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      I'm Mike, the owner of an athletic development company called HPC. I recently quit my financially secure day job to 1) finish my PhD and 2) take my business full time. It's a risky venture and a major redirection (hence the blog name) in my life. I love food, hate sleep, and want to be my own boss. I have mild OCD and ADD but I will always post, so please come back if you are interested in following this venture and maybe picking up some random bits along the way.
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    Does Stockmarket Crash = Startup Crash?

    Image via Wikipedia This past week has been pretty tumultuous for the stock market. Unlucky for me, that’s where I have most of my business startup funds invested. I know. I know. I should have taken it out several... More »

    Economic Downturn and the Lowly Startup

    Image by robertodevido via Flickr I know I’m not alone when I say that the recent economic crisis has hurt my pocketbook. My business ventures are actually proving to be immune to the downturn but my stock investments... More »

    Do As I Say, Not As I Do

    Well, so much for dropping the full time job to concentrate on my dissertation. My plate is officially too full once again. For goodness sake’s I can’t even follow my own advice. I haven’t written more than... More »

    Getting Things Done

    Image via Wikipedia If you’re anything like me, the two sticking points of a project are getting started and getting finished. I know, I know, you’re probably saying “what’s left? that’s everything!”... More »

    Experiencing Power Outages

    Image via Wikipedia On Friday afternoon, the electricity to my home (and thus my home office) blew out. TOTALLY. No electric whatsoever. The neutral wire leading in to the house was bad and it caused one of the two other... More »

    Forgetting my Freedom

    The last 3 or 4 days I spent the majority of my day planted behind my Macs. More so than usual. Probably 14 hours or so a day. It’s easy to do now that my work consists of writing my dissertation and managing what is... More »

    My Old Job

    Image via Wikipedia Job Title: Assistant Track and Field Coach/2 Positions Location: United States Military Academy Job Description:The U.S. Military Academy, an NCAA Division I Institution and member of the Patriot League,... More »