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At age five, his Father died At age 16, he quit school At age 17 he had already lost four jobs Between 18 and 22, he was a railroad conductor and failed. He joined the army and washed out there. He applied for law school but was rejected. He became an insurance sales man and failed again. At age 19 he became a father At age 20, his wife left him taking their children with her, because he couldn’t hold a job. He became a cook and dishwasher in a small cafe. He eventually convinced his wife to return home. At age 65 he retired. On the 1st day of retirement he received a cheque from the Government for $105. He felt that the Government was saying that he couldn't provide for himself. He decided to commit suicide, it wasn't worth living anymore; he had failed so much. He sat under a tree writing his will, but instead, he wrote what he would have accomplished with his life. He realized there was much more that ...

Wikipedia defines an Internet Entrepreneur as "...... an   entrepreneur , an owner, founder or manager of an   Internet   based business undertaking who makes money through   risk   and/or   initiative " "  This list includes Internet company founders, and people brought on to companies for their entrepreneurship skills, not simply for their general business or accounting acumen, as is the case with some CEO's hired by companies started by entrepreneurs." From that definition, it follows that an Internet Entrepreneur is a BUSINESS OWNER that functions well on the internet and s/he makes money therefrom. Internet Entrepreneurship is as much a serious business as any other Traditional Business, the major differences though being that while the Netpreneur has the world as his market place through social media relationships and sharing, the traditional business person is limited to his location; again while the traditional business...

When we think about the sacrifices entrepreneurs make to be successful, many of us think about time, sleep, and health.  How often do we hear stories of people downing six energy drinks every night while they build their product?  Then when you ask them why they don't exercise or eat well, the typical answer is that they don't have time.  This is an excuse that leads to health problems down the road.  This is proven by the fact that 69 percent of people in the U.S. are considered overweight or obese. Chef Jason Roberts has made it his mission to stop the unhealthy eating problem that is damaging so many lives. In his book  Good Food--Fast! ,  Jason offers recipes for healthy, gluten-free meals that busy people can still cook.  I had a chance to talk with Jason about his advice on eating well, and the effects health has on being a great entrepreneur.  Here are some of my takeaways from our conversation: 1....

The Legendary Mohammed Ali who was known as The Greatest just passed on at the age of 74 from complications arising from Parkinson's Disease. But he left his feet prints on the sands of time and one of the things he left behind is this list of 10 Powerful lessons for Entrepreneurs Please do take time to watch the video and learn.

“The entrepreneur in us sees opportunities everywhere we look, but many people see only problems everywhere they look. The entrepreneur in us is more concerned with discriminating between opportunities than he or she is with failing to see the opportunities.” – Michael Gerber But if you do think you’d like to be an entrepreneur, you will be rewarded for it.  Not only can you double (or even triple) your money every three years, you can also enjoy the many other benefits of being your own boss: the freedom to choose your own schedule the power to create your own products the excitement of being fully challenged the knowledge that you are providing an income for your employees My friend Anna W. asked me to help her start a business based on her love of music.  She’d been looking over her current retirement plan, and figured out that if she keeps her present job and continues to increase her responsibility and her income, she will be...