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Self help books

Posted on by Steve Sammartino

Self help books are great. How to books are great. Blogs are great.

 

In fact there is probably no better way to learn how to do anything, improve our life and achieve our goals. But at some point we need to put the books down, and resist the temptation to buy another one when next browsing through the local bookstore.

We have to implement instead.

Every book on entrepreneurship, finance (insert topic here) has a slightly different spin – the next big idea. One which could change our thinking and even tempt us to re-do our plans. It’s at this point we need to test things in the real world. The only thing more valuable than planning and learning is doing. If things don’t work, then we can go back and look at another theory or method.

So let’s all turn off our computers, stop reading (writing) this blog and get out there and implement our vision. Good bye, and good luck.

It’s nothing personal…

Posted on by Steve Sammartino

 

…it’s just business.

 

They made the decision as a vote of confidence against you. But they didn’t want to tell you the truth, so they just invented this cliché instead, so they could deceive you. So it must be personal.

 

People buy from people,

people sell to people,

people meet with people,

people talk to people,

people decide on people.

Business is people. So business is personal.

Two types of investment

Posted on by Steve Sammartino

There are only two types of investment which can be made:

Investments in money

Investments in time

The good news is that if we haven’t any money we can always invest our time. We can read books, read blogs, go meet people, study, get a job doing commission only sales, make business plans, practice public speaking, exercise, walk, play sport, help others, pray… Anything which gives us more knowledge…. anything which gives us more health…. anything which adds value to us as people.

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The more ‘time’ we invest, the more we become, the quicker the money will find us.

Employee psych tests

Posted on by Steve Sammartino

Put simply prospective employee psych tests are:

  • A waste of the potential employer’s money

  • A waste of the potential employee’s time

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Here’s why:

Every job I have ever gone for has required one. Which I have completed successfully. Some jobs I’ve done well in, some jobs I’ve done not so well in

Anyone from human resources will tell you it’s to ‘weed out the weirdos’. But every company I have worked had its fair share of weirdos, bullies, corporate psychopaths and control freaks.

The testing is not real world – it’s what you say you’ll do, while sitting at a desk with a pencil and thinking of what the company wants to hear – not what you’ll actually do in a given situation.

It’s a “HR justification of existence programme”, and an insurance policy of ass covering if things don’t work out. It’s old world.

Start up blog says: Don’t waste valuable resources on them.

Entrepreneurs wages

Posted on by Steve Sammartino

It’s easy to get dispirited while working very hard on a start up business, yet at the end of the week there’s no wage.

 

Here’s a way to view the situation:

 

We’re earning more than we’ve ever earned before, we just haven’t been paid for it yet.

Risk – repost

Posted on by Steve Sammartino

The post below is from the early days of startup blog. For those who’ve already read it, it’s a good reminder. For those who haven’t it’s worth considering. 

 

If you’re reading this blog and not involved in your own business, stop for a second and ask your self why?

You’re obviously interested in entrepreneurship, marketing and small ‘start up’ business. You’re smart and capable.

But we’re Risk Averse. All of us. But isn’t risk relative? Isn’t risk relative to what we have to lose? Maybe we should reconsider what we ‘could’ lose.

Are we risking:

  • Our Health?

  • Going Hungry?

  • Shelter?

  • Access to medical services?

  • Our Education?

The fact that we’re on the internet tells us it’s none of the above.

Maybe we’re only risking ‘Status’. Maybe we’re only risking ‘Title’ and ‘Conspicuous Consumption’.

What is our true assessment of the risk? Is starting a business really that risky?