S:0669 Principle: The Conscious Entrepreneur

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   What does Conscious mean? It means being awake, aware, clear, open, receiving, connected to, drawn by, and eager. It means you know you’re not alone and that what happens to others matters to you. It means, fundamentally, that […]

S:0668 Principle: Chasing the Needle

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   After learning the basics of flying an airplane a pilot may go on to the more advanced training of learning to fly by only looking at the readings on instruments on the panel, not by looking outside the […]

S:0666 Principle: The Past

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   The past is what you make of it. Yes, it’s what happened. Or it didn’t. Either way, it’s your past. You may love it, or regret it, or be ashamed of it, or angry about it, or ecstatic […]

S:0665 Principle: Puzzles

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Life can be puzzling. But when you step back and see the pieces of your puzzle, the picture gets clearer. Then, when you look at other people’s puzzles you can see how their pieces work with the pieces […]

S:0664 Principle: Hand-crafted

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   It’s hard to hand-craft ordinary. You can get an ordinary hamburger from a high-volume restaurant chain, or ordinary kitchen cabinets from a mega-home improvement store, or an ordinary bunch of flowers from a large grocery store. But when […]

S:0659 Principle: Context

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Context is the set of conditions in which something occurs or is created. Context defines you. Context confines you. If you know someone primarily from seeing them at the gym, in gym clothes, several mornings a week and […]

S:0657 Principle: Open to Opportunities

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   1. Opportunities abound — there is no limit. 2. Most people miss opportunities — they’re focused on survival. 3. You don’t have to take every opportunity — just notice them. 4. Only take opportunities which attract you — […]

S:0656 Principle: The Law of Unintended Consequences

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   The Law of Unintended Consequences states that we can not always predict outcomes based on our actions. It is what happens when a simple system tries to regulate a complex system. Experiments in a lab (lab scale) do […]

S:0651 Principle: Because I Don’t Have To

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   One day a vendor in a personal services business was being interviewed by a potential client. The prospect seemed ready to sign up but had several things he wanted to change in the way the program worked and […]

S:0649 Principle: Emotions

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   We are only as effective as our emotions allow us to be. It is, therefore, vitally important to be aware of your emotions, to resolve any which are not useful, and to use the rest to your best […]