Freedom Beats China by Accident

Another anecdotal story about Owner thinking. Running around, like chickens sans a head, two partners had started a company. They were spending 12-14 hours a day just to get a few orders out the door. They had a bunch of employees and One employee did nothing but try and keep track of the orders. And…

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How texting Saved my Marriage

Several years ago I was at a pretty low point in my marriage. Although divorce was not an option I had resigned myself to a life of misery and loneliness. I really felt abandoned. So, what’s a white and nerdy guy to do when he can’t get any attention or affection. He turns to Google…

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Fear and Taxes in Texas

With fear and interpretation I decided to waste my day at another government office. I arrived at the tax and registration building with a book in hand prepared to spend an uncomfortable amount of time waiting to get this handled. I arrived the Travis County tax office; the parking lot was full, and as usual…

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Will the Gorilla Kill Twitter?

I believe the twitter bird is going to die. The benefit just doesn’t seem to be there. There is a lot of talking and almost no listening. Twitter can just barely be called social media. It’s more about me media. I have been using facebook now for about a year. and twitter for a couple…

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Get the Boss To Pay You More

I realized that most of the posts on this blog are directed at business owners.  However there are a lot more employees than there are owners.  So I thought I’d talk to the employees. As an Employee How would you like to make 20% more? 30% more? 50% more? Here are a couple of examples:…

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