Risk means losing your balance

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily.  To not dare is to lose one’s self.” Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish Existential Philosopher and Theologian said that.  I love Keirkegaard’s work because he explores our emotion and choice when we as people face big life decisions. “Facing a big life decision” [...] Read more »

Don’t Make New Years Resolutions

New years resolutions simply don’t work.  Don’t waste your time making them.   Spend your time worrying about something else instead. Think about it.  When was the last time you were confident about making a resolution at new years and then sticking to it?  When folks talk about their new [...] Read more »

The 87 things you learn after 9 months at your first startup

You have to show up every day.  The endless days where nothing works have their own arithmetic that adds up to breakthroughs of genius.  The sun will come. Everybody works for free at first.  Free doesn’t really mean “free” though.  Free means that you’re an investor.  If you’re the entrepreneur, [...] Read more »

Entrepreneurial Marketing and Blogging Angst (A Response)

This is a post from the Tech Ranch Austin blog, and a response to Tech Ranch Partner Cristi Jakubic’s blogging post about why not to blog. When Cristi Jakubic writes something, everyone around the Ranch pays attention. This goes double for me. Few others have the experience she does in [...] Read more »

TED Talks Austin: Dan Pink on Motivation

TED was here over the weekend.  And he brought with him some really interesting news on what motivates us in the workplace.  Author Dan Pink, who has said many things that I like, including the statement that Right-Brainers will take over the world (GO TEAM), gave an inciting talk about [...] Read more »

Almost as Scary as No Bacon:

Here is a question that I’m posing to the greater entrepreneurial community, inspired by my new favorite blogger, Ramit Sethi of IWillTechYouToBeRich.com.  What is the scariest risk to your business idea? I think there are two basic answers to this question.  And I am convinced that I know how far [...] Read more »