07-01-2005, 01:54 AM
Owning your own business and being your own man is the only way to go through life. Why slave away to make somebody else rich?
Good for you. I really, honestly mean that. I hold a special respect for those who go through their lives by their own means.
You are now your own man. A real man, a man who will live or die on his own two feet and carve out his empire with his own two hands.
Be ruthless, be ambitious, and most importantly, use cunning. Always find the edge and then ruthlessly exploit it. Use your money to make money. Never let it sit in the bank and do nothing. Do not let your money be lazy. Always put it to work for you.
Oh, and Duckie darling, replace the masculine pronouns in the above message with female ones, and be proud, because it's even harder for a woman to do it. Much respect and kudos for you.
If you ever need any advice... Ask.
Oh... And one little piece of free advice for both of you now. In business, do not accept failure. If you have underlings, minions, peons, or lackeys, make a policy where failure is met with termination. People become lax, lazy, and get entirely to comfortable in a working environment with no real consequences. The only real motivation is knowing that they could be canned for even the slightest failure. People can, and will work well beyond expectations when their own neck is on the line. Make them fear you. Learn to execute your management. If you have a manager, and his underlings fail, make him pay for it. He will put his own nose to the grindstone to make sure that his peons are working at 110% because it's his own job on the line. To make up for this stressful and demanding work environment, offer compensation that can't be beat.
And in business, you must be ruthless. If a supplier or a vendor screws you... RAKE THEM OVER THE COALS AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY CAN BE REPLACED. Always keep an eye on backup vendors and their pricing. And make sure you casually mention these prices and deals every chance you get to your current vendor or supplier. It scares them to death that they might lose a sale... And will start offering you some nice discounts. ALWAYS hold it over their head.
Er, this is turning into a long post. I love to see people getting started, makes me all warm and gushy. :wub:
Good for you. I really, honestly mean that. I hold a special respect for those who go through their lives by their own means.
You are now your own man. A real man, a man who will live or die on his own two feet and carve out his empire with his own two hands.
Be ruthless, be ambitious, and most importantly, use cunning. Always find the edge and then ruthlessly exploit it. Use your money to make money. Never let it sit in the bank and do nothing. Do not let your money be lazy. Always put it to work for you.
Oh, and Duckie darling, replace the masculine pronouns in the above message with female ones, and be proud, because it's even harder for a woman to do it. Much respect and kudos for you.
If you ever need any advice... Ask.
Oh... And one little piece of free advice for both of you now. In business, do not accept failure. If you have underlings, minions, peons, or lackeys, make a policy where failure is met with termination. People become lax, lazy, and get entirely to comfortable in a working environment with no real consequences. The only real motivation is knowing that they could be canned for even the slightest failure. People can, and will work well beyond expectations when their own neck is on the line. Make them fear you. Learn to execute your management. If you have a manager, and his underlings fail, make him pay for it. He will put his own nose to the grindstone to make sure that his peons are working at 110% because it's his own job on the line. To make up for this stressful and demanding work environment, offer compensation that can't be beat.
And in business, you must be ruthless. If a supplier or a vendor screws you... RAKE THEM OVER THE COALS AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY CAN BE REPLACED. Always keep an eye on backup vendors and their pricing. And make sure you casually mention these prices and deals every chance you get to your current vendor or supplier. It scares them to death that they might lose a sale... And will start offering you some nice discounts. ALWAYS hold it over their head.
Er, this is turning into a long post. I love to see people getting started, makes me all warm and gushy. :wub:
All alone, or in twos,
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall.
Some hand in hand
And some gathered together in bands.
The bleeding hearts and artists
Make their stand.
And when they've given you their all
Some stagger and fall, after all it's not easy
Banging your heart against some mad buggers wall.
"Isn't this where...."