Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to Gallup surveys , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. I found some great help in outlining the elements of this process in the classic book, “ Disruptors ,” by Kunal Mehta.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2020

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Then write down and prioritize your goals. Everyone has had to deal with terror barriers, since the day you were born.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I always thought that I must be lucky to have found so much excitement and satisfaction from my work, so I never had any really good answers to those of you who second category who wanted to move to the first. Don’t make commitments that have no potential for positive return on your effort, or no potential for learning or satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2020

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2020, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Patagonia , a successful outdoor products company, combines building safe high-quality products with philanthropic efforts to help the environment. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I can’t help you get into the right mindset, but I can offer some proven specific steps for translating a business dream into reality, based on my own years of experience working at all levels in the business world: Narrow your focus, to identify your major business goal. Stop talking and writing, and start executing the plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2023

This required ability is aided by some supportive personal attributes, such as confidence, initiative, problem solving, and determination, but the basic learning principles must include the following: Satisfaction will come from learning something new every day. The act of communicating and writing enhances learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Both ends of this spectrum fail to bring long-term satisfaction or success. Patagonia , a successful outdoor products company, combines building safe high-quality products with philanthropic efforts to help the environment. Write it down, make it specific, expressive, yet succinct and jargon-free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Identifying your goal will help you avoid getting pulled into any drama and stay focused on constructive tactics. Write down your key goals and refer to this list before any interaction with your colleague. When seeking help on an issue, seek out people who are constructive, and stay positive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. As I’m writing this, I’m thinking that these points are so obvious that they don’t need to be reiterated here. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

Even if your plan seems simple and intuitively obvious to you, writing it down and having it reviewed by experienced friends will moderate your passion and assure you that all key elements are addressed. It helps to advertise your new presence with a grand opening, viral video, and traditional advertising to highlight entry into the arena.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It can help you be right when, without expert help, you might fail. It may be time for you to start your own blog, write a book, or volunteer as a speaker at public events in your domain. The more you use your new-found leadership ability, the greater will be your satisfaction and confidence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2018

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Then write down and prioritize your goals. Everyone has had to deal with terror barriers, since the day you were born.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2022

If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust. Verbalize the problem to fully understand it and why it’s occurring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2022

That isn’t very fulfilling to the growing number of entrepreneurs whose vision and satisfaction comes from making the world a better place, and enjoying a leisurely lifestyle with friends and family. Write down the “ what” of your vision, but let go of “ how” it will be achieved; you can’t control the precise manner, form, or timing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2020

This required ability is aided by some supportive personal attributes, such as confidence, initiative, problem solving, and determination, but the basic learning principles must include the following: Satisfaction will come from learning something new every day. The act of communicating and writing enhances learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Then write down and prioritize your goals. Everyone has had to deal with terror barriers, since the day you were born.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2014

According to several recent reports , job satisfaction for employees is at an all-time low. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m often asked what it takes to switch and get real satisfaction from this lifestyle. Learn new skills that will make you an expert in that domain, and both satisfaction and wealth will follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2023

But if you are looking for investors, team members, and demanding customers, it helps to understand what their biases might be in committing to and helping the ideal partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2019

If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust. Verbalize the problem to fully understand it and why it’s occurring.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Goal Setting and Making Plans There’s a lot of content that already exists around the basics of goal setting, i.e., SMART goals: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely However, it’s far easier to teach someone about these than it is to help them create the goals themselves. Yes, I’m yelling – it’s really that bad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2016

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2016, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2013

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Then write down and prioritize your goals. Everyone has had to deal with terror barriers, since the day you were born.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Choose a friend or mentor (not your spouse) whom you trust to tell you the truth, and ask for help. As I’m writing this, I’m thinking that these points are so obvious that they don’t need to be reiterated here. Yet I still find this to be one of the most common drags on startup productivity, as well as employee satisfaction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2018

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2018, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2012

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Then write down and prioritize your goals. Everyone has had to deal with terror barriers, since the day you were born.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2019

That isn’t very fulfilling to the growing number of entrepreneurs whose vision and satisfaction comes from making the world a better place, and enjoying a leisurely lifestyle with friends and family. Write down the “ what” of your vision, but let go of “ how” it will be achieved; you can’t control the precise manner, form, or timing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2017

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2017, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. Keep track of your wins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2015

If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust. Verbalize the problem to fully understand it and why it’s occurring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2015

This required ability is aided by some supportive personal attributes, such as confidence, initiative, problem solving, and determination, but the basic learning principles must include the following: Satisfaction will come from learning something new every day. The act of communicating and writing enhances learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

If you are an entrepreneur contemplating a startup, and you want both success and satisfaction in business, I recommend you complete these steps before you start any business plan: Identify personal gaps. Use visualization to create a very detailed picture of your dream, and write it down to see if it still makes sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2013

You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. These will also help you unleash the creative side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

Highlight your interest in helping and giving back. Going out of your way to help a customer or help a good cause pays big dividends these days. You can also establish authority by writing and public speaking. Customers need to believe that you are one of them. Don’t be seen as a business taking without giving back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Write every check personally, rather than relying on a bookkeeper or administrative help. Experienced entrepreneurs have learned that unpleasant surprises are the way of life in a startup, and a big part of the satisfaction is beating the challenges. Managing cash-flow must be the number one priority of every entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2011

You’ve probably already made your resolutions, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your work. The happiest people are the ones who can split their focus between work and family, and get value and satisfaction from both. These will also help you unleash the creative side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2014

If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. A good alternative is to enlist the help of a business mentor you can trust. Verbalize the problem to fully understand it and why it’s occurring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2010

In addition, it helps to have a few specific strategies, outlined by Ingunn Aursnes a while back, to help you push through: Reconfirm how you have dealt successfully before with terror barriers. Then write down and prioritize your goals. Everyone has had to deal with terror barriers, since the day you were born.

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