Entrepre * Crazy

Earlier this week I was able to meet Sue LaBelle, owner of Big Apple Bagels in Grand Rapids. She and her husband own two locations in Grand Rapids - Lake Michigan Dr and Plainfield Ave. She made a great comment about people who just "naturally" start their own business. She mentioned that her husband and son are out in California looking at bringing back another franchise to the Grand Rapids area. She called their family "Entrepre-Crazy"! I love people like that.

While there, I was able to suggest a couple great books that have helped me with my business over the past few years. The first one is "The Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki and the second one was "The E-Myth" by Micheal Gerber. These two authors have really challenged my thinking over the past few years. Like Kiyosaki writing the tough question - "So you think your house is an 'ASSET'? -- What's the largest check you write on a monthly basis? Is it your mortgage? How then is your house an 'ASSET' when it takes money AWAY from you?" -- Ouch! Or when Gerber writes "If you had 5,000 stores that were just like yours, would you be happy?" - Ouch!

These two guys are must reads for any business owner - so be sure to pick them up today!