How to Choose a Business Name Without Overthinking It
How do you choose a business name? Pick something simple, generic, and private. Then get back to work. That answer frustrates people. They want me to tell them the name […]
The 3 Best Businesses to Start From Scratch
People ask me all the time: if you lost everything tomorrow, what would you build first? I don’t have to think about it. I’d start a service-based business, a boring […]
A Student Entrepreneur’s Problem-Solving Record: From Obstacle to Next Action
A problem-solving record connects one observable project obstacle with an action tried, the resources used, and an honest account of what changed. Keep the result separate from your interpretation, then […]
Should You Leave Your Kids an Inheritance?
Should you leave your kids an inheritance? I get this question all the time. Usually it comes from people who’ve built something real and finally ask the scary question: who […]
How to Run a Strategy Session That Closes
I love strategy sessions. I ran them back in 1996, before anybody called them strategy sessions. We just called it a free 30-minute session. Then the coaching industry grew up, […]
How to Create Your First Passive Income Stream
I make fun of the word “passive” all the time. Truly passive means you do nothing. I’ve never seen an asset reward that. So when people ask me how to […]
How Much of Your Income Should You Invest?
“How much of my income should I invest in stocks?” I get that question all the time. And it’s the wrong first question. The real question is how much of […]
How to Recover From a Financial Setback
Most people think wealthy people avoid financial setbacks. We don’t. We refuse to let one stop us. When a deal goes bad, broke folks play the blame game. It happened […]
A 90-Day Cash-Flow Plan for Small-Business Owners
Cash flow improves when you work four levers at once: what is coming in, what is owed to you, what you charge, and what leaves. Over ninety days, forecast weekly, […]