Comments on: Are you listening to the right people? http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/09/13/listen-to-yourself/ Strategic, common sense marketing, operations and tech advice that will strengthen your business - today! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DR http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/09/13/listen-to-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 DR Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:57:05 +0000 http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/?p=960#comment-3012 It's a balance between listening to other opinions and ideas, but ultimately making your own decisions. I've done that with my personal finance blog as well as my career. Some of the best decisions I've made were the least popular. DRs last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDoughRoller/~3/390155695/" rel="nofollow">An Incredibly Simple, Free and Easy Way to Improve Your Finances</a> It’s a balance between listening to other opinions and ideas, but ultimately making your own decisions. I’ve done that with my personal finance blog as well as my career. Some of the best decisions I’ve made were the least popular.

DRs last blog post..An Incredibly Simple, Free and Easy Way to Improve Your Finances

]]> By: JP Micek http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2008/09/13/listen-to-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 JP Micek Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:50:08 +0000 http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/?p=960#comment-3010 Oh SO true Mark! When Deb and I decided to move from NJ to Hawaii, we waited till we had everything planned out before telling anyone. I knew after 20yrs as an entrepreneur what people can do to your dreams... even well meaning family and friends. About 9-mos out from the move started telling people and the range of reactions was amazing. Deb's family told her we'd be back within a year. My family didn't take that track, but my Dad did think I was nuts for selling my businesses and creating a new life for myself. Understandable since when he was same age I was then, he and my mom had just scraped enough money together to buy their first house. Our friends who were entrepreneurs reacted differently. They were sad to see us move 5,000 miles away. But they were supportive. It was tough, but as our final packing for the move was interrupted by planes flying into the WTC towers, the Pentagon & a field in Penn., our decision was reinforced. Oct 1, 2008 will be 7 years living in paradise. Don't let ANYONE ever steal your dreams! ;-) Oh SO true Mark! When Deb and I decided to move from NJ to Hawaii, we waited till we had everything planned out before telling anyone. I knew after 20yrs as an entrepreneur what people can do to your dreams… even well meaning family and friends.

About 9-mos out from the move started telling people and the range of reactions was amazing. Deb’s family told her we’d be back within a year. My family didn’t take that track, but my Dad did think I was nuts for selling my businesses and creating a new life for myself. Understandable since when he was same age I was then, he and my mom had just scraped enough money together to buy their first house.

Our friends who were entrepreneurs reacted differently. They were sad to see us move 5,000 miles away. But they were supportive.

It was tough, but as our final packing for the move was interrupted by planes flying into the WTC towers, the Pentagon & a field in Penn., our decision was reinforced. Oct 1, 2008 will be 7 years living in paradise.

Don’t let ANYONE ever steal your dreams! ;-)

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