I can’t say this any better. Napoleon Hill’s comments from an Andrew Carnegie meeting about success.
You have a new year, begin it anew.
Dec 01
Most entrepreneurs know that they need to change with the times, but have you considered that some businesses have changed completely from one business to another. Here are some example of what businesses have done from this article
- Avon – started out selling books door-to-door and gave away perfume in 1886. When the perfume got more response than the books Avon sold the perfume.
- Wrigley sold selling soap and baking powder in 1891, but sold chewing gum as enticements. Customers did not want the baking powder, only the gum.
- Tiffany & Co sold stationary in 1837, in 1853 it switched to jewelry.
So, learn to listen to your customer’s voice.
Jul 17
When you look at what the Pilgrims endured in the 1600′s it’s any wonder that anyone of them survived at all. When you read this article “How Private Property Saved the Pilgrims“ you get a glimpse of a form of “government” and business that makes it clear what is best for Man to rise above their current stations.
We know from history that communism does not work and after reading about the Pilgrims we now know that a harsh business environment both are bad for man to move forward in making his situation better for himself and his family.
We can learn a lot from history, if we’re willing to learn.
So what is our take away for this?
That both big government and big business are bad for a nation as they take the “might is right” approach, or big is bad.
