Jerry R Mitchell’s Blog

I was sitting in the lounge of a nearly empty restaurant recently in Boston with two former associates, reminiscing about the “good old days” and the wonderful business team we had back then. When one of them speculated about what it would be like to pull that team back together again, I instinctively remarked: “It [...]

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This morning I had a long conversation with a young entrepreneur about the perception of reality and how it relates to accomplishment. I believe that your perception is strongly influenced by how you feel about your ability to make changes in your life. If you feel helpless, you won’t be able to see the possibility [...]

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When I was a youngster, a neighborhood bully made life miserable for me. He would kick my bicycle or run off with my baseball mitt, anything to be annoying. He acted tough, and I was afraid of him. One day, however, my patience ran out, and I lit into him. Much to my surprise and [...]

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I have dedicated the last 45 years primarily to my first love,
entrepreneurship. But that has changed in the last six months,
although my primary concern still remains entrepreneurship.
My concern is the current lack of policy to support
entrepreneurship from this administration, especially bootstrapped
entrepreneurship. As the government tries to assess what might
stimulate entrepreneurship, I don’t see many “practitioners” [...]

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Mentoring isn’t common in Corporate America, and that’s too bad. It made a great difference in my life. There were a few people who took a genuine interest in my development and stuck with me. Without them, I probably wouldn’t be where I am today.
Throughout my career I’ve tried to follow the example my mentors [...]

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As I sit do to write this blog, I find myself reflecting, not only about the things for which I am thankful, but about the things that I deeply regret as well. Although many of the regrettable happenings in our lives are beyond our individual control, many are not. Unfortunately, we often operate on autopilot, [...]

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And that will do it. That is all there is to it. Everything else is regular business details.
 
For instance, you have to keep very close track of all expenses and income, completely separate from any other expenses or income. Start a new checking account for your business as soon as you can, and in the [...]

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Studies have shown that successful people show up on time and are prepared to perform
The most important ingredient of success is the element called goal setting. Studies recently conducted by a large Boston firm had respondents saying that they normally don’t do any planning and in fact only five percent said they did any planning.
High [...]

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I believe that the finest toys we ever have are the ideas found on the playgrounds of our imaginations. As we grow older and wiser, our childhood memories become a novelty of sorts. We say “I remember when” more frequently as the years go by. My most vivid memories are attributed to my parents.
The size [...]

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Most people have discovered that it is easier to be socially respectable than it is to preserve our self -respect. Respectability is a matter of measuring ourselves against the legally accepted rules of social behavior. Self-respect, on the other hand, is a matter of judging ourselves by the light of inner standards of integrity that [...]

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