Nothing goes as planned. But, that is a good thing…really. Believe it or not, joy really is in the journey. ...

I was born to sell, and apparently so was my six year old son Andrew. Andrew is playing baseball this year and to help pay for expenses the league asked him to sell a huge box of chocolate candy bars for a dollar each. My teenage son, Parker, was not so enthused about the sales task and immediately said it was stupid and he just wanted us to buy the candy bars because he didn’t want to talk to people he did ...

Love your life and success will follow. Success is becoming what you want to be. So, who do you want to be? I want to be a man of great faith. ...

There is nothing like 8 hours alone in a U-Haul to give me time to think. Carrying a load of furniture and a mind full of thoughts, the spotty cell phone coverage helped give me time to think about my goals and what drives me. Throughout my life, just like many other entrepreneurs, I have faced disappointment, distrust, lack of confidence and even some very big physical difficulties. I have had times when I ...

I just read a very interesting article on CNN’s Money website. Hedge Fund Manager, Bill Ackman, is making a big bet against Herbalife. How big, about a billion dollars. Whether Ackman is right or wrong is not my focus here, but what Ackman said about Herbalife can be said about most network marketing companies ...

On December 22, I took my family to see a Christmas display that was near a busy shopping center. My five kids range from two months to 13 years so we formed a mini chain of holding hands to keep the littler ones close as we attempted to navigate the Christmas horde. While riding an escalator I looked down at my little clan and then into my wife’s eyes and I had a moment of complete love and contentment. Fo ...

I have a fancy law degree. My team creates cool graphics and videos. But, first and foremost, I’m a sales guy. ...

I’m average in almost every way. I’m not short, but in Japan I look pretty big. I’m not bald, but my forehead keeps getting bigger. ...

Toothless exterminators, horrific brides, adulterers, prankster celebrities, conniving survivors and fat pawnbrokers have their own shows and millions watch them. Reality television has featured the strange, the lonely and lets be honest, people we would never invite past our front door but through the magic of reality television we allow them into our homes and lives each day. “A true heiress is never mean ...

SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the last Friday of each month, a small group of entrepreneurs meet around a table at San Diego's CoCo's Restaurant & Bakery at 4280 Nobel Dr. They compare notes, share lessons learned, and share resources as they set out to change the world. So what's on the menu? These innovative founders jump-start the day with an early morning Bootstrappers Breakfast® meeting a ...