Business Advice

I have built a highly successful service company with over a hundred full time employees by following these principles. I think you will see a lot of success if you do this too:
  1. Basic business practices:
    1. Provide every prospect a email estimate. Do your best to judge how much cost you will have in materials, labor, and any other costs that go into it.
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Auntie Em

My dearly departed Auntie Em was a treasure. When I was a little boy, living in poverty with my family in Spanaway, WA, she would take me on various field trips. I remember going to authentic restaurants from other cultures with her and trying many strange dishes. She would take my brothers and I hiking, or to science museums, and on other fun adventures.

Patent Reform Urgently Needed

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/health/liver-pump-cancer-medical-device.html?action=click&module=Discovery&pgtype=Homepage

Issues like this where there is only one manufacturer for a life saving device could be solved by only allowing patent owners a seven year monopoly on their intellectual property. That is plenty of time to get a head start in the market, but not enough to abuse it for extra cash.

Hodor

I went on a seven mile run this morning and towards the end of it felt an urgent need to take a dump. My stomach started to cramp up and I didn’t think I could keep it in much longer. I spotted an Arco down the road and headed for it. The theme song for Game of Thrones came on Spotify and all I could think of was “Hodor, Hodor, Hold the door!”

Lifetime Success Factors

In order of priority, here are the factors that will determine your happiness and success:

  1. Life partner
  2. Great sleep, wake up naturally by going to bed early
  3. Eating mostly veggies, fruits, seeds, nuts, birds and fish. No sugar or processed foods.
  4. Daily exercise
  5. Family
  6. Friends
  7. Spend less than you earn
  8. Good boss
  9. No commute
  10. Challenging job
  11. Invest
  12. Trying new things