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January 2015
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In Support of “Lying, Cheating, and Stealing”
to Grow Your Business.
elcome to another year and another fresh start on your business and personal goals
and dreams.
Never forget exactly why you started your business. I am convinced that no one
starts an enterprise with aspirations of being a slave to that business. We all want a business
that “works for us.”
Maybe it is time we turn to “lying, cheating, and stealing” to grow your business this year.
I have heard different versions of this phrase at different times but I wanted to add my own
spin to it as it applies to aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners everywhere.
•Lying:
Lie in bed and dream again. We all had dreams as adolescents and young adults and then we got
involved getting a job or starting a business to start a business to pay ours and our families bills.
•Cheating:
Cheat yourself out of time away from your business to concentrate on what is most important
in your life.Your G-D and your family should always come first.The most successful entrepreneurs that we have featured on the cover of our various magazines believe in “work hard/play
hard.” No one at the end of their life wishes they had spent more time working on/ in their
business. It is the other things in our lives that we regret making time for.
• Stealing:
It’s okay to steal some ideas now and then and put them to work in your business (providing
they are not patented or copyrighted). Check out what your competitors are doing to attract
business with their new ideas and find a way to customize them for your business to be of use
to assist your clients. Who knows what that will lead to?
They say that, “The only thing permanent is change” and if you are not willing to change
things in your life and business, you will always have what you have always had. Try lying, cheating, and stealing…I am going to do so!
This month’s cover honoree, Angelica Garcia-Dunn also built her business on “lying, cheating,
and stealing”. Angelica would lie in bed dreaming of a better life for her two children and asking
the Lord for a sign. She cheated the devil out of his due because she took a leap of faith and
started her business with barely any money and by the end of the first year it was a great success. She steals people’s hearts when they meet her because she is such an inspirational person.
May your New Year bring you great health, much prosperity, and lots of happiness now and
always.
Good Reading, Good Sales, and Great Success to You All!
Steve Levine
President/Executive Publisher, Small Business Today Magazine
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