by Al Williamson | Apr 5, 2020 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
These really are crazy times. And that’s great for an entrepreneur! It’s time to imagine new ways forward. Let your inventiveness run wild. But how do you start? Here’re some prompts to help you blaze new opportunities in the middle of a global...
by Al Williamson | Mar 21, 2020 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
The Aladdin Factor was a life changing book for me. Its premise is that you can improve the quality of your life by getting over the fear of rejection and skillfully asking for what you want. To me, this meant I had to deal with my self-limiting beliefs if I wanted to...
by Al Williamson | Dec 25, 2019 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
I recently took on what might be the least sexy but most net-income boosting topic I’ve ever written about. Preventive/proactive maintenance (PM) is ho-hum… no one gets excited about it. That’s probably because there’s nothing to brag…...
by Al Williamson | Dec 3, 2019 | Call to Action, Defining Ideas
EDITOR NOTE: This is, by far, my least popular article. Even my most supportive supporters have nothing to say. But looking back, I realize I wrote it to encourage myself. I’m writing my own success story. Are you writing yours? **** Not many people know this...
by Al Williamson | Nov 25, 2019 | Defining Ideas
The nicest unit looked terrible like this… And now it looks like this… Yes, construction continues, but I’ve gotten this far… bought and rehabbed a commercial building.. without using my money. I used the 7 Laws of...
by Al Williamson | Nov 4, 2019 | Defining Ideas
In 2018, I realized I was in Little League. I’ve been so focused on net income that I overlooked margins. Investors think in terms of rates of return (ROI)… how much things cost. Arbitragers think in terms of margins… costs don’t matter. Both...