Without any further ado and in their own words, here are some of the biggest mistakes and lessons learned from 13 successful entrepreneurs. 1. “We wasted $1,000,000 on a company that never launched” Hiten Shah, Co-Founder at KISSmetrics My co-founder and I spent $1,000,000 on a web hosting company that never launched. We were perfectionist so…
When Steve Blank appeared on the cover of Wired magazine 19 years ago, his company then, Rocket Science Games, was expected to revolutionize the videogame industry. At the time, Blank didn\’t let the skepticism of critics faze him. \”I thought I was a genius,\” he says. Three months later, when he called his mother to…
It is only a failure when you give up. You have heard this, right? Easy to remember in retrospect and more difficult to stay in touch with when we are face to face with less than stellar results. It so easy to think that our failure really is a cosmic message that we need…
Look at the world around you. Everything alive breaths in and out. If you dig a hole in the dirt it fills with air or water or something. Everything is in a constant exchange. It is the natural way of things. However, we seem to feel that it is somehow unsafe to let things be…
Life pulls us in many directions. No matter the phase of development our work is in, we can get caught in the tangle of competing interest and loss of motivation. While I think it is unlikely, and perhaps even unproductive, to always stay on track, there are tools for getting back on track faster and…
The most unforgiving voice of all is the one that lives inside our heads. It is the constant drone of self-criticism, less-than and not-good-enough that leads our memory maps, habit patterns and fixed fantasies to the darkest of places. Silencing the Inner Critic is the first step toward rediscovering and reclaiming the authentic self. You…
Some people will promise you the world. They tell you that, if you just get their program or learn to be more positive, then you will be able to grow your business, be fulfilled, or what have you. But they haven’t given you the whole picture. WHO you are on the inside is just as…
1. Meditate, contemplate and observe: You can’t be happy if you don’t know what is stopping you from being happy. Take time each day to focus inward and figure out what is going on. 2. Do something for someone else: We are most fulfilled when we can meet the needs or wants of others —…
So what is meant by the term \”vision\”? It\’s simple. Whatever difference you want to make in the world — ending hunger and war, teaching parents how to raise children better, teaching partners how to love better, or however you want to make the world a better place — it is important to have a…
Frequently, when people are unable to reach their goals, they start to look for flaws in themselves, others, or their project. They might think, \”What is wrong with me?\” Or, \”Why is it every time I try to move forward I have problems with this person or that person?\” Or, they think, \”Is this even…