It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who
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If you ever need a piece of replacement china, silverware, or crystalware, click your way to Replacements, Ltd. in Greensboro NC. Somewhere in their collection of 12 million pieces, they have what you’re looking for. Founder Bob Page started his business part-time in the 70s, scrounging up interesting pieces from yard sales and flea markets.
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We must have the courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness. – Maxwell Maltz
In The Difference Between Big Companies and Small Companies, I briefly quoted the Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman, who was talking about an incident in which he was helping the California school board choose a set of science textbooks. Feynman had given a poor review to a book that others has praised. Here’s the whole
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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. – Ovid (43 BCE – 17 CE)
The difference between big companies and small companies is that big companies can do dumb things with larger quantities of money. I mention this to my SMB* on a regular basis, when they wonder out loud whether one of their new plans or efforts make sense. “What kind of marketing approach would IBM Global Services
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To want to own a restaurant can be a strange and terrible affliction. What causes such a destructive urge in so many otherwise sensible people? Why would anyone who has worked hard, saved money and often been successful in other fields want to pump his hard-earned cash down a hole that statistically, at least, will
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Some people confuse asking for a sale with asking for a favor. And because they think they don’t deserve the favor, or don’t want to feel in someone else’s debt, they don’t ask. That’s just stupid. If you sell something valuable at a fair price to someone who can use it, you’re doing a good
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Your staff is well-aware that you are imperfect. So are your customers. So stop trying to perpetuate the idea that you don’t make mistakes. Nobody thinks that about you. And stop trying to be perfect. You’re not going to pull it off. Instead, figure out how good you need to be, and shoot for being
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The first purpose of a small business is to serve the entrepreneur who created it and who owns it. The business may have other purposes: to serve customers and even to serve the community. But before these, the business must serve the entrepreneur. How does a business serve its owner? Certainly, the business should make
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