Discipline

  • Fearless pursuit of success

    What Stymies Success?

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    Do people fear success? No. They fear what success requires or brings. Success is defined as the accomplishment of...

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  • Nothing is impossible for an entrepreneur who faces challenges

    Enjoy Adversity

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    My marketing director was into martial arts, and always trained with someone at least 10% heavier and three inches...

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  • Small business planning for recessions

    How small businesses can plan for the next cyclical downturn

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    “Economists have predicted twenty-three of the last four recessions.” This ancient joke has a bit of wisdom to it....

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  • How to grow your startup wisely

    Startup Scaling

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    Anyone who has gone rock climbing knows that scaling a wall is hard, takes a long time, and if...

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  • Why So Many Tech Companies Are Having Difficulty Surviving After Five Years

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    FitBit, one of the high-flying consumer tech startups, priced their IPO at $20. Today it is trading for less...

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  • Debt: the toothsome tiger

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    Cheap money is like cheap food. It tempts some people to overeat. Money has never been cheaper. Some nations,...

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  • Cash and Your Kingdom

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    No company ever failed when it had cash in the bank. This simple rule evades too many executives, from...

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  • Tough Things First Podcast

    Tough Things First Podcast Launches

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    The Tough Things First Podcast launched today. As if I were not busy enough. Several people have told me...

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  • Passion and stress: Firing up the team without burning them out

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    Passion is a good thing. During the 37 years at the helm of Micrel, we fired up our employees...

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  • Entrepreneur New Year’s Resolutions

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    With a new year breaking, people across the world are penning lists of resolutions, many of which won’t last...

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  • Entrepreneurs Are High Hurdlers

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    Adapted from Tough Things First, by Ray Zinn Running the high hurdles isn’t easy when you are vertically challenged....

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  • Entrepreneurial Stall Horns

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    Adapted from Tough Things First, by Ray Zinn My stall horn sounded, telling me I was about to crash...

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  • Procrastination workshops postponed

    Four steps to stop entrepreneurial procrastination

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    I saw Warren Muller, my co-founder at Micrel, pulling an oil tray from under his automobile and pouring the...

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