Category Archives: Reading

Takeaways from Small Business, BIG Vision [Adam & Matthew Toren]

All quotes below from Small Business, BIG Vision by Adam and Matthew Toren. Read my review.

1. You need a vision, because otherwise you will burn out before you even get started.

2. Entrepreneurism isn’t for weenies.
“Turning your initial vision into a viable businss has everything to do with your level of passion and ability to keep moing forward, even in the face of challenges.”
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Book Review: Small Business, BIG Vision [Adam & Matthew Toren]

Disclosure: I frequently guest post for YoungEntrepreneur.com, founded by the Toren brothers.

So, another business book. Just what we need, right?

Except, here’s the thing:

When two guys who have been successfully starting, building, and selling companies since their teenage years decide to write a book about entrepreneurship… Continue reading

Finding Your Way Through the Book Buffet

Think of a library or a bookstore as a giant book buffet, and then compare that to a huge food buffet. You can’t eat all the food at a buffet, and you don’t want to. Some is better than others. Some is tastier, some is healthier, some will make you

Execute Your Own Circumstances {Food for Thought, Issue 1}

“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” -George Bernard Shaw

“Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.” -Washington Irving

“Half the things people do not succeed in are through fear

What Are You Reading Right Now?

I used to hate that question. I felt like I was on a pop-quiz and if I didn’t answer in 2 seconds, spouting some clever or catchy or quirky title that was currently feeding my mind, I garnered a big red FAIL on my forehead. Some days I walk around rubbing my forehead, and that’s why.

Do you want to write? Because if you do

7 Ways to Read More and Like It

#1. If you can’t remember what you’re reading, quit reading it. If it’s not good enough to remember, it’s not good enough. Donate not-good-enough to Goodwill. Don’t waste your time.

#2. Start a little reading journal. This is not complicated. You do not have to carry it with you. You do not have to write book reviews on everything you read. It’s simply a method of recording and… Continue reading