Comments on: Business failures http://blog.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ejovi nuwere http://blog.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-610 ejovi nuwere Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:43:45 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-610 You really have to FIGHT to get good positioning with booths at a conference. I learned that you really have to prepare for a tradeshow or conference before hand because something always goes wrong. Their are a number of good books on presenting a tradeshows and conferences. Be sure to buy one next time and good luck! You really have to FIGHT to get good positioning with booths at a conference. I learned that you really have to prepare for a tradeshow or conference before hand because something always goes wrong. Their are a number of good books on presenting a tradeshows and conferences. Be sure to buy one next time and good luck!

]]> By: abby http://blog.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-609 abby Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:06:24 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-609 Hi Darryl, I just had my first big failure for something I really love doing, designing and selling clothing. I have to attribute the majority of the failure to myself for lack of preparation, and lousy merchandising. I knew I was not able to attend this trade show with the lack of time I had to prepare, but because I was sharing a booth with my sister and was paying for it either way, I jumped into it without the chance to prepare anything other than the items I was going to sell. Unfortunately, we had no say as to where we were going to be placed at this trade show, and we ended up in the 'way back' past the restrooms and snack bar. I sold only two shirts for the whole day. My sister did very well selling her new line of chocolate gift sets....how can i compete with that? Anyway, I this kicked my ass for sure, but I needed that to shake me out of complacency, complacency is death to anyone wanting to thrive in business. I have to admit guilt to this. I am a lot clearer now as far as what my next move is....truth be told, i believe anyone can sell anything, just choose your audience (consumers) and commit to them, not to time constraints, not to budget, not to outside pressure, but only to your core target market. Good luck to us both! Hi Darryl,
I just had my first big failure for something I really love doing, designing and selling clothing. I have to attribute the majority of the failure to myself for lack of preparation, and lousy merchandising. I knew I was not able to attend this trade show with the lack of time I had to prepare, but because I was sharing a booth with my sister and was paying for it either way, I jumped into it without the chance to prepare anything other than the items I was going to sell. Unfortunately, we had no say as to where we were going to be placed at this trade show, and we ended up in the ‘way back’ past the restrooms and snack bar.
I sold only two shirts for the whole day. My sister did very well selling her new line of chocolate gift sets….how can i compete with that? Anyway, I this kicked my ass for sure, but I needed that to shake me out of complacency, complacency is death to anyone wanting to thrive in business. I have to admit guilt to this. I am a lot clearer now as far as what my next move is….truth be told, i believe anyone can sell anything, just choose your audience (consumers) and commit to them, not to time constraints, not to budget, not to outside pressure, but only to your core target market. Good luck to us both!

]]> By: Robert X. Leeds http://blog.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-603 Robert X. Leeds Mon, 14 Nov 2005 01:58:08 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-603 Darryl, You've got to read my new book, "HOW TO almost MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS - I ALMOST did it. You can ALMOST do it too!" I was director of Industrial Engineering at GM, partners with McDonalds' Ray Kroc (lost a $650 M. business), partner with Orson Welles in a movie (he died before we finished (another big loss), mercenary, diamond smuggler, air circus, inventor, stock broker,etc., etc. Great failures, but I ended up a multi-millionaire. The book will tell you how to guarantee you are a failure! Email must have subject line in CAPITALS! Would love to hear from you. Robert X. Leeds rxl@epicpublishing.com Darryl,
You’ve got to read my new book, “HOW TO almost MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS - I ALMOST did it. You can ALMOST do it too!” I was director of Industrial Engineering at GM, partners with McDonalds’ Ray Kroc (lost a $650 M. business), partner with Orson Welles in a movie (he died before we finished (another big loss), mercenary, diamond smuggler, air circus, inventor, stock broker,etc., etc. Great failures, but I ended up a multi-millionaire. The book will tell you how to guarantee you are a failure! Email must have subject line in CAPITALS! Would love to hear from you.
Robert X. Leeds rxl@epicpublishing.com

]]> By: AG http://blog.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-581 AG Wed, 26 Oct 2005 02:12:01 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-581 I'm a firm believer that nothing we've done in life was the 'wrong choice'. Life is a series of experiences and learning. The _finality_ of some endeavors surely taught great lessons, that could help propel others. So, they're not 'failures' at all. I’m a firm believer that nothing we’ve done in life was the ‘wrong choice’. Life is a series of experiences and learning. The _finality_ of some endeavors surely taught great lessons, that could help propel others. So, they’re not ‘failures’ at all.

]]> By: Darryl http://blog.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-579 Darryl Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:19:13 +0000 http://www.ejovi.net/2005/10/22/business-failures/#comment-579 Ejovi, keep this quote in mind: "I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying" Michael Jordan Hang in there! Ejovi, keep this quote in mind:

“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying”

Michael Jordan

Hang in there!

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