When Dan Wulfman and his wife Sheri Ballard met on a bus in rural Spain during respective career escapes in 1989, little did they know that their love of travel would eventually lead them to ditch their corporate lives behind and build a business helping families have fun and easy adventures on the road. Married [...]
Most entrepreneurs who have been in business for any length of time have experienced a heart-stopping phone call or email that changes their mood from easy-going confidence to sheer panic and desperation. If the moment came with a soundtrack, it would yell SCREEEEEEEEEEEECH! And despite the fact that you know that you should always be [...]
As a very appropriate follow up to my global education rant yesterday, I will be having a conversation today with Louis Barajas, financial expert, entrepreneur and author of a few books, the most recent being Small Business Big Life: Five Steps to Creating a Great Life with Your Own Small Business. Louis’ roots are in [...]
I normally keep my personal, non-entrepreneurial rants out of this blog. But when I read the front-page story “Global studies bid dies” in the Arizona Republic, I could not keep my astonishment to myself when I read some quotes from our Arizona legislators. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark Anderson from my hometown of Mesa, [...]
I normally keep my personal, non-entrepreneurial rants out of this blog. But when I read the front-page story “Global studies bid dies” in the Arizona Republic, I could not keep my astonishment to myself when I read some quotes from our Arizona legislators. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mark Anderson from my hometown of Mesa, [...]
Awhile back, I took off my earrings, smeared vaseline under my eyes and challenged my smart blogging counterpart Penelope Truck to a virtual smackdown over a blog post. I got interesting responses from my readers, and she was very civilized in her reply, much to her character and credit. I promised to write a review [...]
I just got a ping from someone doing a story on Phoenix and home-based entrepreneurs who spend at least a couple of hours a week working out of a coffee shop to “minimize home distractions.” I do occasionally, especially when I have to write something uninterrupted. The only stipulation is that you go somewhere besides [...]
I was stunned and awed this weekend when I read a great book on creative blocks called The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (thanks, Kelly, for suggesting it!) Best known as a novelist of books such as The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and The Last of the Amazons, [...]
Recently, I wrote about my pleasant experience hearing Seth Godin talk live about his new book The Dip here in Tempe, Arizona. A lot of folks chimed in with their perspective from live events in the Bay Area, Boston, Salt Lake and Ann Arbor. As a way to continue discussion (and promotion, no doubt!) about [...]
Recently, I wrote about my pleasant experience hearing Seth Godin talk live about his new book The Dip here in Tempe, Arizona. A lot of folks chimed in with their perspective from live events in the Bay Area, Boston, Salt Lake and Ann Arbor. As a way to continue discussion (and promotion, no doubt!) about [...]
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