Category: Entrepreneurship

The Lazy Mans Guide To Starting A Successful Online Business

When you put yourself out there by writing blog posts about your successful online business, interviewing popular guests on your podcast and throwing ecommerce conferences, there’s a tendency for people to put…

Entrepreneurship

Why Running A Business Is Always A Sh!t Show In The Beginning

One of the reasons I love documenting my online business ventures is that I have the ability to go back in time and re-live some of my experiences running a business. And…

Entrepreneurship

How To Find What Makes You Happy And My Reflections On Life After Quitting My Job

It’s been a solid 4 months since I resigned from my day job so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my experiences with unemployment and how to find what…

Entrepreneurship

Read This If You Are Hustling Hard But Not Seeing Results With Your Business

There’s a saying that entrepreneurs are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40. And if you’re spending 80 hours per week on your business, then power to you.…

Entrepreneurship

My First Keynote, The Future Of Ecommerce, And How I Convinced My Wife To Go Out On A Second Date

People often ask me what keeps me motivated to sell handkerchiefs online. And it’s a fair question to ask because… I’m not particularly into handkerchiefs, linen napkins or linen towels. I don’t…

Entrepreneurship

Behind The Scenes Of My First Ecommerce Conference – The Sellers Summit

Most of you probably don’t know this, but I’ve always dreamed of giving a keynote speech at a conference. In fact, it’s been on my bucket list for quite some time. But…

Entrepreneurship

Why I Finally Quit My Job And 8 Life Lessons I Learned In The Process

For the past 5 years, I’ve been asked the following question over and over again… Steve, why do you still have a day job? Why do you work when your businesses generate…

Entrepreneurship

A Peek Into The Glamorous Life Of A Small Business Owner

Everyone knows that starting and running a small business is glamorous. In the past few weeks alone, I’ve read at least a half a dozen stories ranging from “How I made $1027.53…

Entrepreneurship

You’re Going Out Of Business…But Did You Really Try? Or Did You Just Give Up?

“Oh yeah, I tried being an entrepreneur a few years back but it was just too hard and I went out of business.” “I tried the whole blogging thing but couldn’t get…

Entrepreneurship

With Just These 3 Business Skills, I Created 3 Six Figure Online Businesses

The beauty of running an online business is that you don’t have to be physically present to make money. As a result, a lot of online entrepreneurs are able to create highly…

Entrepreneurship

How To Figure Out What You Should Do For A Living If You Hate Your Job

When I was a kid, I always tried new things just for the heck of it. I never thought about it too hard. I simply went with the flow and followed my…

Entrepreneurship

Millionaire Success Habits And How One Simple Change Can Lead To Business Success

If you’ve been a reader of MyWifeQuitHerJob.com since the early days, you probably remember that I used to refer to myself as a lazy piece of c$%^. Now depending on the person,…

Entrepreneurship

3 Examples Of Short Term Thinking That Will Ruin Your Ecommerce Business

“How long would it take me to become great under you?” he asks. “10 years,” the master swordsman replies. “I don’t have that long,” says the student. “I want to be good…

Entrepreneurship

How I Achieve Work Life Balance Despite Working Full Time, Running 3 Businesses And Caring For 2 Kids

I recently came across a statistic from Fast Company magazine that really surprised me. According to the American Sociological review, over 70% of employees in the United States struggle with finding a…

Entrepreneurship

How To Run A Business With Your Spouse And Still Maintain A Happy Marriage

Recently in a podcast interview, I was asked a question that took me off guard. Steve, do you recommend working together on a business with your spouse or significant other? Here’s the…

Entrepreneurship

How To Grow 3 Six Figure Businesses While Working A Full Time Job With 2 Kids

Beginning in 2007, all of the businesses that I’ve been involved with have consistently grown in the double or triple digits every year. And overall, I’ve started 3 six figure businesses online.…