There is a lot of debate in today’s economy about the value of job creation by entrepreneurs and often we hear that the government no longer creates jobs. Is it really the core of the problem and is the poor job market’s growth dependent upon entrepreneurs creating and hiring or is that just a smoke screen to a bigger problem…
Motivation
5 Things No New Entrepreneur Wants to Admit
We always say entrepreneurship is hard and that people should reconsider before jumping in without understanding the commitment needed in order to succeed. But as a result, we take a lot of shit from readers saying why would you discourage people?” While I stand on the reality of entrepreneurship is that you are better equipped “knowing” rather than “guessing”, we…
How the American Dream is Starting to Lose Its Value
One of the very first articles that people enjoyed reading on Secret Entourage was called “What is the American Dream” and to this day, still remains one of our most shared articles. Since we wrote that piece 4 years ago, things have changed both on an economic standpoint, as well as from employment standpoint. We described The American dream as…
The Best Time to Start a Business
In recent interviews, I get asked often when is the best time to start? When should I take the plunge and try to become an entrepreneur? The answer to that question is always the same…YESTERDAY!
An Entrepreneur’s Silent Enemy
While we often speak of the downfalls of Entrepreneurship and how difficult the journey can be, we often forget to mention that many of the difficulties we face are often created by ourselves years before we even entertain becoming entrepreneurs. One of those self created fears is indeed our inability to let go of our comfort zone, which we’ve discussed…
5 Things Your Boss is Doing to Set You Up – Read Before You Become a Victim
I spent a large part of my life in Corporate America, and I did so on both sides of the coin. From your front line manager and all the way to executive positions. When I started putting the patterns together, I realized that there is a secret code out there that no one talks about but everyone in the know…
The Bullshit 12 Step Program That Doesn’t Work – Don’t Be That Guy
We read more and more on the internet about “12 Ways to be Super Successful” or “10 Ways to Reach Massive Wealth” and so on and so forth. While these are encouraging words, I find it to be utter bullshit based on some of the sources that are writing generic “feel good” bullshit that they can’t apply themselves.