It’s easy to get caught up in the heady buzz of making money. You should regard money as fuel for what you really want to do, not as a goal in and of itself. Money is like gas in the car — you need to pay attention or you’ll end up on the side of the road — but a well-lived life is not a tour of gas stations!Tim O'Reilly
Formats Archives: Quote
Profit & Purpose
June 27, 2013 in Inspiration
Profit isn't a purpose, it's a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others.Simon Sinek
The Myth of the Business Plan
October 10, 2011 in Action
I'm all for having a business plan in the verb sense. I'm just not a big believer in the noun form. Writing a formal business plan invites the paralysis of analysis. If you must write a business plan, see Exit Strategy, for the five critical questions your business plan should answer. Because yeah, sometimes you need one. It distracts the entrepreneur from slaying dragons and thinking big thoughts. The result usually is a long-winded missive that's out of date almost the moment the ink dries.Kate Lister
End of the road
February 1, 2011 in Action
A turn in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn."John M. Capozzi”
“A turn in the road is not the end of the road…unless you fail to make the turn.”
Berlin
May 24, 2010 in Traveling
Berlin is poor, but sexyWilly Brandt, Former Governing Mayor of West Berlin
“Berlin is poor, but sexy”
Imagination
May 10, 2010 in Dream
Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.Jules de Gaultier
“Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.”