I vastly underestimated the complexities of logistic from China, I thought I knew it all. I briefly dabbled in imports and exports with my father light years ago and I mistakenly thought my experience was sufficient. To the surprise of my fellow entrepreneurs from the far east, my so called deep acquaintance with logistics was severely lacking. I've been able to get help from my network of adept entrepreneurs and l'm also learning; I'm always learning - my tombstone will be my final diploma.

I must admit I was in a long  and deep romance with India in terms of development. The allure of its lush profit margins was just too strong for me to ignore; I mean what sort of will power do you think I have? In the beginning it was all smooth sailing, but I was so naive - India indeed does have  its fair share of pitfalls. Over the past couple of months I went through a painfully slow transition of building an all American team.  As painful as it was for me, it was even more painful for the perfectly able men I had to let go. I lost a bit of sleep knowing my actions have become an irrefutable nightmare in an impoverished Indian household. The company was growing before my very eyes and as distasteful as this may sound , India had served its purpose.  Take nothing away from developers in India, they are unmitigated hard workers and a viable affordable option.

It's been a while since my last business rant. During my self imposed absence, I got lost somewhere between planning a wedding and starting another business venture. I can't guarantee the regularity of my willingness to put pen to paper, but the bombshell I'm about to drop will probably make you hate me or like me more. I have come to the abrupt yet subtle realization that your business is what YOU make of it, I've been running my business like a billion dollar empire and delegating labyrinthine type task to my moronic team like they're MBA's from harvard or MIT. Ultimately, the deciding factor of you becoming another pointless statistic on another overly monetized business blog is your ability to remain relentless, think positive, and do what the fuck you want.
Hang In There
Jimi

Dear Blood Donors,

I envy you, not just cause you're all as healthy as a new born stallion - but for the simple fact that you get to save lives by doing something as mundane as donating blood which ironically isn't mundane at all. I mean you are saving lives consciously or subconsciously, and you've probably saved mine more than I deserve. On behalf of the many grateful souls who use your blood as an elixir of life, our dogs thank you, our brothers and sisters thank you, our parents thank you, our spouses thank you. I thank you. Jimi

 

 

On my first and last visit to this bizarre internet phenom that seems to have captured the hearts of the worlds blissfully ignorant teens and weirdos, I learnt three things.

1) You are more likely to see body parts rather than faces.

2) Much like its distance relative Russian Roulette, Chatroulette also has the potential to be lethal. What you see on there can drive you to suicide, and think about the damage it does to ones self-esteem.

3) People are now promoting businesses on there!!

Ok so lets focus on the third point, must every form of social networking invention morph into a lean mean business tool? I innocently sat there (my desk) , and wondered what stranger would appear on my screen next, my self-esteem still battered from the ten previous next's I just received; and suddenly this guy appeared, and as I raised my hands to say hi - boom, he sent me a link and disappeared. At first I was impressed, I found myself secretly commending this kid for being innovative, think about it;  its like a revolving door of never ending people and sometimes erect body parts, how could it not work? Some people are just going to be curious enough to click that link and might just like what they see. But then I thought again, how could it work in a place known for its ability to bring penises from all over the world together?

This is my bipartisan summit in words to my fellow business owners,
unfortunately this summit is utterly useless; because whatever I
discuss here will have no effect on the vague outcome of our countries
health care system. But I can excite you with the perks of being a
business owner on government option health care, or I can get your
hopes up and suddenly dash them; it all depends on the way the vote
swings on hill.

CURRENT HEALTH CARE

Expensive: This is my first point because it's the most obvious,
health care is ridiculously expensive these days, you can literally
start a business with your yearly premium. The fraction of businesses
offering health insurance has declined by more than 50 percent.

Multiple Taxation: The U.S. government already imposes a tax on your
health care provider as a whole, which the health care provider takes
out on their customers by taxing them. But this madness does not end
here; the U.S. government also taxes small businesses, and at the end
of the month you open up your paycheck... guess who is also taxing you?

Job Lock: Employees lucky enough to receive health care feel trapped,
all their dreams of becoming their own boss usually stays a dream,
reluctant to leave their jobs in fear that they will not be able to
afford coverage.

OBAMACARE

Popular known as "Obamacare" the health care reform that's causing
havoc all around Washington should be a no brainer. We all become
entrepreneurs for one reason only; which is to make money and create a
life that's a little less mundane. And as cliche as it sounds, but a dollar
saved really is a dollar earned, dollars that can be injected into the
further development of our businesses which can potentially earn us
more money; why will any business owner be against this? Apart from
the government option, this reform also puts some pressure on big
insurance companies which turns to positives for you as a business
owner:

• Affordable competition between insurance companies.

 

• New improved insurance exchange with multitude of plans to providecoverage at lower cost.

 

• Tax Credits (subject to qualification).

 

• No more screening for pre-existing conditions.

The main complaints about Obamacare seems to be "how is it going to be
paid for" ; Medicaid , Social Security , elevated taxes , or Obama's
back pocket...
honestly I don't care, and you shouldn't either, let the government worry
about that, after all that's what they get paid to do.

Internet Marketers , Social Media Guru's , and my fellow bloggers.... I'm sorry but this post is not for you. This is for the office manager with the thick frame glasses and the Toyota Prius desperately seeking freedom from obscurity. This is for the fifty years old dad with the social media starved daughter who will only acknowledge his presence via twitter. This is for the  I'll never use twitter  guy, but secretly makes an account and follows all his friends without their knowledge. Ok I'm sure you get the point now, but every expert or guru is teaching those who want to become experts or gurus how to use twitter and we've subconsciously ignored those who really just want to use this social network for what it was originally created for. Below are the first tips(at least to my knowledge) on how to effectively use twitter for those who don't have a single thing to sell.

1 ) Don't make your account private: I know your not selling or promoting anything, but why go private when you have the opportunity to meet and learn from other people? It can also serve as a stepping stone if you decided you want to start selling or promoting something.

2) Use your real location: Some people like to connect locally, if you use locations like Mars or The Moon, you can lose some of your potential followers. Remember your not selling anything so any random follower you get that's not a friend, family member, or acquaintance  is kind of a big deal.

3) Transparency: Be honest, be yourself; be 100% you. Twitter is like fly paper to the phony, once you establish yourself as one of the real ones; you'll notice your name appearing more often on those Follow Fridays.

4) Tweet: Just because you are  not selling or promoting anything doesn't give you the right to just spectate, say something every once in a while, converse with a stranger; who knows what might happen; this digital world is so unpredictable and the possibilities are endless.

You know that guy, the one that sufficiently has countless reasons why
your idea would not work considering the present circumstance. The guy
that tried and conveniently failed, now all of a sudden his got tons
of experience and can't wait to cripple your slow cooked enthusiasm with
his tales of the almost sweet taste of success. The funny thing about
guys like this is that they can't be held accountable when your
pushing 30 and you suddenly realize
your life is not going quite as you planned, and you shouldn't have
listened to that guy who manage to convince you with a 6 pack of
bud-light not to chase your dream. So f**k that guy and pursue whatever
makes you happy no matter how far fetched it may seem, f**k the guy who
uses the present state of our economy as a bullet to shoot down dream,
f**k the guy at bank who declined your loan application, and finally
f**k the pompous douche bag in your high school yearbook committee who
created the category "most likely NOT to succeed".

Hi, My name is Jimi and I'm a procrastinator, I'm also a business owner, blogger, writer, dog owner, day dreamer , video game player, starring outside the windower and a frequent hospital visitor-er. So how do I manage to do all my required task in this short 24hr days God assigns to humans? Well if I tell you, I'm going to have to kill you; ok maybe not me , but what I do probably will. Here it goes.

24+24 = 48

If you haven't noticed we have the power to make our 24hrs days into 48hrs. Please someone show me where it's written that we can't have two sunrises and two sunsets in a single day. We are the ones putting these invisible limits on ourselves by going to bed at allocated times. Try this and let me know how it works for you, eliminate your tuesdays; your week days should be Mon, Wed, Thurs & Fri. All you need is; five 5 hour energy shots, a hyper active dog with a bladder problem, and a strong desire to make it.

Set Deadlines

Ok this is pretty simple and you might live to see your 50th birthday with this one. For example you set a deadline to do something in five hours, the first hour you should basically get your head around it , then the other three hours you should completely forget about it, and finally the last hour is when you should actually start doing real work, you'll work faster than a race horse that has to pee.

Get an iPhone!

I say this for one simple fact = I'm walking my dog as I write this! And after I do my poopy patrol and take care of the matter at hand(which I almost stepped on), I'm going to post this from the confines of my neighbors side of the sidewalk ( I "accidentally" forgot some poop there). I don't care what you crack berry addicts have to say, have you seen the apps on this damn thing?? I'm literally walking around with a bag full of dog feces and the basic essentials of what I need to run a small business in my hands.

DISCLAIMER: In an event you listen to Jimi Olaghere's advice and it results in death or loss of your job, he will not be liable in any way. Remember he did mention
he himself is a habitual procrastinator.