Want an efficent personal assistant for cheap - asksunday!

No joke - asksunday.com is the BOMB. They follow through to the end to make sure your most annoying chores ie. Wait on hold forever calls are handled to a tee. I mean on my last task he went out of the way to get a hold of a supervisor to remedy an annoyance I'd been stuck with for a year! I wanted to kiss his feet. I couldn't believe it. And all for 39 bucks a month. True blessing for any entreprenuer.
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Sleepless night and panic attacks

So everyday I hear from investors who amazing I have done with the capital I have and the many milestones I have accomplished. Then at night I still have nightmares that all is failing and during the day panic attacked that I won't get to it all. How does a start up entreprenuer have balance in their life. I don't know. What I do know is every last moment happy or sad is all worth it.
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What its like to have a start up - hard

Its sacrifice. Labor Day weekend is here and if my staff didn't ask for the day off it would have flown past my life leaving no skid marks. But while others are splashing about in their last attempts for summer time sultry pool parties I am build a future full of excitement mystery and accomplishment. I'd say what I'm losing is well worth what I'm about to gain.
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I won the Golden Ticket!

I found out I was accepted into Astia, a world class organization for woman entreprenuers in San Francisco. SO EXCITED to get started!!!
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How to pitch your start up company

Must read "The Art of the Start" by Guy Kawasaki
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Virgin has plugs too!

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Virgin America is the only airline to fly

Amazing food, great entertainment, positive customer service, comfy seats and just about the last airline to give complimentaru headphones in this crazy economy. LOVE VIRGIN AIRLINES! Oh and awesome deals all the time ... Man I'm starting to sound like I work for them.
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A life saver for business card scanning

I swear by Neat Recepits. Its the holy grail of scanning cards, document (even flyers) and recepits. Works like a gem, no jamming up and is a smart machine capturing all text just about flawlessly. Can't believe I didn't discover it sooner!
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Implementation

Implementation, Implementation, Implementation .... Don't talk about what you can do. Discover ideas and ACT.
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Nominate Stoked Mentoring for the AMEX Contest!! - Creating Successful Teens Through Extreme Sports

Business card scanner

I have found the absolute best business card scanner. Its called "Neat" scanner. I actually found it at Costco. Its a must. Scans cards, docs and receipts flawlessly. Implements all the information onto the computer and even tallies recipts and tons of other features. Love it!
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Fireworks

Yesterday was the forth of July, and like many people, my day wrapped up with a fireworks show. It was a fitting end to a stretch of 6-7 really hard days. My wife and I just had our second child, an amazing little boy, and after about 3 weeks the reality of two children and two jobs really set in.

As part of a team trying to make a start up a success, how do I take care of my wife and kids, while taking care of my company at the same time? This was the question going through my head. The success of the company is key to many long term personal and professional goal I have, but in the short-term, how am I supposed to raise two kids and raise a company at the same time?

I could not find an answer. I looked everywhere I could think and was just not finding anything. I believed in myself, and knew there had to be an answer, but I wanted one solid confirmation, from somewhere, that the road before me was possible.

Yesterday, I finally got that answer, from an unexpected place and in an unexpected way. My wife's family has a large "reunion" of sorts every year, 90+ people are here this year. Early in the day I had the privilege of a short conversation with one of my wife's family members. She happens to be a retired CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation and knows a thing or two about business and family. We've spoken on many occasions, but this conversation was very timely. I was sitting in our room alone with my little boy as he was getting ready for a nap. She had not met him yet and was very anxious to do so. She knocked on the door and came in to say hello. As she was holding my son she said, "Oh, I'm so jealous, I want a baby again."

This simple sentence was all I needed. She has children and grandchildren of her own, worked with leaders in both politics and business all over the world, even spends time with a Queen from time to time, and here she's jealous because I have this beautiful baby boy.

To me, her sentence said, "You can do it," and was all I needed to get back on track. I spent the rest of the day enjoying my family, and thinking about work again. I even finished off the day with a great idea for the company.

It sure feels good to be back on track again.

BeverlyHotSprings.com

Man was this experience incredible. Who knew such a secret existed in LA. Literally hot springs in the middle of the city right in the center of Korea Town. You walk in and waterfalls overcome all your stresses. They take you to a changing room filled with peace. Then onto the hot springs. The delicious water took away all my troubles and soothed by challeneges with clarity. I treated myself to a couple spa services and afterward with all forgotten tranquility revived into by being read "The Energy of Prayer". It"s easy to lose balance owning a start up.
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A day at the beach doesn't hurt anyone...

It's so tough being an entreprenuer. One of our advisors demanded I begin taking Sundays off starting last Sunday. Its nice actually. Did leave the computers at the office but as you can see my BlackBerry isn't far from reach. This weekend is about employee management, being able to walk away and also knwoing when to give someone one last leap of faith. Its tough. Owning a business is like the most dynamic chess game. All the players matter and if they are taken out or make the wrong moves the Queen is in jepordy. So you want to have the best team.
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What day am I on?

Its Tuesday. I didn't go to boot camp yesterday because my previous week was just so stressful I needed the sleep and didn't want to catch the evil flu that's been going around. Miraculously I scored an inhaler over the weekend. Man, what a blessing it is to breathe. It made the work out so much more tolerable. Today is a new start for my life. A new breath of fresh air to inhale, literally and symbolically. I was supposed to have this great momentum infused into my company by today and I am still waiting. It is quite a huge let down and a question of commitment to one's word. Hopefully all will work itself out soon enough. In the meanwhile I'll be chanting me "Secret" chant... "An abundance of money flows freely into my life each and every day". Maybe, just maybe, the universe will hear me and I'll be that much closer to achieving the resources I need to later pursue my philanthropic goals.

Day 3... Opps... lets skip to Day 4

Day 3 I played hooky. I had a rough week. I a lot of thinking. Wanted some zone out time.

So onto Day 4... Today was pretty good. Arrived about 5 minutes late. Mostly because i was sitting in my car dreading confronting life, but hey. So I finally walk to the grass greeted by a warm smile and start my boot camp. It was good. In just a couple days I feel myself getting stronger. Took some pics for some "before" shots. Not sharing though. It's embarrassing. And when the hour was up I walked to the cliff looking over the ocean and did a bit of meditation. Okay so like a minute of no thoughts, but then the rest of the 14 minutes were spent being grateful for all that I do have. A business partner who is a great friend and support, my family whether they have done me right or wrong I was grateful. My friends who are inspired by me. And the awe I have for my friends. This week is my 29th birthday. Maybe G-d will give me all the answers I am looking for as a gift.

Or maybe, just maybe, he has already given me all my gifts and I just need to unwrap them.

Day 2... Medic please :)

Wow, I definitely was dragged to go to the camp today. Being an entrepreneur took my health away. I just dreaded being reminded of it. Sitting in front of the computer each day eats at your muscles and left me with little appetite to properly nourish myself. I was huffing and puffing through the whole thing. But happy I stayed. Didn't give up. Well if not leaving equates to not giving up. I didn't give it my all that's for sure. The whole process reminded me of when I had a tumor years ago (I'm okay now) and had it removed. The journey back to recovery was draining. My body just didn't function as it once did. I had to rebuild. And here I go again. Rebuilding...

Workaholis, Asmatic Entreprenuer Seeks Balance

Yeah, It's tough being an entrepreneur. So today I start Boot Camp. The funny part is for owning a sports company I am completely out of shape. I don't look it, but I feel it. Totally worn down from constantly sitting in from the the computer, forgetting to eat, lacking sleep and "Free time" what's that. Just last week my business partner asked me what I do for fun. "Fun"? "Well,"... I answered "Work". Isn't that the goal. To do what we love. What we are passionate about so it doesn't feel like work. But then let me tell you after years of it "Life" gets lost and work becomes everything. So it's time to change things up a bit. And today was my first day of Boot Camp. I discovered it in the grocery line, probably buying my late night snacks, sushi and soda. Gleaming like an oasis out of the corner of my eye was a new military style Beach Boot Camp. So I immediately signed up. That was a few months ago. I went once and quickly forgot to come again. But then my partner asked me that "fun" question. And it has been irking me like no other. So I am at it again. To find that happy balance between my beloved work and life.

Day One was grueling. I was just happy I showed up and being on time was the cherry on top. I was in bed doing my morning emails and almost gave into my crackberry addiction and didn't leave. But one of my last emails was something encouraging from one of the companies I worked with and that gave me the push to get out the door. At the camp I fantasized about making phone calls and responding to emails. Because in reality my body was screaming at me for spending so much time in a chair.

Lets hope Day Two has a little more umph. But hey, at least I made it through Day One.

Off to DC to speak at Georgetown

I honored to have been invited to Georgetown in DC to speak on their panel on entrepreneurs and investors this week. I thoroughly enjoy connecting with new people in the technology industry.It's very important to stay up to date not only in the subject matter or the business your in, but also in the dynamics of how that business functions.

Women dot comers meet up

Ladies Who Launch was suggested to me by a friend who owns AC Talent. I registered today and I am looking forward to attending one of their meetings. I think its important to collaborate with and brain storm ideas with fellow entrepreneurs.