tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12654452.post116036220192390456..comments2023-12-23T15:07:59.440-05:00Comments on Vicious Momma: Personalities of WealthRae Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12654452.post-1160594580527631212006-10-11T15:23:00.000-04:002006-10-11T15:23:00.000-04:001. What do you eat for breakfast?Cereal. Unless I...1. What do you eat for breakfast?<BR/><I>Cereal. Unless I can get ham, eggs, and hash browns.</I><BR/><BR/>2. What was your nickname in high school? <BR/><I>I don't recall - there might have been a few, but later it was</I> Classical Joe.<BR/><BR/>3. What was your first job? <BR/><I>Paperboy. Age 12+. The snow was a lot deeper in those years</I><BR/><BR/>4. How often do you exercise? <BR/><I>Every day. Almost</I> <BR/><BR/>5. Who was your mentor? <BR/><I>My mother</I><BR/><BR/>6. How many hours a day do you read?<BR/><I>Ten or so, counting email, etc. Less if I have a lot of meetings</I> <BR/><BR/>7. What motivates you? <BR/><I>Mainly curiosity. Hunger also works, though.</I><BR/><BR/>8. What is more important: the idea or the execution? <BR/><I>For me, the ideas. Luckily the world also includes people who feel otherwise!</I><BR/> <BR/><BR/>11. What was your biggest mistake? <BR/><I>Probably starting a blog!</I><BR/><BR/>12. Worst business idea you ever heard? <BR/><I>YouTube. Doh!</I><BR/><BR/>13. What can’t you live without? <BR/><I>Family</I><BR/><BR/>14. What is your favorite way to relax? <BR/><I>Sleep!</I><BR/><BR/>15. What is the best part about being the boss?<BR/><I>Having somebody actually execute the ideas!</I><BR/><BR/>16. What is “success” to you? <BR/><I>Picture on the cover of "Rolling Stone"</I><BR/><BR/>17. What is the best investment advice you ever heard? <BR/><I>I forget. Maybe it was to pay attention. I don't think I was paying attention.</I><BR/><BR/>18. Is there any reason to get an MBA? <BR/><I>I have a small one I keep in the closet to meet and greet visiting dignitaries.</I> <BR/><BR/>19. If you could be anything else, what would it be? <BR/><I>Smarter, younger, a better athlete, richer, musically talented, thinner, better looking... Oh yeah, and a professor.</I><BR/><BR/>20. What is your advice to young entrepreneurs? <BR/><I>Don't be like me - focus!</I>.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12654452.post-1160574810454799642006-10-11T09:53:00.000-04:002006-10-11T09:53:00.000-04:00OK, I'll play along.1. What do you eat for breakfa...OK, I'll play along.<BR/><BR/>1. What do you eat for breakfast?<BR/><BR/>Poptarts, the breakfast of champions. I chase it with iced coffee (or regular coffee in the winter).<BR/><BR/>2. What was your nickname in high school? <BR/><BR/>Reb.<BR/><BR/>3. What was your first job? <BR/><BR/>Aside from mowing lawns, I worked in a crab stand at Fisherman's Wharf, SF.<BR/><BR/>4. How often do you exercise? <BR/><BR/>When the weather is good, I'm on the golf course 3-4 times a week, walking, not riding a cart. <BR/><BR/>5. Who was your mentor? <BR/><BR/>Sounds cliche, but my Dad. <BR/><BR/>6. How many hours a day do you read? <BR/><BR/>Usually about half an hour. This doesn't include the time I spend on the net. <BR/><BR/>7. What motivates you? <BR/><BR/>Taking care of the fam. <BR/><BR/>8. What is more important: the idea or the execution? <BR/><BR/>I agree with Rae Ann: An idea isn't much use if it can't be executed or isn't shared. However, I'm a doer, not an idea person.<BR/><BR/>9. Worst day of your life? <BR/><BR/>When Dad died...I was 2000 miles away. <BR/><BR/>10. Do you pray? <BR/><BR/>Yep.<BR/><BR/>11. What was your biggest mistake? <BR/><BR/>Probably not working as hard as I could have in college. But I had a good time... <BR/><BR/>12. Worst business idea you ever heard? (Did it succeed?) <BR/><BR/>Tenure for teachers. You tell me if it's successful. <BR/><BR/>13. What can’t you live without? <BR/><BR/>My wife, kids. <BR/><BR/>14. What is your favorite way to relax? <BR/><BR/>On a golf course. <BR/><BR/>15. What is the best part about being the boss? <BR/><BR/>Watching somebody succeed under me. <BR/><BR/>16. What is “success” to you? <BR/><BR/>To live a life that makes a beneficial impression on others. <BR/><BR/>17. What is the best investment advice you ever heard? <BR/><BR/>Buy real estate. <BR/><BR/>18. Is there any reason to get an MBA? <BR/><BR/>Sure...to line the pockets of college profs. <BR/><BR/>19. If you could be anything else, what would it be? <BR/><BR/>An astronomer. <BR/><BR/>20. What is your advice to young entrepreneurs? <BR/><BR/>Pursue your dreams when you're still young...while you still can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12654452.post-1160472628279919782006-10-10T05:30:00.000-04:002006-10-10T05:30:00.000-04:00Dictator? lol!You mean like Saddam?You know where ...Dictator? lol!<BR/>You mean like Saddam?<BR/>You know where all dictators end-upQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12654452.post-1160448622996710012006-10-09T22:50:00.000-04:002006-10-09T22:50:00.000-04:00OK, Rae, I backed you for Supreme Court all the wa...OK, Rae, I backed you for Supreme Court all the way, but world dictator? I don't think so!CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.com