What it Means to Me Now That One of My Business Ventures Made the Inc. 500 List of 2011
After several missteps with other startups, this past week, I got official word that one of my business ventures that sells sophisticated telecommunications services to other businesses, IPNETZONE COMMUNICATIONS INC., earned a position of (1) #416 on the 2011 Inc. 500 in Inc.’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America; (2) #14 within the telecommunications industry; and (3) ...
Continue ReadingWhat Aspiring Entrepreneurs can Learn from Improvisational Theater
Last night was one of the first nights I’ve had a bit of down time for myself in a while and accidentally happened upon Comedy Central’s First Annual Comedy Awards. Why it took them so long to come out with an awards show, I don’t know, but I’m happy they finally got around to it. Without a doubt, the awards ...
Continue ReadingFear of Change and Losing (Percieved) Control and How They Relate to Fear of Success
Although kainophobia and agoraphobia are rarely used in the context of everyday conversation, there are tell-tale signs of those who demonstrate a significant level of fear in both change and loss of (perceived) control – not necessarily at the level of uncontrollable fear that kainophobia or agoraphobia are defined as but still significant enough that it’s palpable. I think it’s ...
Continue ReadingHow I See Entrepreneurialism as the Same Spirit of What Independence Day Represents
On this Fourth of July, I’m finally letting what little hair I have down just to reflect what this holiday represents to me. I’ve actually been mulling about it here and there when my mind goes idle but I feel the very same spirit of grit and determination, to make an entrepreneurial endeavor a success and the internal fight to ...
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