I am a capitalist and understand the power of the internet to provide the “average person” with  a worldwide audience, but I guess I am getting tired of feeling like the only reason someone “likes” me is because they have something to sell.

I love invention, innovation, creative thinking, and want to encourage people with thoughts like that to express themselves in every way. So here is what I have decided to do:

1. I am going to give away my thoughts, knowledge, and any wisdom I encounter for FREE!
2. If I happen to come across a product or service that I like AND use I will put it on my blog and IF you want to know about it, I will share my experiences. If after you hear about what I have experienced, you decide to order it, I will make an affiliate commission.
3. I am going to live by the advice I got reading the book Rework. Two things really stuck out to me: (1) I am going to scratch my own itch. That means I am going to follow my passions and then let you in on what I learn along the way. (2) I am going to be small by choice. I have come to the conclusion in my life that being truly free means that I cannot be “big.” So, if you are looking for a guy who “has it all” you will need to look elsewhere. I will only have what I need/want and that will be purposefully less than most.

I love being online and talking with all my friends around the world, but what intrigues me most is having a close-knit group (that could number in the 100′s) who love to spend time with each other and share life’s important truths. If you are tired of all the noise and want a quiet place to think, talk, and even rest … this might just be the place!

Talk more later ….

My life goals have been in a state of crazy flux the past couple months, but with clarity beginning to reign, I am excited about both my near and extended prospects. I will be writing more and trying my best to help more people. I will also be working hard to create a close-knit group of innovative thinkers who want to share their hearts, lives, and minds with up and coming entrepreneurs.

If you want to join the party just let me know!

Talk more later …..

Now it is time to get busy finishing up the video series and getting it posted for everyone to see.

Look for the first video in the next week and then the others following shortly after. I hope that they will benefit everyone who sees them. Building a business that counts is my passion and I want to pass that passion on to you as well.

When business owners (even miro-businesses) see how much they can change their own neighborhoods building the right kind of business, they will see their businesses differently than they ever have.

Look for video #1 soon!

Talk more later ….

The promise of 5-10 business days is now long passed and my computer is no where to be found. (Yet another reason to buy a Mac. It would have been repaired in one day and locally at that!)

All this to say the videos are coming. They will be out about one week after my computer returns from the abyss! Thanks for your patience and keep your eyes open for some good news.

Talk more later ….

PS – Have learned a great lesson about access to a backup file of my hard drive!

While the computer issues are not serious and are being repaired, I had to send my hard drive with the computer and that has put my video production at a stand still. I am working on things as best I can, but the delay in now up to the computer companies repair department.

While I wait and work everything out on paper, I am continuing to move forward on additional training series. I am excited by the possibilities and look forward to your input.

Sorry for the delay. I will let you know soon when things will be up and running!

Talk again soon ….

These seven videos will help you look at various options for businesses available to you, but will also ask serious questions about the “why” of your business and how you can make your business count for more than just a way of producing income.

I am excited about the possibilities here and hope that you will all enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed producing them. They will challenge conventional thinking and my hope is that they will spark a new era of entrepreneurship that gives much more than it gets!

Keep checking back ….

The production goal is that the new series will be ready by June 1, 2010.

I want to keep you aware of what is going on between now and then as well as provide you with little “sneak peaks” of what the series will include. It is exciting to watch this project come together and I hope it benefits you as much as producing it has benefited me.

I believe that those of us who are entrepreneurs are the real answer to the current economic crisis. However, I also believe that it will take more than just a money making enterprise to turn things around. Entrepreneurs need to build into our businesses the message of personal responsibility as well as societal benefits and understand that we can/should play a role in teaching these truths to the current and succeeding generations.

I believe that greed kills but that strong and successful businesses are what make a free market society great!

Look for the videos by the first of June and in the meanwhile keep checking back for the “sneak peaks.”

Talk more later ….

The title for the new series is:
Building a Business that Counts.

Throughout the series will be the underlying theme that good businesses are ones in which owners not only make money but also look for ways to influence society in positive ways. I see too much, particularly online, that seems to be just about making money, buying expensive “stuff”, taking exotic trips, etc. without any emphasis on the responsibilities success brings. This series will try to blend the benefits gained by the successful business owner with the opportunities to have a positive and lasting impact on society.

My hope with this series is that entrepreneurs will think. Think about the world around us and what it is we can do to give back while enjoying the fruit of our labors. This balance is what will give life real meaning and will provide real purpose to your business.

I will let you know when these videos become available and how to get your hands on them.

Talk more soon ….

]]> http://www.davewellman.net/2010/05/10/new-video-series-coming/feed/ 0 http://www.davewellman.net/2010/04/23/online-business-for-main-street/ http://www.davewellman.net/2010/04/23/online-business-for-main-street/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:11:19 +0000 Dave Wellman http://www.davewellman.net/?p=38 It is a great morning here in the mid-west. I am going to do something that to this point I haven’t done in any of the posts on this blog. I am going to recommend that you take a look at something that can help you in the development and growth of your business no matter what that business is.

Mike Koenigs, the founder of Traffic Geyser, is launching a new concept called the Main Street Marketing Machine, that will allow everyone who chooses to follow his lead to build a great home-based business that actually helps off-line, brick and mortar companies grow using simple but powerful online tools (supplied by you of course!)

It would be way more difficult for me to explain it than for Mike to, so I am going to refer you to the Main Street Marketing Machine website and let Mike take you through the possibilities. If, after you have seen the videos there, you have any questions or comments, just ask and/or comment here.

I think that this concept can help lots of people like you and me find a solid and scalable home-business while providing expertise in a niche that is sorely needed. Take a look at the videos and let me know what you think!

Dave

All good questions … but not many good answers (at least for me). You see, I know what I love to do. I am a teacher and love to train. The problem arises when I look at  what seems to be “selling” in teaching and training these days. It all seems to be “flash in the pan” stuff that doesn’t really make us business owners as much as it makes “guru dependent.”

I recently created a twitter account. I went out to find business people to get to know. In the first 24 hours 185 people “followed” me. Wow, that was pretty cool. Now my twitter feed is full of 185 people trying to sell me their stuff (or the guru they are affiliated with). There is no real conversation, no real connecting, just “buy my stuff.”

To me real business success comes when one person that I coach and mentor “gets it.” When the lights come on and they begin to not only gain success for themselves but find ways to pass the principles of that success on to those who follow them. At that time I can be a third party verifier of his knowledge as I move on to coach and mentor someone new. One by one, person to person, success to success. Connected in real ways to those who I work with.

Sort of the old story of the tortoise and the hare don’t you think. See, I love to teach, coach, and mentor. To really connect with people on a personal level. If I am going to do what I love, I cannot get caught up in the “buy my stuff” crowd. My twitter account is smaller now but I am connecting with the people who are left. I don’t know where this will all go, but I am doing what I love. Are you?

Talk more later ….