Career Advancement continued

The best way to avoid killer mistakes is to run your ideas past an experienced person who can spot familiar errors in a few seconds. Sometimes these mentors will volunteer their services. Here is where you locate them.... keep reading

F. A. Hayek and Cornelius Van Til both told me this: "Don't be a perfectionist when you write a book." But they did not tell me how to escape this affliction. In 1994, I figured it out. It costs an extra three dollars per book title... keep reading

Rare is the businessman who takes steps to overcome this universal problem. In the newsletter business and subscription website business, we know it's a huge problem and we take specific steps to solve it. Imitate us.... keep reading

Perfectionism seems to be a blessing. It makes people take care in their work. But there are times when it can keep you from finishing. Here's how to know when to be less than perfect.... keep reading

I learned this lesson by studying the career of Akio Morita, who created Sony. This lesson has saved me a lot of grief. But it is very hard to honor.... keep reading

Assuming that you have not just been fired, the following rule of career advancement should always be regarded as unbreakable. Yet most men break it -- maybe more than once in their careers.... keep reading

In 1941, Bob Hope made a discovery which launched his career into the stratosphere. He had been a star. This made him a super-star . . . this, plus one additional fact: World War II. He saw an opportunity where no one else ever had. This is the goal of every entrepreneur.... keep reading

China is now graduating over 450,000 scientists and engineers each year. India is not far behind. These people work for 20% of what comparably trained Americans are paid. If you are in their path, you had better get out of the way. Fast.... keep reading

If you could get one piece of information before the bargaining begins, what would you choose? See if you agree with what I would choose.... keep reading

I find this one extremely difficult to implement consistently, yet it is obvious the moment you understand it. It is a sure-thing money-maker. Your competitors will resist it.... keep reading

There are two Faustian bargains. The famous one, you should avoid. The other one, you should imitate. For almost years, I have.... keep reading

Mick & Co. are coming out of the retirement they never went into. They are a model for us all. Need an extra $10 million, net, or so? Hit the road! Here, I analyze their marketing strategy. Then I discuss the Grateful Dead's different strategy, which is still working.... keep reading

Armenians make fortunes in the most amazing ways. Here is one of my favorite examples. I remember it because, at age 9, I was part of J. C. Agajanian's garbage empire.... keep reading

If I had understood these principles when I was 17, and if I had followed through, my life would have been very different. At least I discovered these insights by age 50. Better late than never.... keep reading