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  1. Kruiser

    Enneagram Test: What are you?

    HOT! 
    Yes, 8s are considered to be "natural" entrepreneurs. Insightful and decisive and able to get stuff done. But that doesn't mean other types can't be successful entrepreneurs. Bill Gates is considered to be a 5, for example.
  2. Kruiser

    Enneagram Test: What are you?

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    I'd be willing to bet you are an ENTJ (commander) who is maybe just a little more E than I. The E/I is binary, so doesn't really give a really nuanced reading. I read somewhere that true INTJs (architects) always test INTJ and never anything else. So if you sometimes test INTJ and sometimes...
  3. Kruiser

    Enneagram Test: What are you?

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    5w6 The Enneagram has a strange and fascinating backstory. Desert fathers and the 7 deadly sins, Suffi mysticism, the occult, some "spiritual seeker" guy who brought it from Afghanistan in the early 20th century, some Chilean doctor in the 60s, Jesuits in Chicago in the 70s, etc. Seriously...
  4. Kruiser

    Improving my sleep

    HOT! HEALTH 
    This is a great tip. I find "light reading" before bed to be very relaxing. It actually doesn't need to be light at all. I typically read history. It helps me disengage my mind from the day's and tomorrow's challenges. The key is that it has nothing to do with my day to day life or business...
  5. Kruiser

    Once again, the workforce did not let me down

    You get what you expect. I bet both guys picked up on your expectations and decided it wasn't worth their time.
  6. Kruiser

    Moved to Scottsdale, Growing a Web Design Firm

    GOLD! 
    Run with this insight and don't look back! I've skimmed these recent posts and I don't represent you and you need to talk to your own attorney blah blah blah ... but I am a former commercial litigator. Never underestimate the amount of time, money, and frustration litigation costs. Getting to...
  7. Kruiser

    I got written up today , but wish they had fired me.

    Make a decision and take responsibility NOW. Why wait a few years? Re-read the title of your post. You wish THEY had fired YOU? That's giving someone else control over your life and wishing they would make a decision for you because you can't make it for yourself. Fire yourself. Make the...
  8. Kruiser

    Are business/self-help books a waste of time?

    HOT! 
    So many great points in this thread! Here are a few of my thoughts: 1. True, if you aren't acting on anything you are reading, you are wasting your time. 2. But it doesn't need to be either/or, either reading or acting. I think audiobooks are so helpful in this regard. It probably doesn't...
  9. Kruiser

    Rest In Peace Jack Welch

    Thanks for the recommendation!
  10. Kruiser

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    Lol. Sorry for offending you. I thought the article was interesting and that others might like to read it. Didn't realize I was posting in a @JScott reviewed scientific journal.
  11. Kruiser

    The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

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    I saw this in the NY Post a few days ago. https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/dont-buy-chinas-story-the-coronavirus-may-have-leaked-from-a-lab/
  12. Kruiser

    How To Prevent Clients From STEALING My Workers?

    PEOPLE 
    Non-solicit with penalty in contract with company. Narrowly tailored non-compete in contract with contractor. The cross-border thing is interesting. You'd probably want to just go with US law (go with New York or Delaware) if you are going to try to enforce them in the US. But, at the end of...
  13. Kruiser

    Can Copy and Marketing Look "Too Scammy"?

    MARKETING 
    Start with your offer. If your offer is truly helpful to your target market, you are doing them a disservice by not selling effectively. Effective selling can be low key or hard sell. As @Bekit suggests, just test. And if your product is truly helpful and your target audience responds to...
  14. Kruiser

    Hello fastlaners, here comes my intro and story about my web development side hustle :-D

    INTRO 
    Congrats on getting your first web design customers! I'm sure you know that there are some great web design success threads on the forum that can give you more inspiration and ideas.
  15. Kruiser

    My 11 year old was diagnosed with autism yesterday

    HEALTH 
    Check out Brain Balance and the work of Dr. Robert Melilo. He has had great success with some kids with autism. He is a very controversial figure. He thinks he's figured out a way to truly help kids with autism (and related disorders). Reviews of his work and Brain Balance centers are a...
  16. Kruiser

    Why Amazon Sucks: The Master Thread

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    Sure. Amazon can win when you first launch. But in 3 months, won't you have 12 folks selling the same stuff you are (maybe with some color variations) with 12 different logos that they got on Fiverr? Serious question. That's why I quit Amazon. You work hard and create some wins and a few...
  17. Kruiser

    Atlas Shrugged - Week 5: Ch 9 & 10

    I can't comment on most of your paragraph. But I thought Dagny's laughter at Rearden's little speech was entirely appropriate. He gave an overly self-serious and ridiculous speech claiming he desired her only as a whore. Yet, it is clear, their attraction to each other exists on multiple...
  18. Kruiser

    Atlas Shrugged - Week 5: Ch 9 & 10

    A. Don't know. B. Eddie Willers. Nice everyman caught up in events beyond his comprehension. C. Don't know. D. Don't have text in front of me. Think Lillian is just a poor, confused woman who just wants her husband to love her. All her BS and unlikeability would disappear if he did. E. In...
  19. Kruiser

    Atlas Shrugged - Week 5: Ch 9 & 10

    Just finished the chapters. Here are my initial impressions. I haven't read any of the other comments yet, but will later today. // Morning after speeches. Again... weird and more than a little twisted. This is only important because, at least in some ways, I think Rearden and Dagny...
  20. Kruiser

    Atlas Shrugged - Week 5: Ch 9 & 10

    @Primeperiwinkle , I took your admonition to not read ahead so seriously that now I'm behind. I didn't read this week's chapters yet (because I thought I already did a few weeks ago). I'll check in with y'all later.
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