Comments on: My Most Stupid Business Mistake EVER & How You Can Avoid It http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/ Helping You Become Healthier, Wealthier & Happier Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:58:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Cheryl Ross http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Cheryl Ross Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:29:27 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1677 Brian, I am very sorry for what has happened to you :-( Unfortunate for me, that I did not read this before I made the same mistake of getting into a partnership without a written agreement. This has been a good lesson and I now feel so much better knowing that I was not alone. After reading everyones comments I totally agree that we must move on and focus our energy on more positive things. All the best to you in your future endeavors! Brian,

I am very sorry for what has happened to you :-(
Unfortunate for me, that I did not read this before I made the same mistake of getting into a partnership without a written agreement.
This has been a good lesson and I now feel so much better knowing that I was not alone. After reading everyones comments I totally agree that we must move on and focus our energy on more positive things.
All the best to you in your future endeavors!

]]> By: Dulcita Love http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Dulcita Love Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:36:48 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1610 Brian, Best wishes in Hawaii and appreciate all that you do. Sorry to hear about that. What is not in alignment is falling away for bigger and better things. Brian, Best wishes in Hawaii and appreciate all that you do. Sorry to hear about that. What is not in alignment is falling away for bigger and better things.

]]> By: Martha Gesegnet http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Martha Gesegnet Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:42:08 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1572 Dear Brian, with gratitude, appreciation, and love I'm just reading this post. Catching up on a month's worth of posts on FB, I am remembering that I followed my first instinct when this group was formed, and it definitely felt more like, "let me take your money", and a lot of ego......perhaps Steve's Karma and energy were overshadowing. As others have stated, a somewhat painful lesson but short lived and minimal damage. The blessing is you didn't have to pay an attorney thousands of dollars to clean up the mess :-) I am grateful that you have re-iterated a lesson for many, about doing business w/out a contract.. I have struggled w/the "vulture" nature of social media marketing with my own business, and have had a few painful personal lessons, fortunately small. But there are SO many entrpreneurs that it is ALL about the money...and they use a lot of smoke and mirrors trying to make it otherwise. You will move gracefully into something new and I see you being clear and free from any negative influences, all power is yours to vitalize your life, experience success, and to bless others. Thank You Brian for exposing Steve's lack of integrity. Peace and LIght, Martha Dear Brian,
with gratitude, appreciation, and love I’m just reading this post. Catching up on a month’s worth of posts on FB, I am remembering that I followed my first instinct when this group was formed, and it definitely felt more like, “let me take your money”, and a lot of ego……perhaps Steve’s Karma and energy were overshadowing.

As others have stated, a somewhat painful lesson but short lived and minimal damage. The blessing is you didn’t have to pay an attorney thousands of dollars to clean up the mess :-)

I am grateful that you have re-iterated a lesson for many, about doing business w/out a contract.. I have struggled w/the “vulture” nature of social media marketing with my own business, and have had a few painful personal lessons, fortunately small. But there are SO many entrpreneurs that it is ALL about the money…and they use a lot of smoke and mirrors trying to make it otherwise.

You will move gracefully into something new and I see you being clear and free from any negative influences, all power is yours to vitalize your life, experience success, and to bless others.
Thank You Brian for exposing Steve’s lack of integrity.

Peace and LIght,
Martha

]]> By: Brian http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Brian Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:36:51 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1512 Thanks Paul. You make a good point about focusing negative energy into positive deeds. Thanks for reminding us of that! Thanks Paul. You make a good point about focusing negative energy into positive deeds. Thanks for reminding us of that!

]]> By: Paul http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Paul Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:23:46 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1511 Chuck, You make a good point. Whenever I write a contract, I always add a clause regarding jurisdiction and the laws of my state apply. I also add disputes initially go to arbitration. However, the issue of collecting damages still remains so recourse is further complicated, particularly when the distance is factored into the equation. Still, it's unfortunate that so many people do not realize that if they put the energy they used for deception into positive deeds, they would be so much better off in both this life and the next. Who knows how many of their future incarnations will be spent repairing karmic damages from this one. Love and Roses on your Windshield, Paul Chuck,
You make a good point. Whenever I write a contract, I always add a clause regarding jurisdiction and the laws of my state apply. I also add disputes initially go to arbitration.
However, the issue of collecting damages still remains so recourse is further complicated, particularly when the distance is factored into the equation.
Still, it’s unfortunate that so many people do not realize that if they put the energy they used for deception into positive deeds, they would be so much better off in both this life and the next. Who knows how many of their future incarnations will be spent repairing karmic damages from this one.
Love and Roses on your Windshield,
Paul

]]> By: Audrey http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Audrey Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:29:04 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1505 Ug. I too once shared a domain with someone, who registered it in her name. A year later she wanted out and wanted to sell me her half. GRRRRRRRRR. I let it go. Thankfully I was able to retain all ad copy that was mine. So, please know you are not alone :) Ug. I too once shared a domain with someone, who registered it in her name. A year later she wanted out and wanted to sell me her half. GRRRRRRRRR. I let it go. Thankfully I was able to retain all ad copy that was mine. So, please know you are not alone :)

]]> By: gatordeano http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1501 gatordeano Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:07:40 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1501 Brian, The Bible says faith (the law of attraction) works through Love, and that has always been your vision, your heart, and your practice. Bastardized versions of LOA may work to some extent, but they amount to selfish ambition and manipulation. They also sow the seeds of their own destruction because God is Love, and using His creative power for anything else can not prosper for long.. You know how sorry I am you lost time and money, but I'm elated you got out before things got worse. Thanks for your amazing openness. I know much greater things are on their way, and you will have tremendous support. I look forward to working side by side with you. Loving Lavishly, Dean Brian,

The Bible says faith (the law of attraction) works through Love, and that has always been your vision, your heart, and your practice.

Bastardized versions of LOA may work to some extent, but they amount to selfish ambition and manipulation. They also sow the seeds of their own destruction because God is Love, and using His creative power for anything else can not prosper for long..

You know how sorry I am you lost time and money, but I’m elated you got out before things got worse. Thanks for your amazing openness. I know much greater things are on their way, and you will have tremendous support. I look forward to working side by side with you.

Loving Lavishly,

Dean

]]> By: chucklasker http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 chucklasker Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:21:46 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1493 Even having a legal contract does not mean you won't get screwed. I had a fully legal agreement with Kerry Murdock of PracticalEcommerce.com - a magazine I founded and sold to Kerry. Payment was agreed to be over several months to help Kerry afford the purchase. After everything was transferred over, and I had written 80% of the first issue and part of the second, Kerry decided not to pay the final two payments. He at least was honest enough to tell me that, even though we had an agreement, he was simply not going to honor it. I was out $8,000. I consulted an attorney, and, since Murdock is in Colorado and I am in Indiana, the attorney said that, while I would surely win, my expenses would be higher than the settlement and I probably would not get awarded an expense reimbursement. So, my lesson was to not depend on even legal agreements, but to hold on to assets in such a way as to protect my interests. I also will always make the county of governing law be MY county, and be willing to walk away if I don't get things the way I want. When you sign an agreement, consider whether you would be willing to sue over it if things go bad. By the way, Kerry even deleted all references to my name from the site, reassigned my writing to other "authors," screwing me out of writing credit to put into my portfolio. Fortunately, I had PDF copies of the magazines and could put those into my portfolio (http://www.chucklasker.com/portfolio/). Even having a legal contract does not mean you won’t get screwed. I had a fully legal agreement with Kerry Murdock of PracticalEcommerce.com – a magazine I founded and sold to Kerry. Payment was agreed to be over several months to help Kerry afford the purchase. After everything was transferred over, and I had written 80% of the first issue and part of the second, Kerry decided not to pay the final two payments. He at least was honest enough to tell me that, even though we had an agreement, he was simply not going to honor it. I was out $8,000.

I consulted an attorney, and, since Murdock is in Colorado and I am in Indiana, the attorney said that, while I would surely win, my expenses would be higher than the settlement and I probably would not get awarded an expense reimbursement.

So, my lesson was to not depend on even legal agreements, but to hold on to assets in such a way as to protect my interests. I also will always make the county of governing law be MY county, and be willing to walk away if I don’t get things the way I want. When you sign an agreement, consider whether you would be willing to sue over it if things go bad.

By the way, Kerry even deleted all references to my name from the site, reassigned my writing to other “authors,” screwing me out of writing credit to put into my portfolio. Fortunately, I had PDF copies of the magazines and could put those into my portfolio (http://www.chucklasker.com/portfolio/).

]]> By: DaphneMarina http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 DaphneMarina Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:14:38 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1488 Hello Brian; You are a perfect mouthpiece for the Buddhist concept of Cause & Effect. Thank you for being so deliberately TRANSPARENT. This allows people to see you as HUMAN--which is enchantingly Attractive. The laws of the Universe are working with you--and luckily this was a small mistake--only a few thousand dollars and some hours at the computer---So worth the amazing lesson you GOT! :-D I wish you continued success & Congratulations--YOU can only go UP from here. B R A V O Brian... Cheers, Untl we meet again..Daphne :-D www.twitter.com/daphnemarina www.facebook.com/daphnemarina Hello Brian;
You are a perfect mouthpiece for the Buddhist concept of Cause & Effect. Thank you for being so deliberately TRANSPARENT. This allows people to see you as HUMAN–which is enchantingly Attractive. The laws of the Universe are working with you–and luckily this was a small mistake–only a few thousand dollars and some hours at the computer—So worth the amazing lesson you GOT! :-D I wish you continued success & Congratulations–YOU can only go UP from here. B R A V O Brian… Cheers, Untl we meet again..Daphne :-D

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]]> By: Nicole LeBlanc http://briancampbell.com/business/stupid-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Nicole LeBlanc Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:23:33 +0000 http://briancampbell.com/?p=435#comment-1487 Hi Brian, Thank you for reminding me of the importance of written contracts. I am just getting started with my new businesses and this is something I've intuitively felt was very important, especially in this day and age of joint ventures. So, doing business with someone who is not honest, is definitely the contrast to what we are all wanting. I believe when we put something out in the universe that is not in alignment with good thoughts and intentions, there's an energy that will match it the same(Law of Attraction). Steve will get his turn to learn his lessons. The best thing we can do to grow from something like this is to let it go and not take it personally, freeing up our energy to continue to create mastermind activity. We are all here to teach each other in this big classroom called Earth and Life. Thank him, without this experience, your life would be different and it could have happened on an even bigger scale. He's offered growth and lessons to you that you can help many others with. How awesome is that? You will be blessed for it. He cannot steal your inner being and Divine guidance which will continue to attract prosperity and abundance to you. But he can block the flow of that, if you allow him to with your thoughts about the situation. I wish you peace. He could use prayers. He will have a challenging road ahead of him and his reputation will suffer from this. Cause/Effect Focus only on what you want. Hawaii must be incredible. I've never been but I do desire to go. Send him light and healing, it will come back to you a hundredfold. Many Blessings, Nicole Hi Brian,

Thank you for reminding me of the importance of written contracts. I am just getting started with my new businesses and this is something I’ve intuitively felt was very important, especially in this day and age of joint ventures.

So, doing business with someone who is not honest, is definitely the contrast to what we are all wanting. I believe when we put something out in the universe that is not in alignment with good thoughts and intentions, there’s an energy that will match it the same(Law of Attraction). Steve will get his turn to learn his lessons. The best thing we can do to grow from something like this is to let it go and not take it personally, freeing up our energy to continue to create mastermind activity. We are all here to teach each other in this big classroom called Earth and Life. Thank him, without this experience, your life would be different and it could have happened on an even bigger scale. He’s offered growth and lessons to you that you can help many others with. How awesome is that? You will be blessed for it. He cannot steal your inner being and Divine guidance which will continue to attract prosperity and abundance to you. But he can block the flow of that, if you allow him to with your thoughts about the situation.

I wish you peace. He could use prayers. He will have a challenging road ahead of him and his reputation will suffer from this. Cause/Effect

Focus only on what you want. Hawaii must be incredible. I’ve never been but I do desire to go. Send him light and healing, it will come back to you a hundredfold.

Many Blessings,
Nicole

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