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Steve Case, co-founder of AOL (American OnLine) said, “In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.” What do you call someone who sees things that aren’t there?  Well, until they prove what they see is real they are called, DELUSIONAL.  Once their vision becomes real they are called,

Each entrepreneur has their own fears, and for most, it seems implementing their ideas that are in direct opposition to those fears is the most difficult step.  If you can accept the possibility of failure knowing that everyone fails at something, then that fear become insignificant.  If you can’t, then that fear will control your

I’ve said many times that every big idea an entrepreneur has for their business is either a million-dollar winner that they will be able to live out the rest of their lives from the rewards, or a total flop that will cost them money until they finally let it go. Either way, it’s your job

It is alway good to remember that all great business ventures are really just ideas that someone turned into companies. But that didn’t happen magically. It happened by them realizing an idea is worthless without action. And when it comes to what type of actions you should take? There are no rules – outside the

Today is a landmark day for not just Bob Buckhorn, Tampa’s greatest mayor. But it’s a great day for Pam Iorio, Dick Greco, Sandy Freedman and Bob Martinez who were also honored to share the credit and the applause during this evening’s ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Tampa Riverwalk. This monumental task took

As I walk into my favorite urban grocery – Duckweed, to get my dinner for the night, I see at the checkout counter, a clear sign that we are now full-on into the Collaboration Age, and no longer in the information age. Not a metaphorical sign. A literal sign… Duckweed was celebrating their anniversary and

UPDATE: It’s amazing how 4 years can change a person’s perspective on life. I’m creating an amendment to this post, as of December 31, 2018 but leaving the original writing as is, because I feel it will help add context, and hopefully show the evolution in my thinking. Context, but not justification: When I wrote