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FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

For the past few years now we have been speaking at universities that teach entrepreneurship in one form or another. The reoccurring question regularly asked by millennials aspiring to become entrepreneurs is: How do you prepare for the unknown? This is a great...

Success Requires Diligent Preparation and Commitment

DON’T CALL IT “LUCK”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity,” is a quote from the mid-1st century Roman philosopher, Seneca. The idea that success is a result of chance, or luck, is not only disempowering, but simply false. When people say we were lucky to have built...

Blaming Others Prevents Corrective Action

AIM, DON’T BLAME

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Behind many seemingly outside problems are inside solutions. But with your ire focused on the other guy, you can easily overlook what you can do to mitigate the situation. “It not our fault,” becomes the order of the day with its cousin, “There’s nothing we could have...