I like that most of all. Every time you do something you need to make sure that you actually did it and you did it on the level of expectations that you set. If you did not you still have a chance to save face.

It is posts like this that make me realize that I am probably not qualified to run a business and should just get a job. I know we have a similar technical background and work experience so how you’re able to see all this and sum it up in what is likely a very late day is quite discouraging for me because I never thought about it.

Thank you for what you do, keep on doing it. I’m learning for what its worth.

Nobody motivates us, nobody gives us kudos, nobody even thanks us when we pull off the impossible with bare sticks they expect us to run the company on. The organizational structure makes it impossible to find out who to ask for guidance, help, mentoring.

I came to this site originally trying to figure out our SMTP problem but I keep on coming back for stories like this one. You make a difference friend, I wish there were more like you out there. I wish they worked above me too.

In the meantime its the golden handcuffs.

I was very afraid to click on the post link in RSS bandit

Having said that, you rock dude! You really, truely, totally, rock.

This is why I write these articles. I’m not the best writer nor a philosopher but I’ve built a business and see people making the same mistakes I made. If I had a do-over, I would do it differently. I hope that my contribution is in telling people about mistakes I made so they don’t have to go through them as well.

Whether you want to hear it or not is a different question. It is personal. It is not a joyride. But without the hard work, disappointments and failure you cannot truely appreciate or define success.

-Vlad

Its never a good feeling when someone talks about what I hate about my business the most. I was pissed alright but not at you… at myself.

I don’t know what it is about you but you just have a way of putting things in such a blatant and direct way that doesn’t automatically make me want to punch you. Same words slightly rearranged would sound like a total insult but you make them into a challenge.

Impersonating DeNiro:
You…..
You…..
You my friend……
You are good…..
You…..

I’d like to say a big thank you for pissing me off too!

Back at the end of March you posted “…But then I realized why some folks chose to remain small. They choose to remain small because they think small.”

I lost a whole weekend thinking about this comment but I finally realised it applied to me and that the only reason I was still a sole proprietor after 8 years was that I was guilty of thinking small.

Since then I’ve taken my business by the b**ls and have plans in place to grow it significantly.