Posts Tagged ‘passion’

A Life-Changing Strategy »

I am speaking tomorrow morning in Trumbull, Connecticut. The theme of my speech is the need to create in your routine some activity that can lead to a life-changing event. I have studied successful people for thirty years and concluded that very few of them are uniquely intelligent, talented, good-looking or even lucky. Rather, they

The Ten Most Powerful Financial Truths in the »

In preparation for a speech I am giving tomorrow night, I have identified the most powerful financial principles in the Universe: 1. Compound Interest – identified by Einstein as “the most powerful force in the Universe.” More so than nuclear fission, I guess. Understanding how compounding works is critical to both wealth generation

It’s Supposed to be Hard »

Last week I gave a speech entitled “The Life and Times of an Entrepreneur.” In preparing for this speech, I reviewed all of my prior readings and writings on the subject. I wanted to give the audience my conclusions (30 years as an entrepreneur) in a clear and simplified presentation. Here are my top three conclusions: 1. Everyone

10 Reasons (Some) Entrepreneurs Underperform »

Being an entrepreneur is tough… very tough. There are many reasons some entrepreneurs make it big, and others do not. Tonight I would like to speak to the organic, the personal, reasons that some entrepreneurs fall short of their promise. This is not about capital, which is a challenge for all entrepreneurs, nor about the economic