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Can You Face the 6 Hard Truths of Entrepreneurship?
It’s a common occurrence in the startup world: A critical decision has to be made, one that will affect everything that comes after it, and may determine the fate...
Read more- On June 1, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, Fear, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success
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Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her...
Read more- On May 30, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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If You Can’t Overcome These 5 Mental Hurdles, Then Don’t Start a Business
Would I encourage everyone to start a business? No. Starting a business hurts. It requires hard work. Everyone has skills and abilities, but not everyone should invest those skills...
Read more- On May 15, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Strategy, Success
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How to Be an Entrepreneur Who Can See Around Corners
Every entrepreneur realizes that change is now the norm, and they have to adapt their business quickly to survive and prosper. In fact, the best entrepreneurs seem to see...
Read more- On May 13, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Entrepreneurs Can Pay It Forward Through Angel Investing
Small businesses play a vital role in fueling the economy, making critical contributions that help to keep our country alive. They’re crucial for job creation, responsible for two out...
Read more- On May 7, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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How to Develop a Laser-Like Focus on Building Your New Business
If you want to build a successful business, you’re going to do battle with the demons of distraction. The world’s most successful people are those who have streamlined their...
Read more- On May 5, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, choice, Coaching, Education, Entrepreneur, focus, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Keith Barry: Brain magic
First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping...
Read more- On May 3, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Design, Education, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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‘Disruption’ Does Not Define Success. Here Are 5 Principles That Do.
As an entrepreneur, you are most likely looking to change an industry — either by improving its current operations or by introducing a new product, concept, service and so forth. I support...
Read more- On May 1, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneur, Fear, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, Life, Mindset, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Susan Cain: The power of introverts
In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in...
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Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our own decisions?
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counter-intuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we’re not as rational...
Read more- On April 20, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Mark Cuban: 19 Inspiring Power Quotes for Success
While many people know Mark Cuban from his role as a “shark” investor on the popular TV show Shark Tank, Mark is a fabulously successful entrepreneur and investor who...
Read more- On April 15, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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7 Critical Questions to Contemplate Before You Become an Entrepreneur
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur — how do I start?” The obvious answer is that you...
Read more- On April 13, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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6 Qualities You Need as an Entrepreneur
Building a company from the ground up can take its toll on you, but these six qualities will lead you to success. They say entrepreneurship can’t be taught, but...
Read more- On April 10, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Cold, hard business lessons from a Girl Scout
You think selling Girl Scout cookies is easy? Well, of course it’s easy. They’re delicious. But selling more than 21,000 boxes? That’s an art. The Art of War, by...
Read more- On April 7, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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5 Personality ‘Flaws’ That Are Entrepreneurial Gold
Not everyone is cut out for the corporate grind and nine to five, and yet it’s a system that the majority of Americans find themselves in. Square pegs smashed...
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Hans Rosling: The best stats you’ve ever seen
You’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world.” Click here to...
Read more- On April 3, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Author, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Design, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Media, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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5 lessons from Guy Kawasaki on startups
You can’t beat this for getting schooled at the ultimate startup: Guy Kawasaki, as a former chief evangelist at Apple, had a front-row seat to the early days of...
Read more- On March 31, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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‘We Need More Businesses That Think Beyond Their Bottom Line’
“Capitalism has transformed the modern world, but it has also evolved greatly over the last hundred years,” said Cotopaxi CEO Davis Smith. “I’m a believer that capitalism and businesses...
Read more- On March 17, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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The Roles of the Entrepreneur
Successful entrepreneurs are usually modeled as combinations of innovators (with creative and innovative flair) and managers (with strong general management skills, business know-how, and sufficient contacts). Over the years,...
Read more- On March 15, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Education, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Strategy, Success
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Ben Dunlap: The life-long learner
Wofford College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning. Click here to watch his...
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