Marcisms

<p>I was returning from a business trip and as I entered the reception area and approached my office I saw a flip chart with several of my favorite sayings on it. Next to the chart was my daughter and a young engineer. I looked at the chart I looked at them and did this a number of times. They started to get somewhat uncomfortable. I then said Oh there are many more of those sayings. So that was the start of the process that resulted in this book.</p><p></p><p> Initially I saw the writing down of these Marcisms as a legacy to my kids. They would contain all or very close to all the knowledge that I have acquired mostly by making numerous mistakes over the years borrowing and shamelessly stealing ideas and saying from others and of course things that I came up with myself. I have tried to give credit to others but I am sure I have fallen way short on this matter.</p><p></p><p> Many of the Marcisms are universal truths that are common knowledge and I have applied them to my experiences. Others are things I have learned through trial and error. I am sure longtime business owners will read this book and for most of the items they will say Oh I knew that. However newbies may find it more helpful and will get a different perspective than what is taught in business school or at least what was taught in business schools. For example when I was taking a course for my MBA years and years ago a finance professor said Don't hold cash. Invest it and you will be rewarded. This proved to be a bad advice for me.</p><p></p><p>When I invested my nest egg it almost put me in bankruptcy. As I looked over the cliff and into the chasm of bankruptcy I endeavored that if I ever got into a position of having cash again I would hold onto it-hence the concept of the rich uncle.</p>