Most people don't know why they're doing what they're doing. They imitate
Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life,
ful of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams.
You need to know your personal philosophy of what makes you happy and
what's worth doing.
In the fol owing stories, you'l notice some common themes. These are my
philosophies from the ten years I spent starting and growing a smal business.
Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and
for yourself.
Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving
yourself.
When you make a company, you make a utopia. It's where you design your
perfect world.
Never do anything just for the money.
Don't pursue business just for your own gain. Only answer the cal s for help.
Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently
promoting what's not working.
Your business plan is moot. You don't know what people real y want until you
start doing it.
Starting with no money is an advantage. You don't need money to start helping
people.
You can't please everyone, so proudly exclude people.
Make yourself unnecessary to the running of your business.
The real point of doing anything is to be happy, so do only what makes you
happy.
What do these statements mean? What's the context? How are you supposed to
apply them to your own situation?
Wel ... I don't love talking about myself, but for the lessons to make sense, I have
to tel you my tale.