"ENTREJOURNEY" (SUCCESS AND FAILURE IN OUR "ENTRELIFE"

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Oct 30, 2017
7 min

BUSINESS CAN BE UGLY- 7 valuable lessons I learned over the past year

"FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT IN FAILURE, LEARN A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF LESSON" -Unknown- On April 1st 2016, GNT Signs and Services LLC moved from ...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
7 min

COMPARING YOURSELF TO YOUR NEIGHBORS? BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE!

Typically the holidays help us to realize how lucky we are or how unlucky we are. This is the time of year when people start giving and ...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
4 min

ELECTION HANGOVER? ADAPT AND OVERCOME!

The 2016 election was a HUGE deal for Americans. This year's candidates were mostly polar opposites on most major issues. Our country c...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
4 min

YOUR REPUTATION! 4 REASONS TO CARE ABOUT A POSITIVE REPUTATION

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to lose it. When you realize that, you'll do things differently." -unknown- If you...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
5 min

IF YOU'RE UNINFORMED, YOU SHOULD STAY HOME. 5 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE VOTING

If you don't read the newspaper you're uninformed. If you do read the newspaper you're misinformed. -Mark Twain- In less than a month, we...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
5 min

"An excuse is the skin of a lie wrapped with a reason."-Coach Ernie Hornung- 6 excuses hindering you

"IF YOU'RE NOT GOING IN A BETTER DIRECTION, STOP! MAKE CHANGES INSTEAD OF GIVING EXCUSES." -Chris Hogan- We have all been in a situation w...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
3 min

DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK? MAYBE YOU SHOULD. 4 REASONS TO POST WISELY

"Speak when you are angry -- and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret." - Laurence Peters Up until about April 2016, I was anti...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
5 min

DON'T BE BROKE OR BROKEN! 4 ways the little things can improve your budget and your life.

"A small hole can sink a great ship." Benjamin Franklin Anyone who has started or ran a business knows that it takes a lot of money to op...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
6 min

7 REASONS I QUIT A STEADY CAREER

“If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to build theirs.” -Unknown- I walked into the office of my boss and told him I woul...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
3 min

YOUR BEST BUSINESS PARTNER - 4 WAYS A SPOUSE IMPACTS BUSINESS

-A spouse is the most important and influential part of a business- My wife has been an impact on the success of our company and a bigger...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
5 min

LET'S BE REAL- I AM A FAILURE. MY TOP 8 FAILURES

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FAILURES IS HEALTHY, BUT NEVER ADDRESSING YOUR FAILURES IS CRIPPLING. My blog ideas are intended to make people think...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
5 min

MY FRIEND MISERY- 6 REASONS WHY MISERY MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A POSITIVE

I spent my weekend archery elk hunting in the Snowy Mountain Range. I love being in the mountains hunting, fishing, camping and enjoying ...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
4 min

YOU'RE BETTER WITH A KICK-ASS HALF - 5 IDEAS TO BE BETTER

"You're better with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole" -Jason Fried- When we first started our sign business, we wanted to be as fu...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
4 min

GENEROSITY TRANSFORMS - 6 ways generosity works in our business

It is often that we get a "pat on the back" for being generous. It is also often that we hear that giving back is a "great marketing sche...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
6 min

YOUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS: 7 IDEAS TO BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY

"I stopped following millionaires a few years ago. Instead, I started following men and women who seem to have their personal lives in or...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
4 min

Bad business - 7 reasons to stay clear of business gossip

Listen carefully how a person speaks about other people to you. This is how they will speak about you to other people. -www.FB.com/let.th...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
4 min

HATERS GONNA HATE- Five ways to drown out the haters

"Haters will broadcast your failures but whisper your success." Loveoflifequotes.com Sometimes I take to heart what people say to me, po...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
5 min

We CHOOSE to operate debt free

Starting a small business is scary enough. Why would you borrow money and make it more scary? I am an anxious and impatient person. With ...

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Nick Gilbert

Oct 30, 2017
2 min

Introduction: Why we set up this blog

Starting any kind of business is scary! Our overall goal of this weekly blog is to share our business experiences with others. We want to...

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