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In business, you win some and you lose some. This article is about how I lost some, and how you might succeed where I failed. A few months ago, I decided to create a new stream of income and try “retail arbitrage dropshipping.” It sounds complicated, but it’s really quite simple in theory. “Retail” means […]

Procrastination comes naturally and instinctively.  It is seductive because it offers instant gratification.  You have a choice between doing what you like, or doing what is tedious or painful.  Why would someone rush into doing something tedious or painful?  It’s easy to choose to do what you like, but many times we must face the […]

Talk to many homeowners, and they’ll say that their lawn is their pride and joy.  Speak to them some more, and you’ll learn that most of them don’t even maintain it themselves. Grass lawns have become an American status symbol.  Many homeowners’ associations have stipulations for the maintenance of an attractive lawn as a condition […]

Humans are social creatures.  We enjoy the feeling of belonging to a community.  One way we find meaning in our lives is to help others. Over the years, we try things.  We make mistakes.  We learn from the mistakes.  And we try not to repeat the mistakes.  Life is a progression of doing things and […]

I read a lot of books.  Most of the books I read don’t do much to change my life.  Some of them, however, change everything. Everyone needs to have a Bible in their life.  Whether it’s The Bible, some other religious text or a secular book doesn’t matter.  Everyone needs a book to live their life […]

There is a saying that says everybody gets 15 seconds of fame in their lives.  Talk to an elderly person and ask what his or her most famous moment was, and you might be surprised.  Time forgets everything eventually.  Even the person with the lowliest appearance in old age was mighty once… for 15 seconds. […]