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• 01.01.09
  2008 in 55 Photos: A Year of Love, Growth + Motion Appreciations, Attention, BWET, Conferences, Geek, Remarkable, SXSW, Startup, Tech, TechStars, Travel, Truth, Women, entrepreneurship |

  2008 started in Chapel Hill, NC. Patrick was in from Japan and we rang in the New Year dancing at Hell, an underground club frequented by the hipster kiddos. The day after Patrick returned to Japan, I flew to Boulder. It was colder in Boulder than Chapel Hill. I bought a proper winter coat that week. And I met Joel on January 2, 2008. That week I went and saw the house that I used to live in - the one that burned down in the middle of the night. There was a funny sign out front. I went house/apartment hunting. ...
• 11.20.08
  How to Get What You Want Daily, Personal Branding, Remarkable, Truth, entrepreneurship |

  How do you get what you want in life? Ask for it? That may be too easy an answer. How about being specific when asking...and giving what you hope to get in return. This post is for Global Entrepreneurship Week and I believe...in our hearts...we are all budding entrepreneurs. Here are three experiences I've had with budding entrepreneurs. The first is a hairdresser, the second a glasses salesperson, the third, a diamond salesguy. The thread that binds them? An entrepreneurial spirit, a desire to reach beyond the ordinary. I think it should provide ...
• 01.01.08
  So You Want to Become an Entrepreneur in 2008? 8 Tips From Japan on Becoming Your Own Boss Japan, Projects, Startup, entrepreneurship |

  Let's kick off the New Year with some helpful advice on how to develop your entrepreneurial skills. Eight lessons I picked up from doing business in Japan. Ganbatte! 1. Stand the Envelope Up If you make the decision to become an entrepreneur, be prepared to be very broke for more time than you may be comfortable with. When we opened the studio in Japan we invested all but a hundred dollars of our hard-earned cash from being English teachers to secure the space, pay all the deposits and get our licenses in place. The day I took out ...

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