The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell
Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Live Better.
This article was first published in 2009 on one of my previous blogs. This is the revised 2023 version: As an entrepreneur, you know that making mistakes is just part of the game. It happens to the best of us. So, you've stumbled yet again? No sweat! Let's turn this mishap into a golden opportunity... Continue Reading →
After a loooong day at work, I settled into the evening not knowing what would come of it. I had a few things planned, but most were undoable (terrible word, yet apt) due to this cold that has grabbed me quite by surprise. So I sat the computer avoiding all that aggravated my headache and... Continue Reading →
After ten years online, I now have my photography and graphics available to view and purchase at FIVE different online locations, and each under a different pseudonym: Redbubble - 'stephentrepreneur' PhotoWhosalers - 'Stephen Mitchell' - Yes, my real name! ImageKind - 'ezcreate' Zazzle - 'eztephen' Flickr - 'stephenliveshere' Tonight I discovered and started adding the... Continue Reading →
When your boss hails your name from across the room, what is your normal reaction? The premise for this question is from an incident I had the good fortune to resolve. It happened in a TANDY store about three years ago, though I do not recollect what my original purpose nor purchase was meant to... Continue Reading →
This works predominately for any one of the many artists on Redbubble.com, yet it could work anyone who sells their artwork either via retail or through their own website. 1. Upload work. View and review each piece as a Card, Canvas and Poster, and Framed, Mounted and Laminated. ... This helps you to see how... Continue Reading →
I fail to understand some humans: For some strange reason many feel a need to inhale nicotine-laced fumes through cylindrical paper. Yeah, I have mentioned this before, yet it continues to be a subject that intrigues me. Whilst I have managed to get myself quite sick through no fault of my own, smokers continue to... Continue Reading →
Someone has written on wikipedia.com that the standard entrepreneur has these nine characteristics. I've added appropriate links to key words, in the hope that it takes your entrepreneurial skills further along your journey. 1. Vision and Drive The entrepreneur has an enthusiastic vision, the driving force of an enterprise. 2. Eclectic Thinker The entrepreneur's vision... Continue Reading →
Herein lies a list of ramblings that started last Monday. Don't begin to think there is a story here. It's just a whole lot of statements that I considered putting on either my Twitter or Plurk account ... and a few did, so will be linked accordingly! Watch out for the personal-quotes, created from incidents... Continue Reading →
In 1993 I bought a little book entitled "Just Do It" that includes a heap of inspirational and quotable gems. I still read it in 2009 because, heck, we all need a little inspiration from time to time. I love quotes that both remind me that I am only human, plus those that give me... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 