About: Mike Martel

I haven’t post in a week or so because I am taking some time to look at what I am doing, to make sure it is in line with what I want  for my blog and business.  The military does the same thing either periodically or based on an event.  It is called Stand Down. Stand Down One day, back when I was on a Special Forces team we were waiting on a dusty, dirty airfield waiting to be taken to another dusty, dirty airfield. The C-130  aircraft we were supposed to be on had broken down and we were waiting for a replacement to show up.  We were passing time with the broken down airplane’s air crew.  They were
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Being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a Green Beret.  I know some will take offense to that, but I believe it.  You have to fight for what you want in your life.  If not, you might as well lay down and give up right now.  If you haven’t downloaded my manifesto, you can get it here. I believe that you have to fight for a piece of the American Dream and really the only way it get it is to have a or multiple side business to get it going.  We always kept our options open in Special Forces. To pin ourselves down to one course of action could be fatal.  While you may not immediately think of
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Let’s say you want to know something.  You have to ask the right type of question to get the answer you want.  Do you want strictly the facts?  Do you want someone’s opinion?  Do you want an answer that takes some thought?   You need to pay attention both to what type of question you are asking and what sort of answer you are providing when answering other people. When you ask questions from other people, you need to know what kind of answers you are getting. Questions of fact—Questions with one correct answer are questions of fact. For example: What is the speed limit on a particular street? Questions of reason—Questions with better or worse answers are questions of
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  Those you that know me, know that I love baseball.  Even though my team the Mariners continually disappoint I love the strategy and explosive action of the game. I have written before that being on a Special Forces team is a lot like being on a professional baseball team.  All the guys had come up through the ranks or minors. Each was in very good physical condition and extremely good at what they did. We traveled quite often together and spent more time together than we did with our families. It’s a Long Season The Major League Baseball season stretches from April to October, and includes over 160 regular league games. And that doesn’t include pre-season or playoffs. With
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One of the big problems society has these days is that we don’t understand economics. Now I am not talking about how the Federal Reserve distributes money or how the Euro and the dollar interact. What I am talking about is the fact that everything comes with a price that must be paid before you receive what you are looking for. Let’s say that you are in a bad relationship, you are in horrible physical shape or that you are in a job you hate.  I am willing to go out on a limb and say that everyone has something they want to change, have different, or long for. It Is What It Is In any case, the first step
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