How can an Idealist with Dyslexia and ADHD build a small shop to a $2-billion-dollar corporation? Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s, did that, and writes about it in his book, Copy This!: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America’s Best Companies.

Here’s one of his non-conventions that I particularly like:

I’ve… learned that goal setting should be more like an impressionistic painting. As opposed to ‘Open three new stores by the end of the year,’ my goal became simply ‘Expand the business.’ Keep your goals as anchors and then wander around among them, giving yourself plenty of room for error and experimentation.

You can read the excerpt here.

Again, thanks to the Adult ADD and Money blog for the book tip.

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