Book Reviews
- On October 7, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, motivation, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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What Can You Learn from Elon Musk’s Launch of the New Tesla?
Elon Musk had a good and a bad day last week. He launched the new Tesla model x – a fully electric SUV! That is an amazing accomplishment and he...
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- On October 2, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Business, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Mindset, motivation, Personality, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success
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How Stinky Gym Clothes are like Being an Entrepreneur
Being an entrepreneur is a lot like getting the smell of out dirty workout clothes. How? Because when I found a solution for cleaning my stinky gym clothes, it...
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Tony Robbins: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the World’s Top Hedge Fund Manager
Hedge fund culture may be vastly different from the world of startups, but entrepreneurs shouldn’t turn a blind eye to useful lessons from high finance. That’s why in his...
Read more- On September 24, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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The essential to-do list for the aspiring entrepreneur
From my perch at Harvard Business School, I can tell you one thing about the future of American business: it will be built by entrepreneurs with great visions and...
Read more- On September 23, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, motivation, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Is this Australia’s youngest entrepreneur?
At just 12 years old, Bella Tipping is happy to take on the title of Australia’s youngest entrepreneur. Her business, Kidzcationz – touted as TripAdvisor for kids – has...
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Oprah Winfrey Inspires Entrepreneurship
Oprah Winfrey has achieved an unprecedented level of success in business. Not only has her work as a media proprietor and talk show host propelled her to a net...
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5 Steps to Take Before Becoming an Entrepreneur
While some people manage to maintain a 9-to-5 job and work on their personal business projects on the side, at a certain point you’ll need to make the big...
Read more- On August 1, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneur, Fear, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, motivation, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Success
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Steve Jobs: How to live before you die
At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks —...
Read more- On July 1, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, motivation, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we...
Read more- On June 30, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, motivation, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Success, Winning
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The Anatomy of a Winning Business Pitch
Angie Allison of Bellies and Babies worked with marketing consultant Megy Karydes to come up with a snappy opener to pitch her wellness service to potential licensors or franchisees:...
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Create Value — Not Just Buzz — For Your Customers
As an active investor in agricultural technology, I hear pitches from startups that have found ways to make crops bigger, stronger and more resistant to pests, usually through some...
Read more- On June 20, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, Fear, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, motivation, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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10 Steps to Finding the Right Co-Founder
A common challenge faced by every entrepreneur is that they don’t have the bandwidth, interest or skills to do everything that is required to build their startup. Of course, they...
Read more- On June 15, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Hire a Team You Can Trust With Your Business | Inc. Magazine
David Campbell, founder of Boxman Studios, explains how to find employees who will understand and expand your core mission. Click here to watch.
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Are You Millionaire Material? 7 Things Millionaires Have in Common
Most of the millionaires in the world aren’t celebrities living in massive estates. In fact, you could be living next to a millionaire and you might not even know...
Read more- On June 10, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneur, Fear, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, motivation, Personality, Self-help, Small Business, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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6 traits successful entrepreneurs share
As a writer at The Idea Village in New Orleans, I’ve interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs, ranging from new founders of fledgling companies to seasoned leaders who have launched several...
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3 Times Entrepreneurs Need to Say No to Be Successful
When we first start our companies, many of us get a dose of what I like to call “startup euphoria.” We recruit everybody we can and after we raise...
Read more- On June 5, 2015
- By Michael
- Tags Advice, Business, Career, choice, Coaching, Commitment, Creativity, Entrepreneur, Fear, focus, Goals, Grit, Ideas, Innovate, Innovation, Inspiration, knowledge, Life, Mindset, Personality, Self-help, Startup, Strategy, Success, Winning
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture...
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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...
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