There are a number of ways to plan for retirement as a self-employed person, and it's always a good idea to look into as many of them as you are eligible for - there are SEPs, SIMPLEs, Keoghs, the ubiquitous 401(k), Roth, and traditional IRAs... and each has benefits and drawbacks. Work with a certified financial planner - it's worth it to invest in someone with those letters behind their name - to establish a game plan that encompasses your business and your personal future.

Eh, Karate Kid pretty much sums it up.

"Fear, does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO SENSEI!"
"Pain, does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO SENSEI!"

No matter how much $$ you have, you can still be a piece of shit :2 cents:

* Be determined and don't loose interest in your work, especially new projects.

I am not a millionaire just because I cannot keep interest in my shit. I always start a project and hangover in the middle. So, if you need success .. be determined and never loose interest and hangover the projects in the middle.

I give you an example, I thought of a project in January this year .. registered a domain and just be an ass and didn't worked on it further ... I knew its a success but still I was not giving that project only a couple hrs it needed.

Ultimately, somehow I gave it those couple hrs in end of July and now, after 1 month, its making me $2,500 a month and takes only 30 minutes of mine every week. Guess how many grands I lost since January?

So, when you starts a new project ... don't loose interest in the middle and work on it till its successful.

O'yea!

* Hire people, you cannot do each and everything alone.

I do not mean hire for design, development .. thats inevitable because you cannot do that. I am talking about hiring people to handle stuff you can even do yourself. It will save your time and you can focus to more productive work and innovative ideas.

very true, all I ever wanted was to get paid to photograph nude girls. now all I do is argue with pimps about money and wonder where a bunch of crack heard are that never show up

garth brooks has a song about that: thank god for unanswered payers.

Nothing personal. But what innovation you have done in the industry? Just curious as you said it has always been your philosophy.

In the internet, you cannot keep your innovation private .. people will just copy your idea and/or stuff ... put a couple extra in it (their innovation?) and will leave you behind.

Frequently the shittieness of your attitude is directly proportional to the amount of cash in the bank taken to the power of the size of your balls. That's how you start losing friends.

Don't do business with Stickyfingerz

The innovators will earn money as they are continually innovating while the imitators are stuck piggybacking and getting left behind.

50 lessons

Could you elaborate more about it ? :helpme

Somebody is going to get it (the cash, the job, the opportunity) so it might as well be you. Ask for what you want. You'll be surprised by how often the answer is yes.

Do what you say your going to do!

And if the case arises that your not going to able to meet your deadlines in a timely manner approach your clients, partners,etc..... before they approach you. Oh make sure it's not a "oh my grandmother died last week" excuse. Be honest! You will gain more respect, and trust from the people you do business with. My 2cents

Means don't do business with friends unless you're prepared to have them as enemies.

One of the most important thing I learned was to research whom I do business with.
I learned real quick to not do business with that slime dirt bag mother fucker Jay Servidio of Teleteria. He ripped us for thousands as well as many others.

The biggest "CROOK" on the internet!!!!!