Entrepreneur
3 Tips to Get Out of Your Own Way and Start Your Business
The closer you get to the reality of being an entrepreneur the more your fear will kick in with all the reasons you should give up and go back to doing something less "risky." Here are 5 tips to help you get out of your own … [Read More...]
Your Ideal Business & Lifestyle
Business Success Defined With Your Ideal Lifestyle in Mind
When you look at news about entrepreneurs, you might fall into the trap of believing business success is defined by how large an empire you can create. Our culture glorifies multi-million dollar sales and fast growth. … [Read More...]
Featured Articles
An Entrepreneur Learns From Charlie and His Loose Tooth
I'll bet little Charlie will make a great entrepreneur one day. I "met" him courtesy of a tweet from author Brené Brown quoting her son: "I really need a play date with Caroline. Her sister has a Nerf gun that pulls out loose teeth." I smiled for the rest of the afternoon imagining this little guy and remembering all the Tooth Fairy antics in my house a decade ago. Charlie has something he wants more than anything at this moment and knows … [Read More...]
3 Business Lessons My Personal Trainer Helped Me Remember
Once you're focused on starting or building your business, it's amazing how many analogies and lessons you can draw from other areas of your life that apply to being an entrepreneur! Five years ago I decided to take my health seriously, instead of for granted, and hired a personal trainer to "force" me to do the work. Year after year, I paid for a gym membership and only managed to show up once a month, actually that was 12 visits spread over … [Read More...]
Are You a Natural Entrepreneur? Take This Possibility Quiz
Some people believe entrepreneurs are born and not made. Certainly there are plenty of examples in the business world of business owners who started their first ventures as kids. Take this Possibility Quiz to see if you're a natural entrepreneur. Answer each question "True" or "False": 1. You love reading stories about how businesses start and learning about entrepreneurs. Most people would rather listen to celebrity gossip than hear about … [Read More...]
Battling Resistance as an Entrepreneur
Battling resistance is really difficult when you're just starting a new project, product or business. It can stop you dead in your tracks and is most insidious the closer you get to your launch and especially when you're attempting something you really care about. As Steven Pressfield says in his new book, Do The Work! Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more … [Read More...]
