
Every entrepreneur goes through the entrepreneurial cycle.Enthusiasm.Anxiety.Despair.Hope / Quit.Hope leads to the world's best CEOs.Quitting leads to starting all over again or getting off the path entirely.Think on this.The world's best CEOs climbed from the very bottom. I always wondered how average people become industry titans, and now I realize it's one problem at a time.Staying in the problem and with the problem, until the answer becomes clear.Then they have an answer to a question that people either never face (because they never started a business) or never answer (because they quit).This means they have more experience which allows them to start playing the game with more zeros.But, it means hitting the valley of despair, dealing with the hatred, and anxiety and worry and fear and panic and sadness, and yet keeping up hope and searching for answer.If I were to evaluate why I would quit in the valley of the despair (and why I almost did)...it would be because I stopped searching for an answer.But, if I'm desperate to find the answer, then I will get out of the valley.As all founder CEOs have done.Don't quit in the valley of despair.As Muhammad Ali used to say, "I only start counting the reps when it hurts."
Aug 22, 2023
10 min

Costco is an inspiring company to study.It's predictable, and yet you're always surprised by what you find. Underpromising but overdelivering.It's operating at a level that delivers value without breaking the bank.It meets me where I am. I'm not intimidated to walk in.But, there is a difficulty with it. It's inconvenient dealing with the distance I have to drive and the line ups.For us small SMEs, it's important to be predictable, operating at a level that doesn't break the bank while still delivering top notch service, and meeting our clients where they are...all while walking in their shoes to ensure that the experience is always a wonderful one.
Aug 17, 2023
9 min

The Golden Formula is a simple description of what defines success.Simply put, the person:- who has a clear vision of his future- who serves others- and who strives to build up his network, mindset, knowledge, health and deportmentIs a success.Notice that money is not in the equation. Money comes after the person believes in their mind that they are a success.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Aug 14, 2023
13 min

I imagine a day when all of us can do the things we love to do, that we were gifted to do, as the primary source of our income.That day will one day come.It happened in the past. Master craftsman would train journeymen and apprentices towards become masters themselves.That was a small business with an owner-operator and various levels of subcontractors. It was a business where everyone was their own business owner even though they were working under one roof.Put another way, that was an example of a business that was made up of many small businesses.So, everyone can be an entrepreneur and yet there can still be businesses with employees.When that day comes, everyone will finally lose the desire to retire and go on vacation and do the things they missed in life, and actually live a life where they get to do everything they always dreamed of.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 29, 2023
3 min

The simple act of grooming lends authority to your words and confidence to yourself.If we want people to take us more seriously, they must stereotype us as someone to take seriously.And that happens when we appear to them as people to be taken seriously.Haircut, deportment, car cleanliness all point to that.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 29, 2023
2 min

Health is true wealth.Wealth is simply a state of being able to engage in any experience you want.But health is the only means to actually take advantage of those experiences once you get it.Don't burn your health to get wealth. Otherwise, later in life, you'll have to burn your wealth to regain your health.Health (nutrition, activity, and sleep) is necessary for making the best decisions possible and to operate with total confidence in life.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 27, 2023
4 min

The only reason we are not where we want to be is a lack of knowledge.Confucius said, he who knows and does not do does not know.When we want to get somewhere and are unable to, we simply lack the knowledge.The easy part is that knowledge is free and does take up physical space. It only takes sacrifice to acquire.So tap into books, your own experience and your network to gain that edge to go to where you want to go.There's no need to procrastinate.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 27, 2023
2 min

I one day imagine a world where everyone loves the job that they do. And I think the only way this can happen is if everyone becomes an entrepreneur, marries an entrepreneur, is an apprentice of an entrepreneur or works directly for an entrepreneur.That said, to make this happen, you need to cultivate a good network and a strong mindset.A good network pressures you towards success.A strong mindset keeps you playing the game until you figure out all the pieces. The process is painful, often daunting and will expose you to depths of sadness few can share. That is why a stronger mindset is needed to stay in the game.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 26, 2023
11 min

The economy is not meant to produce more.It's not meant to fill up gaps.The economy is there to gainfully employ human beings so that we're all making a living doing what we love day after day.The reason for landfills and depression is that work has shifted from humans to products.For us entrepreneurs, may we create that beautiful future where everyone can work doing the job they love with a wage that never lets them worry.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 22, 2023
3 min

The more service you render, the greater the number of transactions.In a weird way, business is institutionalized assistance.You can do something for a low price, someone else can only achieve the same thing for a high price - so you help that person at a price that is higher than your cost but lower than their price.They get a bargain, you get a profit, both parties are assisted.Business truly is an institutionalized method of helping others.https://mavericks.goldwynandsons.com/
Jul 21, 2023
6 min
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