Freak Entrepreneur
Joseph Epstein's elders told him that only a fool works for somebody else. I think that's a little strong (and Epstein himself worked for Northwestern University), but it always resonated with me. As a business lawyer, I have come to respect the saying even more. All of my business clients work for themselves and most of them are successful. Sure, many clients have failed, but for those that apply themselves, I see a high percentage of success.
I have always urged my children to start their own businesses, whether an eBay store, a lawn mowing business, or otherwise. I haven't had much luck with my children, but my nephews who grew up next door to me have finally decided to give it a try.
Over the past year they have carefully planned and started to develop a line of athletic training advice and apparel. They launched operations for real on Friday night: They set up a merchandise table at our local high school football game and their website went online.
Their wrist bands and t-shirts have proven very popular, both locally and in other areas. If you have a youngster in your life that dreams of sports, I think he or she might benefit greatly from the advice that my nephews will be rolling out over the next couple of months.
I encourage you to click on the above link and look around. Again, it's just starting. Maybe you--or your son, your niece, or youngster next door--might see something great at its infancy. You never know.
Miscellany
Great excerpt from an article about NYC writer, Fran Lebowitz. She's talking about NYC's aggressive anti-smoking policies: "I said directly to Michael Bloomberg, 'You know what sitting around in bars and restaurants, talking and smoking and drinking, is called, Mike?' He said, 'What?' I said, 'It's called the history of art.'" Link.* * * * * * * I finally revamped my law firm's website. It'd been many years since it had received a facelift. The new site has an active "blawg," and I'm pretty stoked about it. It has two columns, with the left-hand column dedicated to Twitter (and Twitter-like) posts. I never thought I'd do Twitter, but I have to admit, I'm enjoying it. It's easy and doesn't take much time. If you get a chance, check out the blawg. * * * * * * * Some funny Kimmel: "President Obama plans to create thousands of new jobs by replacing all automobile GPS systems with real people who sit in the back seat with a map." . . . "The president said we need more products stamped 'Made in America.' OK, let's get the Chinese to get a stamp that says 'Made in America.'"
