http://fortuneandfreedomthebook.com/blog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:51:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Almost everything we do involves making a sale.” This point I make in Fortune and Freedom is never challenged. Interviews, presentations to supervisors, employees, parents, and community groups all require us to articulate a message and present benefits of doing something within a specific timeframe. Yet selling to potential customers frightens ... http://fortuneandfreedomthebook.com/blog/2008/09/07/selling/ As the political season heats up I find it helpful to address the connection between politics and business. In Fortune and Freedom I refer to government as an entrepreneur’s silent partner. I discovered this early in my career as I encountered a series of political ... http://fortuneandfreedomthebook.com/blog/2008/09/06/the-silent-partner/ In "My Losing Season", author Pat Conroy says " . . . I mourn for the quicksilver racehorse passage of time. Its swiftness has caught me with the same ineffable start that comes to every man and woman who lives long enough. It remains as the single ... http://fortuneandfreedomthebook.com/blog/2008/07/22/time-is-the-fleeting-asset/ Take a look at the FnF quiz. The link is in the center of the home page. Jim http://fortuneandfreedomthebook.com/blog/2008/06/10/fortune-freedom-quiz/ Do you ever think in halves and doubles? I mean, when you were half as old as you are now, what were you doing? My son is 30, working on his career, so half a life ago he was 15, in high school. Double his age and ... http://fortuneandfreedomthebook.com/blog/2008/03/26/jims-musings/