Scott Miller @sbmiller5: if you have a startup can you succeed if you place personal health and family above business? Answer: I was talking to a fund of funds manager. He was…
Scott Miller @sbmiller5: if you have a startup can you succeed if you place personal health and family above business? Answer: I was talking to a fund of funds manager. He was overweight and had a nervous tic. His CFO once called me and said, “James, I don’t know if this is right or not […]
The psycho-pharmacologist asked me, “so what can I do for you today?” and I said, “The only thing you can do for me is write me a check for one million dollars but I…
The psycho-pharmacologist asked me, “so what can I do for you today?” and I said, “The only thing you can do for me is write me a check for one million dollars but I doubt you are going to do that.” He laughed. I had been sent to him by a psychologist who couldn’t write prescriptions and […]
I needed some help so I decided to call the richest, most successful person in my rolodex. The only problem is I had no idea if he was rich or not and…
I needed some help so I decided to call the richest, most successful person in my rolodex. The only problem is I had no idea if he was rich or not and he wasn’t in my rolodex. But I wrote him anyway and said, “Can I meet with you?” It was in May, 2011. About […]
[I can’t help it. I did this on my newsletter the other day. But enough people wrote me that they liked it that I feel compelled to also put it here on…
[I can’t help it. I did this on my newsletter the other day. But enough people wrote me that they liked it that I feel compelled to also put it here on my blog. Here it is. And join me for my twitter Q&A today. Follow me on Twitter. And if someone can tell me […]
[Note: this Ask James is divided into two parts. It was too big. The first part is in this post The second part will be sent out via my free email newsletter tomorrow.]…
[Note: this Ask James is divided into two parts. It was too big. The first part is in this post The second part will be sent out via my free email newsletter tomorrow.] SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT $16 TRILLION IN DEBT? Subtle Overlord @subtle_overlord: Should I be worried about $16 trillion as a 23 y.o.? […]
A friend of mine left his corporate job yesterday after 23 years of being trapped in the Matrix. I hate it because I’m envious of that moment. The day I left a…
A friend of mine left his corporate job yesterday after 23 years of being trapped in the Matrix. I hate it because I’m envious of that moment. The day I left a corporate job to be on my own for the first time. Suddenly you go from managing a cubicle from the hours of 9 […]
On January 30, 1969 the Beatles hated each other, and they were sick of working on their album, “Let It Be” inside of their cramped studios. On a whim, they took all…
On January 30, 1969 the Beatles hated each other, and they were sick of working on their album, “Let It Be” inside of their cramped studios. On a whim, they took all their equipment and moved it five floors up to the roof, in the middle of winter. Then they performed for about a half […]
