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When I first started Entrepreneurs-Journey I wrote something that I believe was one of the most powerful rapport building pieces of content I have ever created.
I called it my “Business Timeline” and it was exactly what it sounds like, a chronicle of my life as an entrepreneur.
Since this blog began when I had already enjoyed … Read the rest of this entry »
During the dot com boom around the year 2000, and the years that followed it (this was before I started blogging in 2004), I was a guy in his early twenties looking for a business idea to make my riches with online.
At that stage I had only built a few handful of websites, hobby sites that shared content … Read the rest of this entry »
Last night I attended the Silicon Beach Brisbane event.
This is the fourth such event I have attended. They are definitely a highlight on the Brisbane tech scene, attracting 100 to 200 entrepreneurs and people involved with or interested in launching a startup company.
Brisbane isn’t exactly known as a tech hub globally, but it’s great to see so … Read the rest of this entry »
The Halo Effect, as per the Wikipedia definition is…
The halo effect or halo error is a cognitive bias in which one’s judgments of a person’s character can be influenced by one’s overall impression of him or her.
We judge a person’s character based on their physical appearance and the things around them. It’s a quick judgement that … Read the rest of this entry »
A few weeks ago on one of my Yaro.TV daily videos I talked about solving problems by learning how other people have solved the same problem before you.
You can study other people’s solutions and then copy them to solve your problem. Easy.
Here’s the video –
A week later I published another video talking about how you can’t … Read the rest of this entry »
Recently in the news you may have heard some rather alarming data was released about the impact sitting down for long periods of time can have on your health.
When I was younger I’d sit down in front of the TV for entire days sometimes, watching TV or playing Nintendo. I noticed if I … Read the rest of this entry »
Recently Glen Allsopp wrote a follow-up blog post to his announcement that he was writing a “For Dummies” book.
His new announcement? He was NOT writing the book anymore.
You can read all the reasons why Glen said no to a book deal in his blog post.
To put it simply, he didn’t like the format that the … Read the rest of this entry »
I was on the bus the other day, but it was no ordinary bus. The driver, who was certainly not your typical Brisbane city bus driver, had dubbed his bus the “happy bus”.
To help ensure the happy bus maintained the appropriate vibe, he made an announcement as we left the city station.
He explained how if you were … Read the rest of this entry »
I was recently given access to the latest version of Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula course (Jeff was kind of enough to grant me access as a top affiliate and buyer of a previous version of the course).
As is typical for me, I went straight in looking for any audios I could download and stick on my phone … Read the rest of this entry »
During my early twenties I was introduced to the author Paulo Coelho, beginning with his book The Pilgrimage and then his most famous book, The Alchemist. I then went on a bit of a Coelho binge, reading everything I could find by him.
Most of his books I loved and still do. His writing style has always … Read the rest of this entry »
There are blogs on personal finance, then there are blogs on various forms of entrepreneurship, but very rarely do you find blogs that discuss both topics.
I can understand the desire to laser focus in on one’s target reader, but because I don’t see much of a blend of the two topics in the blogosphere, I (hopefully … Read the rest of this entry »
In recent months I’ve interviewed quite a few successful self-starter internet marketers. People like Farnoosh Brock, Brian Moran, Chris Guillebeau, and Adam Baker, all tell stories from the first few years of their online business where they were doing everything by themselves.
Tim Ferriss popularized the concept of outsourcing your entire life to other people … Read the rest of this entry »
As you may know I’ve turned most of my business attention towards a startup called CrankyAds for the past year or so.
Our team has been busy with the beta version of our software, ironing out bugs and figuring out what are the most important features to work on.
This process of running a software startup has certainly been … Read the rest of this entry »
As I write this on my 31st birthday, I thought it may be helpful to take a look back at this year in my life as well as in business. I probably learned more about business in the past 365 days than I have thus far in my life.
Overall, my business did grow (prorating fiscal year) and … Read the rest of this entry »
We are now living in the age of Vocational Darwinism, and the business skill that will make the difference in every professional life is the ability to adapt.
At its core, Vocational Darwinism is the application of Charles Darwin’s principle of “survival of the fittest” to our working world – and whether you are a budding entrepreneur … Read the rest of this entry »
I recently listened to the audiobook version of the Lean Startup by Eric Ries.
My motivation for “reading” it is to help with the development of CrankyAds, my software startup. Lean startup principles are particularly good for a software company because of the unlimited features you could develop (given unlimited resources) contrasting with the need to just … Read the rest of this entry »
Last week I began the process of looking for funding for CrankyAds.
This has been a completely new experience for me, which is fantastic, I’m enjoying the challenge and the process of learning how another aspect of entrepreneurship works.
I’ve been attending networking events and putting my feelers out in Brisbane where I live for a while, which … Read the rest of this entry »
Many of us, as entrepreneurs, start off with big intentions to do big things. Although I love dreaming big and hear a lot about people thinking big, I find that there is power in thinking small when we are getting started as entrepreneurs or solo-preneurs.
Thinking small when you’re just getting started gives you permission to start where you … Read the rest of this entry »
