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Kirk Kerkorian the Smiling Cobra
The world needs a new biography about this consummate deal-maker. Kirk is 95 years old as a I write this and gradually slowing down. The man is a rare example of a bona fide rags-to-riches story. His one and only biography was published in 1974. That’s 39 years ago.
Not only is it widening but the bottom 90% is having to share an ever-shrinking slice of the pie.
After the crash of 2008 millions of people, particularly real estates agents, sought new lines of work. A substantial portion of them hung up their shingles overnight as Twitter consultants. I say this because sites like Linkedin were suddenly swamped with people offering to teach you how to make fast money by twittering. Or is it tweeting? I can never remember. I really don’t care either. It’s a fatuous concept.
The lesson here is that if you are going to survive and thrive you need to do some serious upgrading of your skills set. Any field that allows you to step in overnight and proclaim yourself an expert and consultant is to be avoided.
No Business is Too Big to Fail or Too Small to Succeed – Sobering stats on business failures
I saw the infographic when it was first released last week, or the one before, and made a note to revisit it when I had time. That still hasn’t happened but Brian Solis has been kind enough to break it down into parts, and address them individually.
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Everyone has their “I can do anything” as well as their “I can’t do anything” moments. The problem is that most people aren’t conscious of what’s happening and why. This then holds them back from succeeding.
A few years ago someone even wrote a book on the subject for entrepreneurs. It had a title along the lines of “Entrepreneurial Hypomania.” However, it’s not coming up on Google. You actually don’t need to read the book as it’s a simple concept that you can grasp instantly once someone makes you aware of it.
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