A recent Stanford University research suggests that a personâs attitude is a better predictor of their success than their IQ. Psychologist Carol Dweck categorized peopleâs attitudes into two categories: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. People with a fixed…
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Boost Your Confidence at Work
Having confidence at work is a great way to boost your energy, inspire others and motivate yourself to reach maximum potential. Personal achievement and satisfaction are a big part of your work life, and having confidence to reach those goals…
Things to Know About Yourself Before Starting a Business
There is both good and bad news about becoming an entrepreneurâthe good news is that you wonât have a manager to answer to (youâre the boss now!). The bad news? When you build a new team, people may be telling…
The Five Personality Types at Work
At work, we encounter many individuals from all different walks of lifeâwhich brings many different personality types together. Some individuals you may find easy to work with, sharing similar personality traits, while others may be a completely different personality type…
Following Your Dreams â Donât Let Fear (or anything else) Stop You!
As a kid, we heard about âfollowing your dreamsâ and no profession was too far out of reach when asked âwhat do you want to be when you grow upâ. To this day, we all have dreams and aspirationsâwhether personal…
Social Media Interaction: The Best Times to Tweet for Clicks, Retweets & Engagement
Twitter is a powerful social media toolâextreme amounts of data and content refreshes constantly on our screens in a matter of seconds. But how can we analyze Twitter data to work best for our tweets? Jeff Haden, ghostwriter, speaker, LinkedIn…
The Best Skills in Life Are Free (but sometimes take time to acquire)
When it comes to work (and life) some skills are harder to learnâthey take time, effort and dedicationâbut pay off in the long run. Rachel Gillett, a careers reporter at Business Insider and previous writer and editor for Fast Companyâs Leadership section, narrows…
Get Focused at Work⌠and Get More Done!
Everyone works differentlyâsome of us make lists on sticky notes. Some of us use calendar management systems to track meetings and personal appointments. Others use task management tools and apps to stay focused. And some people choose not to do…
Improve Your Management Style and Adapt to Change
In an ever-changing and evolving work landscape, itâs important to be flexible whether youâve been in a management role for a decade or a month. Keep learning new skills and techniques, so that if change occurs or the future brings…
Bad Business Habits to Kick⌠Now!
Many people read articles about how to become successful, whether itâs about marketing your business, organizing your life, or how to network effectively. However, there are also some bad habits you may have picked up along the way, without realizing…
Life Hacks from a (Millennial) Entrepreneur
All of us are looking for ways to save time and find new ways to do tasks in life in a shorter amount of time, making more free time for ourselves! For an entrepreneur, this means that that you can…
Let Failure Lift You Up, Rather Than Tear You Down
When you fail at something, do you become jaded and stuck or do you evaluate what went wrong and use it as a learning experience? For entrepreneurs, failure is just a part of the cycle. However, how you deal with…
Thought-Provoking Life âLessonsâ (as identified in some of the most popular TED Talks)
As entrepreneurs, we look for constant motivation and inspiration. Sometimes itâs internally driven and sometimes externally. With questions about happiness, leadership, and challenges looming over your head, you may have a predetermined answer in mind to such thought-provoking questions. Others…
The Intrinsic Impact of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship has never been an easy undertaking. Itâs an ongoing process of efforts, risk and the trial (and, oftentimes, error) of methodologies. This process requires passion, persistence and patience more than anything else. As an entrepreneur trying to make an…
Four Important Aspects of Being a Successful Entrepreneur
Reading about successful entrepreneurs be it Steve Jobs or Walt Disney, there are a few concepts that stand out and are recurring in these entrepreneursâ stories. Here are four essential aspects that every individual must understand in order to be…
How to Grow Your Business (Without Compromising on Values)
In addition to making revenues and increasing sales, many companies are creating value in the worldâthrough social, economic or other means. You donât have to sell your companyâs soul to make sales. Oftentimes, entrepreneurs find themselves in situations for new…
Mobile Marketing: Quick Steps to Success
The âMâ word. It sometimes seems that everywhere you go, people are talking about âgoing mobile.â Whether itâs for small, big or mid-sized businesses, the buzzword is mobile. Several research studies and analyses have predicted how companies are almost investing…
Donât Stop Believing (in yourself)
It can be challenging to keep yourself motivated in tough times. With entrepreneurs, such times often prevail due to the nature of how start-ups and small businesses operate. From taking risks to getting it all done without working 20 hours…
Startup Tips from a Billionaire Entrepreneur
As entrepreneurs, we are always looking for words of wisdom from people who are successful and have overcome challenges and hardships to become so. We do this because we relate to the struggles and hardships that theyâve faced. Richard Branson,…
Strategic Marketing and PR (without spending a fortune)
Itâs important to have a solid marketing and public relations (PR) strategy that builds a strong brand of the company and maintains the image you want to project to the public. But sometimes these efforts can be quite expensive if…