There are lots of interesting bloggers on the web. You could spend all your time reading blogs if you aren’t careful, so you have to be selective. One of the bloggers that I read is Derek Silvers. He’s a musician (which I’m not) who became an entrepreneur. Building a business CDBaby, which he sold for 22 million in 2008, he has just released a book, Anything for You (available on Amazon) that has some interesting thoughts about business.
A few of the business lessons that he learned and are valuable to me include…
If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say “no.”
If you set up your business like you don’t need the money, people are happier to pay you…When someone’s doing something for the money, people can sense it, like a desperate lover. It’s a turnoff….When someone’s doing something for love, being generous in stead of stingy, trusting instead of fearful, it triggers this law: We want to give to those who give.
To have something (a finished recording, a business, or millions of dollars) is the means, not the end. To be something (a good singer, a skilled entrepreneur, or just plain happy) is the real point.”
Great article! I especially like the parts about not persistantly doing somethng that’s not working, and the desperate lover comment : )
I also like being reminded that making the money shouldn’t be ones major drive in business. My problem is that I sometimes think I need that drive because it would motivate me to sell more. When I first started my journey towards becoming a business woman, I had a friend who shared how she had made a lot of money on eBay. She still sells on eBay type websites and will freely admit that her goal is to make money. Sometimes, I envy her drive although she’s not always honest in her dealings.
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