Entrepreneur and author Curt Mercadante reflected on the power of change during a visit to Las Vegas, using the city’s constantly evolving skyline—and the relocation of the Oakland A’s Major League Baseball team—as a reminder that transformation is not just inevitable, but essential.
Category: Entrepreneurial
Codie Sanchez: ‘Risk isn’t a light switch — it’s a spectrum’
In a recent article on Contrarian Thinking, Codie Sanchez shared seven principles for living a richer, freer life, drawing lessons from her mentor, hedge fund manager and entrepreneur Bill Perkins.
Codie Sanchez: ‘When all else fails, just keep moving’
In a recent post, entrepreneur and investor Codie Sanchez distilled the key to long-term success in business and life into a simple principle: relentless forward motion.
Curt Mercadante: ‘Entrepreneurship is a full-contact sport. Treat your body, mind, and business accordingly’
As he approaches his 50th birthday, agency owner, speaker, and author Curt Mercadante revealed that his biological age is a surprising 32—an outcome he credits to a holistic approach to health that now guides not only his lifestyle but his business strategy.
Codie Sanchez: ‘Negotiation is nothing more than communication with results’
In a recent Main Street Minute dispatch from Contrarian Thinking, investor and entrepreneur Codie Sanchez shared a high-leverage negotiation tactic inspired by former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss—one that helped a community member rescue a stalled business acquisition.
Randy Gage: ‘Your first 90 minutes after waking program your subconscious for abundance or scarcity’
“The secret to prosperity isn’t what you do occasionally. It’s what you do religiously,” said Gage in a post on LinkedIn. “Your first 90 minutes after waking program your subconscious for abundance or scarcity.”
Bob Burg: ‘All self-improvement begins with awareness’
In a recent post on LinkedIn, author and speaker Bob Burg emphasized that the foundation of personal and professional growth is self-awareness—and that without it, no meaningful development can occur.
Codie Sanchez: ‘The world is mostly built by people who didn’t wait for permission — they just started’
Codie Sanchez is the founder of Contrarian Thinking, a platform that teaches financial freedom through business acquisition, content leverage, and independent ownership. Her writing encourages individuals to take bold, unconventional action and reject systems that reward compliance over creation.
Randy Gage: ‘The one thing between you and wealth is mediocrity’
Prosperity author and speaker Randy Gage argued that wealth is not held back by lack of opportunity—but by the comfort of playing it safe. He challenged readers to stop avoiding failure and instead use it as a catalyst for reinvention and growth.
Chris Donnelly: ‘Resilience isn’t strength. It’s showing up when it’s hardest’
Entrepreneur and author Chris Donnelly shared a widely circulated visual framework breaking down the core components of mental resilience, arguing that resilience—not talent or resources—is what separates the successful from those who quit under pressure.