After reading the E-Myth Revisited I’ve become a lot more attuned to the minor details of customer service, the subtle cues that define the experience of visiting a store. E-Myth says to script and specify these things rather than leave them up to chance, and I’m beginning to see why. Annie and I went to…

What are your MUSTS for dating someone long term? For example, a couple of mine are that she can’t drink, can’t be religious, must be thin, etc. Give me yours to make a post coming up soon better!

One of the more valuable exercises in “The E-Myth Revisited” was answering the series of questions which define one’s personal aim. Following are the questions (underlined) and my answers to them. As a small incentive to try the exercise yourself, I’ll edit this post and link to anyone who e-mails me a link to a…

I just read a book that is challenging a how I see the world, like the Dip did many months ago. Like the dip, this book talked a lot about things I knew I SHOULD be doing, but didn’t really understand why. I’m a stubborn person, so understanding the “Why?” is really important for me…

I’m not in the game anymore, and haven’t really been in it for a while. If I’m in a nightclub it’s because I’m singing karaoke, and as soon as the line gets too long, I’m gone. I’ve been in relationships ten times as much as I’ve been single since leaving LA, which means that the…

  I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while, but I’ve hesitated because I thought that it would only benefit the few of us with high end cameras. But when I finally got my Sanyo VPC-WH1, which is the video version of a point and shoot, I realized how important these concepts are,…

I’ve been meaning to write about the Platinum Card for a while, but somehow haven’t gotten around to it. That stops today! The Black Card gets all the press, but the truth is that the Platinum Card has most of the benefits and costs far less. But it does cost, so let’s get that out…

Cruise lines are a really clever business. They do a lot of things that no other businesses do. They seem like Typical American Corporations, but they’re actually not. In fact, they’re not American at all. They’re offshore and they register their boats offshore, to avoid taxes. Before you go shedding a tear for Uncle Sam,…