James Dyson failed 5,126x to become the richest man in England. Name sound familiar? He created the Dyson vacuum cleaner. Yeah, he's kind of a big deal. What's crazy about this modern-day genius is that it took him 5 years to create his masterpiece. Talk…
This weekend I was at a friend's 50th birthday party and I was reminded of the best lesson that I've ever learned in life... ...to never peak. If you've read my book Man Up then you might remember what Never Peak is all about -…
Do you think you'd be a millionaire if you made $114 an hour? You could, but you'd have to work 24/7/365… ...and if you could somehow manage that, you'd make a million bucks in a year. To me, that's not worth it because it would…
I was guilty of this stupid mistake when I started off in business, too. It's the #1 mistake entrepreneurs make and it costs them money, lost time and a ton of frustration. The mistake is when you try to be everything to everyone because you…
I used to always wonder what it took to become rich and successful. Being an immigrant and all I’ve always had a hang-up with money and never being able to make enough of it. And growing up broke and living in Section 8 housing made…
"I just need to make more sales and then we'll be okay" That's the dumbest thing I've heard a business owner say. Yes, sales matter... A LOT. But you know what matters more? Retention. Customer retention is the #1 determining factor of profitability and success…
Being an immigrant to the United States was damn hard! When we first escaped communist Soviet Union and came to the United States we had a rough go of it.. very rough. Like one time I had to get my hair washed with gasoline that my…
In 2002, Andrew Whittaker won $315 million playing the Powerball Lottery. After winning, he often said, "I wish I had ripped the ticket." I don't blame him because that one "lucky" ticket filled his life with constant tragedy. Everyone close to him kept asking for…
On Christmas morning, General George Washington did the impossible. With a small group of madmen, the course of history was changed forever. Together, these savages crossed the freezing, ice-filled Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on the Hessian Army. This group of German mercenaries…
Benjamin Franklin had one regret that followed him to his grave. He felt like a failure because of this one regret, even with all of his history-making accomplishments and inventions. What was this one regret? Not doing the right thing for his son. In 1736,…
