one of my great and numerous mistakes in the past years is to go overboard with the DIY approach to running a business. given my relative short talent, i have overextended myself in so many ways and have fully lived up to the jack of many trades and master of none. luckily it isn’t too late for me to begin retracting myself a bit and learn to really focus on what i am good and and what i really want to do. it only took me about 5 years to figure this out but then again, just […]

i didn’t think it would happen so abruptly in light for the recent departures but again, it’s hardly surprising to me. i guess this was always something that was in the back of my mind and i figure it would be a matter of timing. In hindsight, i am sure the timing is appropriate given all the changes in the past year. Certainly, it’s hard to me not to consider it in a personal manner. i wouldn’t go as far as to say that it is a personal failure but it’s not too far from that benchmark. […]

in the wake of growing pains and outward success, i am in an awkward position with most of the folks working with or for me. on the deeper level, we are undoubtedly successful within the industry and the marketplace as it comes to potential of the business and the value of the brand. on the other token, we’re all hurting financially because we’ve invested so much money back into the business. the question becomes, when will their be an ROI on our investment? the easy answer to that would be if we were all getting decent salaries […]

i should really express more of my business observations, given how much of it consumes my life. but for some reason, i seem to believe that since i am so engross in it every day, it would be over the top to write it all down again. regardless, the last several months have produced some clarity on definitions and direction of the business and i am feeling more at ease with it’s overall direction. strategic direction is always an important factor in my life and even more so in a business context. if you don’t why and […]

in the past month, i’ve come to a conclusion that will save myself and hopefully take the company to the next level. although i don’t know if it will actually pan out, considering the challenage of finding someone approraite to ‘replace’ me as the head cheese, i am very much embracing the idea on numerous levels. i think after watching the power of myth, it became apparent that i wasn’t following my bliss. it’s not so black and white because as i still have the problem with the concept that is it the ego that is following […]