I’ve been neglecting this site the last few weeks. Issues at the office have dominated my attention to start the new year, and I’ve been pushing my creative pursuits aside to stamp out a myriad of work fires. But I realize it is a slippery slope. Last year I emotionally crashed and burned after a decade of being dedicated solely to my business. I started this blog site as a way to express myself creatively and regain my work-life balance. So I worry I’m heading down the same destructive path as before.
Lessons in Life from Warren Buffett
“I don’t work to collect money.” — Warren Buffett
If anyone should have a skewed perspective on money, it would be Warren Buffett. At the time of this writing, he is worth over 81 billion dollars. Yet he still lives in the first house he ever bought, in 1958, for $31,500. He eschews a personal cook and fine dining for a daily breakfast from a McDonalds’ drive-thru and lunches that typically revolve around burgers and cherry Cokes.
My Entrepreneur Rule #1
If you love what you do and are passionate about it, clients and customers will notice that. However, if you only care about the money, they will notice that as well.
Dwight Eisenhower
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”
Margaret Thatcher
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t!”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.”