To this day, we strive for authenticity in our work habits and veer away from the concept of “normal.” When following a unique vision, you will always encounter naysayers who can’t fully appreciate your vision because they can’t fully understand …
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We have a friend named Peter who is a wildly successful consultant. His work is splashed across various public platforms ranging from television to books to high-profile lectures. All his activities are extremely impressive and high-leverage. Besides being a brilliant …
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Jason’s guest is Rob Kosberg, founder of Best Seller Publishing, and publisher of Jason and his business partner Chris’s book, “The Whiteboard.” While a lot of entrepreneurs would not call themselves experts in their field, Rob and Jason hit on …
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Now for the less appealing side of Old School Business (OSB). Sometimes the greatest lessons are those that illustrate what not to do. Here’s what we can learn from a major OSB failure: A tremendous pitfall of working in the …
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Going after what you love isn’t always easy. In fact, pursuing the highest version of yourself and your life is always the most difficult endeavor. It requires discipline and growth. You must be willing to plan, act, and face the …
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Changing your attitude isn’t easy. Climbing Mount Everest sounds more doable than constantly policing your point of view. So don’t. Start with action. Attitude will eventually catch up. The most efficient and effective way to change your luck is to …
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The willingness to design and engineer success through high-aiming goals and consistent action requires planning and discipline; it necessitates a deepened level of commitment to your life’s work. The process isn’t easy, but it’s meaningful. As the French writer Antoine …
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The question is how to fully harness ambition. It’s hard to be ambitious about a goal if you don’t believe it’s possible. It’s also difficult to rally ambition if you’re already anticipating a negative outcome. The key to mastering ambition …
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Once we began to alter our idea of what we thought was possible, we began using the whiteboard, in a very literal way, to help us narrow down the “a-ha moments.” Then we began brainstorming these business ideas and plans …
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The Serendipity Effect is a strategy in our whiteboard methodology that is extremely effective in helping you meet your goals in the shortest time with the least amount of struggle. Some people call our fast rise in real estate lending …
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If you are dabbling with the idea of entrepreneurship and unsure what industry to enter, the consumer-based sector is a top choice. It will always be the innovative force behind new technology because it’s focused on the largest market: the …
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Is starting a side venture not your idea of fun? Don’t worry. An ongoing investment doesn’t have to be as involved as creating a new side business or flipping a house. There are several low-maintenance, passive ways to invest your …
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Risk is the final ingredient in the savvy entrepreneurism dish. We want to say upfront that it isn’t necessary in all situations. We also want to acknowledge that risk is more accessible to some demographics than others. We took a …
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What exactly separates business owners who cash in on their ideas from those who don’t? There are two different classes of entrepreneurs: those who play at business and those who do business. Chris’s first job out of college was in …
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For us, the whiteboard represents fundamental principles essential to business growth and success. These principles comprise the “Whiteboard Strategies,” the first being the Clean Slate Principle: The whiteboard illustrates and represents exactly what you can accomplish in business and in …
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Idea generation is the first ingredient of savvy entrepreneurialism. Some ideas occur organically. They may pop into your head while you’re taking a shower or doing the dishes. If this doesn’t happen often for you, don’t despair. You can still …
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Chris appeared on the “Discover Your Talent Do What You Love” podcast with Don Hutcheson. He discusses starting HMB with Jason and shaking up the private lending field, his passion for entrepreneurship, and of course “The Whiteboard” and their (Chris …
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We like to call the big-fish opportunities “windfalls.” Unlike your wheelhouse, a windfall is that heavyweight business deal that flies through your doors at a moment’s notice. It’s an added bonus—a juicy profit you weren’t anticipating, but will welcome with …
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We all know what ambition entails. Yet few recognize the exceptional leverage that investing in it offers. For example, even though both of us had typical middle class upbringings, our ambitions led us to envision and realize a success beyond …
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The key to getting the most out of your snowballs is strategic action and building your snowball now—not tomorrow or next year. Now. A snowball takes time to grow, especially during the beginning phases. It must roll down the hill …
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Yes, burnout is real. It’s an extremely destructive phenomenon that is the direct result of chronic imbalance. In fact, it has the power to upset both your work and your life. Once you reach this frazzled point of exhaustion, you …
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HMB co-owner and “The Whiteboard” coauthor, Chris Haddon, was featured on the podcast “School for Startups Radio” with James Beach on Monday, May 30. He discussed Hard Money Bankers, REI360.net, and “The Whiteboard.” Click here to listen to his segment, which starts …
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Chris Haddon appeared on “Virginia This Morning” on the CBS affiliate in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, May 27, to discuss the book he coauthored with Jason Balin, “The Whiteboard.” Click here to watch his appearance.
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Social media is mandatory in business. If you want your business to stand a chance in today’s market you need to be in the public eye. A business without a social media presence is like a storefront hidden in the …
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