Aiming High the Right Way

by Matt Thomas on January 23, 2009

 Aiming High the Right Way

Do you wish that you could squeeze more success and victory out of your business?

After examining stretch goals a few months ago, I believe a redefinition of Aiming High is in order.

Aiming High, as I have mentioned in the past, is a method that I have used to demand and achieve greater performance out of myself. It is not difficult, it doesn’t require you to be a genius. All you need to be is ambitious. [click to continue…]

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30 Wonderful Articles and Sites for Self Motivation

by Matt Thomas on January 20, 2009

 30 Wonderful Articles and Sites for Self Motivation

In desperate need for some motivation?

There is never a shortage of information on the web, with the topic of motivation as no exception.

Below are 30 articles and sites for motivation, so you will never be at a loss for ways to motivate yourself when you are feeling discouraged. [click to continue…]

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 Why Sales is Especially Important in the Beginning Stages

What are you spending most of your time doing?

Pretend you recently started a new business. What do you picture yourself doing?

Are you cleaning up your new office? Sorting your staff into departments? Ensuring all of your equipment and computers are up to date or planning numerous meetings with your accountant and banker to talk about financing? [click to continue…]

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Book Review: The Art of Learning

by Matt Thomas on January 13, 2009

About a week ago I finished reading The Art of Learning, by Josh Waitzkin. What a fantastic book! This book is a must read for anyone. Especially the ambitious.

Just as a little background, the author, Waitzkin was a multiple-time national chess champion and competed in multiple world championships. He was subject of the novel and movie: Searching for Bobby Fischer and had been a seemingly natural chess wizard since the age of nine. [click to continue…]

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The Power of a Simple Business Model

by Matt Thomas on January 9, 2009

Is simplicity something we search for? Or is it right in front of us, staring at us every single day?

In my previous post, I discussed the idea of freeing our lives of excess so we can achieve true financial freedom.

Now, I would like to examine the essence of entrepreneurship and how we can learn from breaking the fundamentals of business down to its core. [click to continue…]

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