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“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill
Often times we have great ideas, things to say, art to share, or tasks to accomplish, but we [...]
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Below is an excerpt from the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs on June 12, 2005 at Stanford University. Jobs is the co-founder of Apple Computer (current CEO) and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, until it was acquired by Disney.
Steve Jobs is an ambitious visionary who lives relentlessly to find meaning and impact the world [...]
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Kevin Kelly wrote a hot article titled, “1,000 True Fans” that blew my mind. In a nutshell, Kevin presents a concept where 1000 True Fans are enough for a creator (artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, videomaker, speaker, author, etc.) to make a six figure income.
A True Fan is defined as someone who will purchase anything and everything you produce. [...]
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Richard Wiseman, professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire (U.K.) and best-selling author of The Luck Factor, wrote a piece on Forbes.com, where he concludes that: “Opportunities do not haphazardly fall into the laps of lucky people. Instead, those people are unconsciously doing all sorts of things to increase their chances of attracting good fortune. They [...]
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In a recent speech at the Dean Executive Leadership Series of the Graziadio School of Business and Management (Pepperdine University) Dr. Linda Livingston (Dean) interviewed Ted Waitt, co-founder and former CEO of Gateway Corporation. Ted’s energy and charisma are not doubt captivating, but his story is far more powerful. Ted shared a little about his [...]
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