by Alan | Nov 2, 2016 | Career choices, Career success, chaos, Invention, Pursue your passion
I just returned home from a 10-day driving vacation from Texas through New Mexico to Cottonwood, AZ and back – about 2,400 miles in total. I went hiking with my sister, her partner and my daughter, it was great fun for all. On the way home, I got a great...
by Alan | Oct 12, 2016 | Career success, Invention, Persistence
I've written more than a few posts on the many frustrations that are an integral part of the inventive process – and, as a result, I have likely have lost some followers to my blog. Today, I want to take a different tack and address delayed gratification: it's...
by Alan | Sep 7, 2016 | Career success, Innovate or deteriorate, Innovation, Invention, Inventor resources, thriving in chaos
We are so caught up in the chaos and busy-ness of our daily lives that it is hard to consider our short-term futures: next week, next month, even next year. What will your life be like in 8 years, in 2024? Why should you care a whit about that today? Your ten-year...
by Alan | Aug 7, 2016 | American Dream, Big success, Career success, Dealing with rejection, Disappointments, DRTV, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, QVC, Sell on TV, Setbacks, TV testing, Web testing
This post is a follow up to Turning No's Into Inventing Success from last week. In that post, I described the most painful no I ever received – from a large wallet manufacturer who had initially been keenly interested in licensing my product. The second defining...
by Alan | Jun 25, 2016 | American Dream, Career success, Invention, Licensing, Paths for your product, Risk versus reward
Many things about inventing seem to be Gordian knots. So, let's keep it a bit simpler in this blog post: there are two paths to success as an inventor: Build a business around your product License your product and collect a royalty based on sales Building a Business...
by Alan | Jun 21, 2016 | Career success, Innovate or deteriorate, Innovation, Invention, Keys to Success, Success rates, Why inventors matter, Why inventors succeed
Inventors work full time at their “day jobs” and nights and weekends spending time, energy, and capital hoping their inventions will someday “hit it big.” Yet less than 3% of patent holders ever profit from their inventions. Inventors hold the...