I heard on the 8 AM news that Robert Palmer had died of a heart attack. That's sad. Seems like all the good 'ol old timers are leaving us lately... John Ritter, Johnny Cash... now Robert. Who shall be next?
I forgot to mention, I had an interesting discussion with Tommy yesterday. He was talking about the satisfaction he gets when he sells something as simple as a pack of strings, where as, at the old place, it was just a sale. That's pretty amazing. You couple that with the survey I reported on from USA Today, yesterday, and I am confident I know what my destiny is.
Unfortunately, I need to put in at least 2 more years here for a variety of reasons.
(1) Free medical insurance
(2) I need a slightly bigger chunk of change before the house deal can happen.
(3) In 2 years, I will have reached the 5 year mark, and will be 100% vested in the company pension plan. IE More free money. This assumes the company stays in business, which actually may not happen.
(4) The 2004 video season is going to be "the true" test as to what we can accomplish, money wise.
(5) The 2005 video season will be a "can we repeat our performance" kind of deal...
(6) All the while, stock piling the necessary $35,000 in cash. Several successful business owners who mentor us, suggested having $60,000 cash on hand before starting out, but since we have no overhead costs (no lease or rent or anything likethat), we can get away with less.
Ok, I'm going to work on contracts, pricing, and new services we're offering. Be back later.
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