The definition of a businessman is someone who is fine with failure. It's a person who knows that failure is part of progress and that all it takes is one…
And his trade? Flowers! He peaked while selling carnations that he grew in most of his many greenhouses before moving on to grow and distribute roses. He passed in his late 80’s with one of the best nicknames in Sweden. “The Rose King” :)
I know there are neither carnations or roses in the pictures above, just some other flowers I found on my walk the other day.. Sorry!
So what did I learn from grandfathers entrepreneurship? He passed away before I was mature enough to understand all the lessons he could have taught me. But I do know he inspired me. He was the first to tell me that “You are going to be a fine businessman my boy” before I could walk.
Anywhoo. He did really well at times. He owned big gardens and greenhouses in Sweden and France. He lived a comfortable life and socialised with a lot of interesting people. He traveled the world and installed one of Swedens first private swimming pools (more…)
I watched the movie Limitless again yesterday. For some reason I keep associating his pill with what actually happens when my circumstances are perfect and my brain works it's best.…
But it is about as bad as it gets. I'll tell you about another one. This one does not revolve around real estate, but still.. Back in 2010 I decided…
>> Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them. – Steve Maraboli >> Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of…
In my first house working hard to bring it from a completely ruined foreclosure to a nice and modern home. The money came from hours in the tractor, imported mowers…
How is yours going? What are you up to today? I have been thinking about things the last few days. I won't tell you all, but.. To feel good we…
Completely inspired by another blogger, I decided to write about three. Because according to some, three is the magic number. Three things I look forward to >> Going to Florida…
I wanted to save something to one of my external hard drives. As I had it connected I couldn't help but going through some of my old photos. Below are…
Got up early and made sure to get a lot done on my computer so that I could go out and enjoy the nice weather as soon as possible. Ended…