For most of us who are in good health, we already have the first wealth bestow upon us. And that first wealth is actually our health. Without this first wealth, many things in life would be harder to achieve. Daily activities we take for granted would no longer be simple to do. For example, a … Read more
As a newbie entrepreneur without an established brand name to fall back on, one of the best ways to establish credibility is to create a blog. #1 Demonstrate your level of expertise A blog through its posts allows you to demonstrate your level of knowledge on the niche you are in. Your prospect usually … Read more
In a well known Chinese idiom about hope, 守株待兔 (shou zhu tai tu) – a man watches a tree stump hoping for rabbits to bash themselves against it and fall dead. He had earlier witness a rabbit actually doing so and was expecting others to do the same. So instead of out hunting food to bring home, … Read more
Rituals are important in our lives. We are not referring to those practices in a church or temple or in a traditional context like tea pouring. What we are referring to instead are the day-to-day things we do each day till it becomes a ritual. Rituals, if we can adopt the right ones, will make … Read more
If you are planning to do business today, having a website to showcase your business is a must. A website is typically hosted on a web server. For most small business starting out, for cost reasons, they would use rather the services of a web hosting provider to house their website than having a web server located … Read more
Sleep early and wake up early! That’s what momma used to say. I never knew those words would come back to haunt me, not to scare me but to be a better entrepreneur. Early morning is the least disruptive time of the day. It is the time of the day when people are either still sleeping … Read more
Many people fear failures when they should embrace them. Failure for them is something they try very hard to avoid whenever possible. Failure is viewed as an impediment to success. This approach to failure is in part due to the education we had when we were young. We have been “trained” to view failure as … Read more
The best way to kick-start a relationship with someone you meet for the first time is to be cordial. This is to make the encounter a pleasant one for both parties. After the pleasantries, the next move is to find common grounds. A common ground could be anything from being from the same neighborhood, having the … Read more
Building relationships are important for any entrepreneur. An entrepreneur who doesn’t know this will quickly find himself isolated with diminishing opportunities. When building relationships we must play the long game. Those who adopt an attitude of “what use is the person to me now ” will usually live to regret it down the road when … Read more
Planning is an important activity for an entrepreneur. Technically, nothing should be executed without proper planning. As they say, a failure to plan is a plan for failure. For an entrepreneur, the most basic essential plan you would need is a business plan. Thereafter, every business function, from marketing to post-sales customer support, should have a plan … Read more