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Just Because

I have to say I hate it when people get the attitude of feeling like just because they did something they are entitled to get something else. It’s one of the worst mistakes we make in life I think. It also sets us up for the biggest disappointment. Stop saying “IF I just do this [...]

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What does “Bootstrapping” mean?

What does “Bootstrapping” mean in business startups?  I would LOVE to hear your opinion in the comments. The little gerbils at Wikipedia say that bootstrapping in a business setting in regards to finances could be: Owner Financing Sweat Equity Minimization of accounts receivable Joint utilization Delaying payment Minimizing inventory Subsidy finance Personal Debt What they [...]

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Fear of Automation?

With all the technology out there these days, I’m finding that you can automate processes more and more. In discussing this new way of doing business, I wanted to address something I think is quite apparent in our lives. Do we embrace the automation process or do we try and fight it? History would suggest [...]

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Performance Review V 360-degree feedback

I seem to be on this kick lately on dealing with improving manager/subordinate relationships and skills. It may be because in grad school I’m constantly learning about the different methods in dealing with this relationship and the best ways for this interaction to occur. Or it could be that my last couple of managers have [...]

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Stop Wishing and Start Doing

I’m sick of hearing people say, “I wish I was …” (fill in the blank).  I’m sure you have heard [...]

One Year Memorial

One Year Ago It was a year ago that I was going through life and wandering a little aimlessly as [...]

Digital Spring Cleaning

We haven’t posted here at Young and Prosperous in a long time as we’ve been working on Biz Ingenuity, so [...]

Being busy is not being productive

Why does being busy mean that you’re being productive in our world?  The manager who runs around all day talking [...]

Email Inbox Management – Step 4 Short Responses

If you’re just joining this conversation, this is a series of posts on how to get control of your inbox. [...]

Finding Happiness – Beat life with a stick

In life we find ourselves always saying tomorrow this will happen. Honestly who cares what happens tomorrow, it’s all about [...]