Gold Nuggets If you have a set vision or plan in your head, you tend not to pay as much attention to external factors.Karen didn’t have a plan when starting her blog or her podcast, and her philosophy was “start it, try it, and then decide”. This...
Gold Nuggets “Everybody is changing the world just by existing and going through their day. It’s whether you’re changing it for the positive, whether you’re changing it for the negative, or you’re just kind of maintaining status quo.”“Of course I...
Gold Nuggets “A business is a commercial, profitable enterprise that works without you.”“Companies and leaders need to go beyond traditional training methods to truly engage with their employees.”“Knowledge-dumping is important, but when it comes to...
Gold Nuggets “As an entrepreneur, no matter what your business industry was, you had some kind of a challenge last year.”“Being an entrepreneur is always a rollercoaster – these past nine months even more so.”Steve has no words to describe the past...
Gold Nuggets Juliet took their puppy for a walk at 4:30am. She thinks the puppy had mixed feelings about that.“A lot of people don’t always share the tough moments; they kind of gloss over it and say ‘it was a struggle in the beginning, but look at...
Gold Nuggets “The differentiating factor between success and failure in business comes down to systems.”“But you have to remember that businesses are first built on a foundation of human beings.” “There’s always been a difference between being an...
Gold Nuggets “With a good team you can be anywhere.”“The important lesson for all of us as entrepreneurs: it’s always a work in progress.”“It’s not about technical skills. It’s obviously important to have a qualification to do what we do, and the...
Gold Nuggets “Most people don’t like to step outside their comfort zone, but when you do, it opens your eyes to different things.”“Leaders in any type of organization that are large and effective, they somehow make their people feel a different...
Gold Nuggets Juliet was stressed out by planning and organizing Steve’s birthday dinner. Steve doesn’t recall being stressed at all – he does, however, remember the good wine.“If I were to crystalize what I consider to be my most important...
Gold Nuggets Boni and John now live in Mexico – sometimes on land, and sometimes on a boat. All while running a successful business.“We do not like to stay in one place for very long.” “While we were driving to our corporate jobs in downtown...