Not Every Opinion Matters: How to Filter Feedback and Stay on Course

Not Every Opinion Matters (How to Filter Feedback and Stay on Course) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore You’re about to launch something big. You’re excited, confident—until the opinions start rolling in. “Are you sure people will pay for that?”“I wouldn’t do it that way.”“Maybe you should rethink it…” And just […]

Time Is Running Out

Time Is Running Out (Are You Building What Matters?) What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore Marcus Aurelius wrote, “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.” Think back a year. What did you tell yourself you’d get around to “soon”? Launching that new […]

When Doing the Right Thing Hurts

When Doing the Right Thing Hurts What Marcus Aurelius Knew About Success That Most Entrepreneurs Ignore I remember staring at the spreadsheet, willing the numbers to change. It was clear: if we took this patient, we would lose a lot of money. We were a new business, and every dollar mattered. A lot. Medicare wouldn’t […]