97. If You Want to Win the Game, You Have to Know the Score

The first time I heard about the E-Myth was straight from the horse’s mouth. I had been freelancing for about a year when the acclaimed author Michael Gerber came to our state to speak at a business expo I was attending. He was energetic and filled with wisdom. I was intrigued. Shortly thereafter, I picked up his book The E-Myth Revisited. If you are a business owner and have not read it, shame on you. Even if you don’t own a business, Mr. Gerber’s insights and advice are of great benefit to any working person.

Several parts of the book had a profound impact on me. One is his instruction on creating “Information Systems” for your business. In a very concise explanation, the numbers you ...

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