Roger James Hamilton's Blog, page 17
March 14, 2016
Here’s what the Chinese “Tao” says about the value of nothing
Are you too busy? Overwhelmed? Is your to-do list too long? Here’s what the Chinese “Tao” says about the value of nothing:
Thirty spokes
meet in the hub.
Where the wheel isn’t
is where it’s useful.
Hollowed out,
clay makes a pot.
Where the pot’s not
is where it’s useful.
Cut doors and windows
to make a room.
Where the room isn’t,
is where it’s useful.
So the profit in what is
is in the use of what isn’t.
~ Tao Te Ching
Making time and space for nothing is a choice. Instead of feeling guilty for...
March 12, 2016
The Art of the Start
Meeting a legend on an escalator: Guy Kawasaki worked on the first computer I owned (The Apple Macintosh), came up with the word ‘Evangelist’ and became the Chief Evangelist at Apple.
He then wrote “The Art of the Start” which outlined the 10 slide Start-up Pitch Deck which has since become standard on Silicon Valley and around the world to raise capital.
He’s since built a following of several million on social media and has a big live following on his Facebook live videos.So when I bumped i...
March 11, 2016
Steve Jobs’ Top 10 rules of thumb
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Great entrepreneurs don’t use rule books, but they do use rules of thumb:
Rule books are fixed. Rules of thumb are flexible.
Rule books put you in a box. Rules of thumb point you on a path.
Rule books instruct you. Rules of thumb inspire you.
All the ingredients of fast-growing companies – Creativity, culture, talent, team and trust – grow with the guidance of the right rules of thumb.
Here’s Steve Jobs’ Top 10:
Rule 1 – “Be a yardstick of qual...
March 9, 2016
This ‘One Big Idea’ will change everything
Have you noticed how everything around us continues to accelerate?
2016 has had the most unpredictable, unstable start of any year in the last two decades.
Global currencies have been in chaos, stock markets have faced high volatility, oil and commodity prices have been extremely unpredictable. The once-booming tech market has turned into the “Death of Unicorns” as the capital markets turn.
In the doom and gloom, we’re also seeing more new te...
Quality is more important than quantity.
Have you noticed that as you become more conscious,
you shift from quantity to quality?
As you become more conscious of your food,
you move from eating more to eating better
As you become more conscious of your thoughts,
you move from more thinking to better ideas
As you become more conscious of your wealth,
you move from more ‘stuff’ to higher quality experiences
As you become more conscious of your communication,
you move from more words to a stronger message
As you become more conscious o...
How to raise $1,000,000 with a tweet
If you have a burning mission, and you’re short on the money you need, this story is for you. This is the three simple (but not easy) steps Matthew Inman (better known asThe Oatmeal) took to raise $1 million with a tweet.
STEP ONE – Follow your talent and delete the rest
Seven years ago Matthew Inman was a web designer who stumbled on a new talent. As he says: “I actually used to build websites for a living, and I did that for a long time but got tired of working for people…”
“So I started a...
March 7, 2016
The entrepreneur journey in Facebook emojis.
The entrepreneur journey in Facebook emojis:
STAGE 1 – Startup! $0 – $50k: There’s over 100 million startups in the World that start each year! Unfortunately 80% won’t survive more than 18 months…
STAGE 2 – Micro-business $50k – $300k: If you get up and running, with your customers & products, now you’re in the struggle zone. Some scale back and choose the life of the one-man-band. Other push through and build their team.
STAGE 3 – Lifestyle business $300k – $2M: Success! The battle was wort...
March 6, 2016
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your entrepreneurial journey isn’t meant to be simple or straightforward. It’s meant to be amazing.
The word “amaze” comes from “maze”, which is a symbol of self-discovery in many ancient cultures. Choosing to be an entrepreneur is a modern path to self-discovery. So every time your journey looks too challenging or too unclear, remember it’s meant to.
Then look inside, make your choice and keep going.
The point of the maze is not to find your way, but to find your self.
“What lies behind us...
March 4, 2016
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
What’s your big dream? From his early teens, Jimmy Fallon’s big dream was to star on Saturday Night Live.
That was after he gave up on the idea of being a priest…
Brought up in a Roman Catholic School in New York, Jimmy remembers watching the priests and saying, “I loved like how this priest can make people feel this good… I loved the whole idea of it. My grandfather was very religious, so I used to go to Mass with him at like 6:45 in the morning, serve Mass. And then you made money, too, if...
March 3, 2016
10 shocking stats about the millennial generation.
10 shocking stats about the millennial generation:
#1 – US Student debt is now over $1.3 trillion and is growing by over $2,700 every second.
#2 – Over 42 millon millennials carry student debt and 70% of students graduate college in debt.
#3 – 1 in 3 millennials graduating today have no job (or higher depending on race)
“For young people who have graduated high school or dropped out of high school, who are between the ages of 17 and 20, if they happen to be white, the unemployment rate is 33...
