One of the least expected, but most insightful moments at SXSW occurred when I stumbled across a massive spread of Legos at the far end of the convention center. The assortment offered nearly infinite possibilities, but there was one problem… no one was building anything. I sat and watched for several minutes (the talk I
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Over the past three posts, Tt(h)B explored three interdisciplinary techniques that Olympic Champions share with Successful Entrepreneurs. (Did you miss out? Click here to catch up.) Today, we explore the fork in the road. Here are three reasons Successful Entrepreneurs are different from Olympic Champions.
Today Tt(h)B continues its exploration of three interdisciplinary techniques and traits that successful entrepreneurs and Olympic Champions have in common. If you missed part 1 on Uncompromising Devotion
Today Tt(h)B continues its exploration of three interdisciplinary techniques and traits that successful entrepreneurs and Olympic Champions have in common. If you missed part 1 on Uncompromising Devotion, click here.
Trait #2:
As I settled down to write the conclusion to my #FAILweek story a funny thing happened. A series of unexpected events caused my wifi signal to die. As a result Firefox crashed in a way unfamiliar to me. As I began to tinker with the two fresh problems that materialized from nowhere an all to common ‘WOOOOM’ chimed from the laptop speakers informing me that I had under 10 minutes of power remaining unless I plugged it in. Can you guess where this is going? After a quick search I remembered my power cord is sitting on the desk in my office… 56 miles away.
After one of the longest days I have had in recent memory any combination of the problems listed above would be the perfect excuse to throw in the towel for the night, kick back, and “get to it tomorrow.”
Bullshit. That’s not how I roll
Apples revolutionary new device, schedule to drop in just two short months, will change two major things for entrepreneurs:
1. Content & Product Creation- The most obvious impact this has for entrepreneurs is that
As the first ever #FAILweek nears (FEB 1st-5th), one thing has become abundantly clear; There is a serious rift in our attitudes toward failure. The question is simple: Can failure be positive?
Rarely are we placed in situations where we are truly on the outside looking in. As an individual who knows absolutely nothing (and I mean NOTHING) about boots, I used the opportunity to test which boot/brand/product jumped out at me.
I must have passed 400 pairs of boots with the hope that just one would
Two weeks ago I published this post about The Secret to “Finding Balance”. After great input from fellow t(h)inkers one piece of the equation appeared to be missing: How do we truly measure and define Quality Time?
Answer:
The question I hear asked time and time again to seemingly “successful” entrepreneurs is, “How do you find balance?” or some variation thereof. The answers are often trivial, sometimes inspirational, but rarely applicable. They vary from “strike while the iron is hot,” or “I don’t” to the all famous (and often misinterpreted)
