I love April Fool’s Day because it stretches what we want to believe is true.

The origin of April Fool’s Day according to one web site is

“In 1582, in France, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1. With the reform of the calendar under […]

Eric Sink, who write a very interesting blog gave a great review of the book. I especially liked these insights:

“Somewhat by definition, entrepreneurs are surrounded by people who do not truly understand them. Running a small company is therefore one of the loneliest jobs in the world, especially because hiding this feeling is […]

I traveled in a driving rainstorm today to speak at the University of Illinois. They were using my book as a text book for their class.

Two strange things happened. While I was on a phone call, a bolt of lighting came near the car which not only disconnected my call but froze the cell phone […]

Everytime I visit New York City, I am reminded that there is no place like this city. I was in here for a few days of work. It’s international flavor from the people on the streets far surpasses any other place in the U.S. It amazes me how crowded the city is. I think they […]

I have written several articles how I do not like business cliches. I was so glad to see this piece in the local newspaper about the Plain English Campaign that voted this year on the worst english cliches.

Top on the list of 3 that I hate:

1. “At the end of the day”
2. “At this […]

I have been thinking recently just how critical a good referral and a business being the trusted agent is for purchase of anything…

I had the need to buy a piece of software to manage my web site this week. I did my usual thing where I look for the best price using PriceGrabber. This […]