Category Archives: Entrepreneurs

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Its time to start Paying Attention to Cryptocurrency

It’s time to start paying attention to cryptocurrency. You don’t have to make judgment calls as to which coin is going to be worth investing in. There are over a thousand of them.  Most people have only heard of Bitcoin and perhaps one other. No, its time to pay attention to cryptocurrency because our global…

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Conscious Experiences in Chengdu and Shangri-La

Sometimes life offers unexpected experiences which provide incredible highs without taking drugs or drinking alcohol. That happened for me this autumn when I was fortunate to be able to take part in a Quest to China run by LeadersQuest who offer individual business leaders and corporate groups the opportunity to explore the DNA of a…

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Why Self-Knowledge is Important and how it can Change your Life?

Many years ago, in the 1980s, when I was a young publisher, I became friendly with the author of one of the books we were promoting who was a psychotherapist.  At the time the concept of personal development and therapy was something I knew nothing about and I therefore had no understanding of why self-knowledge might be helpful to anyone.  My…

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When is a Deal not a Deal?

One of the difficulties for inexperienced entrepreneurs is knowing when a deal is likely to happen and when it isn’t. For many years in the publishing industry, a deal would happen on a handshake. An offer would be made by a publisher to an author (often via their literary agent). If the general terms were accepted by the…

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The Secret of How to Start Your Own Business

I meet many would-be entrepreneurs who want to start their own businesses but simply don’t have enough money for their startup costs. The first task of a successful entrepreneur is to achieve their own start-up capital. A few technology businesses are impossible to start without a certain amount of capital. But many other businesses, especially businesses where you buy…

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10 Hallmarks of a Professional

What is a professional? A professional is someone who shows up for work every day, come rain or shine or whatever else is happening in his or her life. A professional is someone who, no matter how good they are at what they do, knows always that there is so much more that they need…

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