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  • #1 Reason Entrepreneurs Fail (And What to Do About It)

    Like most of us, I’ve been consumed by what has been going on with the Qaddafi regime.  Libya is the latest Middle Eastern authoritarian state to be struggling and possibly collapsing. This is no surprise.  Authoritarian states tend not to last. The authoritarian model, where a few people control the fait of many, only lasts…

  • Great at Multitasking? Well, That’s a Bummer!

    These days I’ve been working with a lot of entrepreneurs here in New York.  What has always amazed me was many of them do multiple tasks while in the middle of a conversation with me, their teacher/coach. At first I thought there was something wrong with me for not being good at multitasking myself and…

  • Good VS. Bad Debt

    I was dreading making the call.  I had spent about a month thinking and wondering what to say. In all that time I came up with nothing, and I was out of time. So I dialed. After several rings a man answered.  He did not sound pleasant or in the mood to chat.  Which made…

  • Five Steps to Keeping Ahead of the Pack

    We’ve all been mesmerized this week with the killing of Osama Bin Laden.  And whether or not you feel killing him (or anyone for that matter) was the right thing, here’s a quick analysis of how the world’s greatest villain the world has ever seen rose and fell so quickly. And what we entrepreneurs can…

  • 5 Steps to Your Peak Mental Performance

    Dr. Stephen Hawking understands what it is like to lose his physical capabilities. At the age of 21, he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, which usually is fatal within 5 years.  Now at the age of 69, Dr. Hawking has lived with it for 48 years, making him one of the longest-living survivors of…

  • Pros and Cons to Being Into Alternative Energy

    Pros and Cons to Being Into Alternative Energy

    This past week I’ve been working with a couple of alternative/renewable energy companies here in NYC.  Both are at the top of their games, with great expertise and major players in NYC and the industry. One is growing like crazy and the other is struggling. And while both are on the leading edge of what…

  • The Importance of Adapting To Your Environment

    The Importance of Adapting To Your Environment

    Damien Lopez Alfonso knows what it is like to live an UnReasonable life. According to a recent article in The New York Times, Damien was electrocuted at the age of 13 when he climbed a power line in Cuba, where he lives, to get an abandoned kite that was hanging from it. Damien paid the price…

  • 4 Steps to Getting a “Yes” to That Big Ask

    I remember several years ago I was in a real jam.  I was in LA at a major event where I was to present on stage that evening. And the suit I was to wear was a real mess with stains from a drink someone spilled on me at a different event the day before.…

  • How to Manage Your Uncertainty

    Last week I was making my rounds with several clients, each involved in the alternative energy space. A couple of the companies are doing extremely well, with one successfully raising a round of capital.  One is struggling. Even so, they are all concerned with the incredible uncertainty in the alternative energy space. Not only because…

  • What Can Small Business Learn from US Debt

    On Monday, as the stock markets were continuing to crash at lightning speed, someone asked me my thoughts. I told them welcome to the crash of 2011! And while the 16% drop in 10 days is only the third time that has happened in 4 decades (also 1987 and 2008), this volatility may be continue…