How to get started?

Aaron Lizard Brain what are you saying to me? Lizard Brain Your family needs you to not screw this up.   Don’t be such a revolutionary that you get canned from your job.   It takes more money than you have.   It will require you to borrow money from your friends and family and [...]

I started a new job two months ago. At moments I have felt like Dell Griffith from the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I have traveled seven weeks of the past eight.  Here is a quick list: Dallas, TX NYC New Jersey x 3 Philadelphia, PA x 2 Tulsa, OK x 2 Des Moines, IA [...]

The more innovative the more barriers the status quo will erect in your way. Guy Kawasaki Innovation can be like selling tickets to the moon There is a direct correlation between how innovative your product (or idea) is and how many barriers you will encounter. Every product faces barriers. If you have personal experience with [...]

Subscribe in iTunes 1200 entrepreneurs later the survey says…. According to Mario Schultzke, German immigrant turned entrepreneur and founder of IdeaMensch, in interviewing over 1200 entrepreneurs from across the globe there are a few essential keys to success for every entrepreneur trying to start something: You have to be all in. No one cares about [...]

Thinking but not committing If you are anything like me, I bet you spend a lot of time thinking and dreaming about starting something new. For me it can range from an Adventure trip that I want to go on to an ebook I’ve been writing. Ideas into action are more difficult. There is a [...]

I started working on that (animated short) in the garage while I was still working for the film studio.   Great Beginnings Start in the Garage Walt Disney started creating his animated shorts in his garage while he still had a day job. The world was forever changed because of his unwavering commitment to bring [...]

What is the Magic to raising $128K on Kickstarter? How do you raise $100K on Kickstarter? What are the key ingredients for success on Kickstarter?  Make sure you don’t do……? Have you considered starting your own campaign to fuel your entrepreneurial idea? Before you do, you should listen to Stefan Loble, founder of Bluff Works, [...]

*Update 11/10/12 there have been almost 3000 downloads from 69 countries of this podcast.   Subscribe in iTunes New book: Wrecked Jeff Goins blogs at Goinswriter.com. Jeff has built up his own Tribe following of 25,000+ subscribers to his blog. In addition he recently published his first book through a traditional publisher, Wrecked-When a broken [...]

I’ve worked in the gasoline pricing industry now for almost eight years. I’ve spent years helping corporations gain more control over their gas prices. When you fill your car up with your eighteen gallons and pay $3.99 a gallon it feels like a rip off right? And the guy who owns the station must be [...]

How much time do you spend thinking about why you shouldn’t start creating something new instead of just doing it? How many statements of disqualification do you listen to everyday? Do you ever hear questions in your head like these? The truth is I hear this list a lot. And I even yield to its taunting voice. [...]