The Obvious Timing of Time

Lost time is never found again - Benjamin Franklin Like most things in life, predicting something like your free time is tricky. But it's not impossible if you put some effort into it. What makes it possible is that there are millions of people that are going before you right now on the same or … Continue reading The Obvious Timing of Time →

Unbelievable Home Runs

I'm not a big baseball fan, but I was when I was a child. I remember this one amazing game. My family and I stayed up late watching this game and I remember it couldn't have ended any better for me. It was just perfect for our hometown Toronto Blue Jays. In 1993 the Toronto … Continue reading Unbelievable Home Runs →

Play In Your League

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. -1 Corinthians 13:11 As we go through life we enter in and out of leagues. They are kind of like stages of life but … Continue reading Play In Your League →

Keep Score On The Important Things

The above photo is my ACT(American College Test) test results. According to princetonreview.com "The ACT is scored on a scale of 1–36, and the average ACT score for the class of 2017 is 21". I scored an 18. It was not a good score. This score was representative of my grades up until high school. … Continue reading Keep Score On The Important Things →

Money Solves Money Problems

I would not consider myself a financially ambitious person. I didn’t graduate college and go into the most lucrative industry (I probably wouldn’t have been able to even if I tried) to get rich. When I worked at Celanese the years I got a bonus it was mediocre because the amount of effort and time … Continue reading Money Solves Money Problems →

Everything Is a Remix (even this title)

I’ve thought about hundreds of different business ideas. My guess is that very few, if any at all, were not already thought of by someone else. Over the years I’ve come to realize that the chances of inventing something completely new is very unlikely. You’re more likely to innovate off of something that already exists … Continue reading Everything Is a Remix (even this title) →

A Business Is A Lake, Not A Baby

You hear entrepreneurs often say that their business is their baby or it’s like one of their children. I’ve never thought of any of the businesses I’ve been involved with as my baby. People who compare a business to a baby are either not parents or have their priorities misplaced. A business can be a … Continue reading A Business Is A Lake, Not A Baby →

Working Hard is Much Better Than Hardly Working

"Yeah, I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too, I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual work.” — Peter Gibbons, Office Space When we moved to Texas I was unemployed. I quit my job … Continue reading Working Hard is Much Better Than Hardly Working →

Self-Awareness Is A Superpower

We’re all good at some things and bad at others things. The sooner you can figure that out and be humble enough to accept that, the sooner you will know what to focus on and what you need help with. I think being self-aware is like having a superpower, especially in entrepreneurship. These are some … Continue reading Self-Awareness Is A Superpower →

What’s Most Important To You = Your North Star

Put First Things First ~Habit #3, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey When I started Solo Stove with my brother, there was a lot of hard work and challenges. I’m not talking just about the challenges of starting and growing a business. That was only part of the challenge for me. Because … Continue reading What’s Most Important To You = Your North Star →