even such a thing as career freedom? A business owner told me years ago, “You either own a business, or it owns you”.

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As if Baby Boomers need a reminder for this money BFO

photo of New Orleans small business advertising — This beer-joint owner knows his market, and is positioned perfectly

As if Baby Boomers need a reminder for this money BFO – blinding flash of the obvious.

The odds are overwhelming that I’ll fail.

This is the real test. Tenacity and perseverance.

One of the greatest, eye-opening experiences a business professional can ever have is starting their own business. You learn first-hand the things only a real, hard-working entrepreneur knows.

Forget text book theory and arm-chair quarterback decisions. They don’t exist! When it’s your money, time and ultimately – success or failure – everything you’ve ever learned comes into question. Everything is a test.

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There is a price for business success that most pay, without even realizing it

photo of New Orleans small business open for business — small business owners have cleared a hurdle most can’t… success

Business owners focus on the fiscal health of their operation. All day, everyday. Why they neglect their physical health is a mystery I think will be revealed tomorrow…

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Do you dream of leading a different kind of life?

photo of tire tracks from car accident — years ago, I was roughly 60 seconds from being hit by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel

Do you dream of leading a different kind of life? Most of us do, at one point or another in our lives.

The minute you begin to do what you really want to do, it’s really a different kind of life. – Buckminster Fuller

So there we have it. To lead a different kind of life, we just need to do it. If it were only that easy.

Note: Out for a run, a one-minute difference saved me from being hit from behind. A few years after, I began an LLC.

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