by twobrainmain | Jul 4, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, farmer, founder, Mentoring, RSS, Running a Business, staff, tinker
The Stoics were philosophers, mostly Greek, who sought a practical path to happiness. Most philosophers–especially the modern ones–fail to give actionable advice. They discuss reasons and norms. They talk around a subject. For example, if you...
by twobrainmain | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, farmer, founder, kids, Running a Business, thief, tinker, Uncategorized
This is the third in a series about Small-town entrepreneurship. Read “SmallTown, Inc” and “The SmallTown Founder” by clicking the appropriate link. Schools don’t teach entrepreneurship. They should, but they can’t. ...
by twobrainmain | Jun 28, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, farmer, founder, Running a Business, thief, tinker, Uncategorized
If you open your business in a small city or town, you have a huge advantage. Product businesses need a big audience. Service businesses need a connected audience. And in a small town, everyone is connected. I joke that my city of 65,000 is a...
by twobrainmain | Jun 21, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, farmer, founder, Leadership, Mentoring, Running a Business, staff, thief, tinker
Heartily know, when demigods go, the gods arrive. – Emerson I’ve always had great “Who Luck”. The right people seem to find their way into my life at precisely the right time. I met one of my mentors, Dan Martell, at the Archangel...
by twobrainmain | Jun 19, 2019 | Authority Ladder, Blog, clinicians, Entrepreneurship, farmer, founder, Running a Business, staff, thief, tinker
There are three important people in your business: you, your clients, and your staff. Each one has a different path to your business; experience with your business; and exit from your business. We call these “journeys”. And you must plan each one in...
by twobrainmain | May 30, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, farmer, founder, Mentoring, Running a Business, tinker
You can do anything, but you can’t do everything. At least not right now. Luckily, you have plenty of time. Entrepreneurs in the Farmer and Tinker phases are beset by ideas. And many of them are great ideas. But even the good ones slow you down, because...
