For those who have a business, but are looking to step up to a new level. Facing difficulties, selling a business or changing structures. The Leveling Up Stage You’ve built something successful. You probably have some people working for you,…
One of the Napkin Dad’s artworks(c) Marty Coleman, shared from Flickr “I have had a LOT of failures and catastrophes in my life; schools I got kicked out of, a failed marriage, rejection in the art and academic world and…
Harrison Ford caught at the premier ofCowboys and Aliensby jyw104 on Flickr “What made you choose acting as a profession?”“Failure in all other fields.” Harrison Ford. (found on IMDB) Part of our series on the importance of failure and how…
Failure is a friend and a teacher, but it can be mischievous. Don’t let it scare, intimidate, discourage, or sadden you. You are great, remember.—Pastor WD Favour, Enugu, Nigeria, via Twitter That may be the most interesting view I’ve…
I heard these thoughts about failure on Twitter today, and wanted to share them with you, too. It may help to know that Twitter is a messaging system, with a 140 character limit on message size and rather informal. You’ll…
“Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with…
The very wise Rex Hammock recently pulled up something he wrote in 2000: Even smart businesses managed by smart individuals and smart investors die. Businesses start and die every day. They always have. They always will. I am old enough…
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm”Winston Churchill We are fascinated by quotes and stories of failure; we have a whole series on it. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what…
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