How To Write a Business Plan

“If you don’t know where are you going, it doesn’t matter where you go.                             Any road will get you there.”

If you want to start a business without writing a solid business plan then you better not start anything.

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True Happiness – What Really Makes You Happy

Yesterday I was rushed to hospital by ambulance. For the third time in three weeks. My heart again. As it will happen in various intervals for the rest of my life. But I am happy. And grateful. Grateful, that there is an ambulance that I can call. That there is hospital and great nurses and doctors that will take care of me. Grateful that surgery will be scheduled for next week that will help me and it is all covered from my insurance.

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5 things you must consider before you start your business

Being mentor for startups, speaker and trainer on entrepreneurship and leadership people often come to me for advice with their business idea or for help with their struggling business.

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I always tried to help where I could but then I realised that I am basically telling everyone the same things over and over.

Here is summary of my “frequently told answers” – 5 things I consider now, after 10 years and 7 companies, crucial to think over before you start your own business.

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The Most Important Question Of Your Life

I’ve been writing this blog for almost two years. Many times I want to write about something but can’t find proper way how to put it in words. There are ideas in my head but I can’t transform them into blog post. Now and then I find that somebody already did it. As if someone would take my ideas and write them down. Write them down so much better as I would ever do. Here’s one example. Enjoy it.

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5 Easy Ways To Make More Money

Money is not the most important thing in the world. But on the survival scale I would put it very close to oxygen. This is one of my favourite Zig Ziglar quotes. As we all feel, money is indeed not the most important thing in the world but we all can use little extra money. Here you can find 5 easy ways how to make some extra money.

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Amancio Ortega on Business

Who Is Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega is founder of Inditex holding which owns these brands: Zara, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Pull & Bear, Tempe, Stradivarius a Uterqüe. Inditex now runs over 6600 shops and employs 140 thousand people. He is currently second richest person with estimated worth of almost 80 bilion $. Here’s what he has to say about business and life… Continue reading

Double Your Chance of Success

Learning a new skill doubles your chances to succeed in business and life.

It is very helpful, if skills you learn are in the area or direction which you want to go in your life. Sometimes it may seem, it is not connected or worth it, but later in life it may come very handy.

I have asked one of my employees to go to car registry and do some changes there.

He told me, I’ll be happy to go there and do it, but you know, I have never done it before.

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Building Company Without Managers

On Monday I am flying back to Prague after spending almost 3 months in my beloved Melbourne with my family. People ask me when we start to talk about my company – “who is now running it while you’re here?”

Nobody I say (which is true) – we don’t have any managers in our company.

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My Favourite Jim Rohn Quotes on Business and Life

I have discovered Jim Rohn only couple years ago and it was one of the greatest finds I could make. Jim Rohn is great motivational speaker and books writer with loads of experience in business. His advice on success in life and business is extremely valuable and timeless. Here are my notes from one of Jim Rohn’s motivational speeches that I have listened to this week.

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