Notes From Entrepreneur Land – Things I Learned at the Bakery This Month

Why you shouldn’t start a sentence with “Like I said.” and other words of entrepreneurial wisdom.

Garbage blows around, so contain it. The very best way to contain it is to keep a lid on it. This applies equally to garbage that resides in dumpsters as the detritus that resides in human minds.
Complaining about the heat, no matter how irrefutable, doesn’t improve one’s ability to bear it. Better to just turn on some tunes or an e-book, keep a bottle of water handy at all times, and forget about it.
Everyone needs a quality vacation. If you think you don’t chances are the people around you need a vacation from *you*.
Your success as a manager is apparent in how your employees act when you are around, your success as a leader is apparent in how they act when you’re not.
It’s often more expedient to be pleasant than right.
Optimism is fine but make decisions with clear-eyed facts.
“The customer is always right,” my dad…