by Early To Rise | Mar 12, 2001 | Careers, Entrepreneur, Investing, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth
You know how bad I think most small-business periodicals are. Fortune Small Business might be the worst. Staffed by a boatload of (I’m sure) very smart and capable (mostly) young women, it is full of feel-good stories and equal opportunity reporting. There is...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Feb 26, 2001 | Entrepreneur, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth
What’s the best way to surpass your peers and outdo your competitors? Work harder than they do. If that sounds daunting, consider this: Most people dont work very hard. Some people spend their time doing as little as they possibly can. Most do stay busy, but...
by Early to Rise | Feb 21, 2001 | Entrepreneur, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth
I’ve been thinking about fun lately. (Like money, its something we never seem to get enough of.) If you read the business press, you know that fun — having it, creating it, and promoting it — has been one of the primary business concerns of young...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Feb 13, 2001 | Entrepreneur, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth
In Message #185, I recommended that you start to use index cards to keep track of the big and small ideas that come to you at random times throughout the day — ideas that could have a big impact on your life but are too easily forgotten if not written down. If...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Feb 6, 2001 | Careers, Entrepreneur, Internet Business, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth
Of all the qualities that contribute to an accomplished life, none is more important than persistence. Intelligence, knowledge, connections, luck — they are all important ingredients in the stew of success, but persistence is the stock. Persistence is a big...
by Mark Morgan Ford | Feb 2, 2001 | Careers, Entrepreneur, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Self-Improvement, Skill Development, Time Management, Wealth, Work
It may sometimes seem like I’m always pushing you in the direction of becoming No.1 — of being your own boss and having your own business. And I won’t deny that I spend a lot of time talking about the advantages of entrepreneurship and equity. But...