I was reading a post written by Seth Godin where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”.  I’ve never quantified the amount of time it takes to become successful but Seth has a very good point. We often look at companies and people and say “wow, [...]
I was listening to a podcast this past week on Duct Tape Marketing where Charlene Li, a senior analyst with Forrester, stated what should be obvious but for some reason most companies just don’t see it. She said that Marketers are taught to develop a message and just pound it out to their customers and [...]
When you have a great idea that you are sure is going to be a success, the first thing you want to do is tell the whole world. You usually start with the people who are closest to you such as your family and friends. You would think that these people who hold such a [...]
Last week I finally bought myself the 80 gig video ipod and my only regret is that I didn’t get it sooner. I have about an hour and change of a commute to work each way which sometimes turns into 2 ½ hours or more each day traveling back and forth to work. I always [...]