There Is Always Room To Push Others Away

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I take full responsibility whenever my actions may have cost me potential business. I think the pure essence of being mature sort of puts you in the mindset of making sure that nothing that you've done personally cost you the opportunity you were … [Read more...]

Living Up To The Stereotype

Living Up To The Stereotype

One of the problems with TV is that it's so impressionable. The Idiot Box, when controlled by a bunch of idiots, is a dangerous tool. I remember playing basketball in Japan one summer and everyone thought because I was black and tall I would have … [Read more...]

Being Outbid By The Bigger Guys

Being Outbid By The Bigger Guys

Recently I had the opportunity to be a witness to the ode of "what goes around comes around". You see, being black in business I've had to grit my teeth plenty of times when potential patrons would use whatever reason they would for taking their … [Read more...]

The Joy Of Not Knowing

The Joy Of Not Knowing

I have a really good colleague of mine that I do some video work for and we have a great business and personal relationship. We’ve worked on numerous projects and have gotten each other business several times. He happens to be white, and we’ve … [Read more...]

A Case Of Mistaken Identity

So I was out with family the other night at a restaurant, and as soon as I walked in and sat down a waitress came up to me and said "Sorry to bother you, but Larry wanted me to come out and say hi to you", and walked away. I was like ok, and the … [Read more...]