We all know people who have changed drastically, but they always seem to be the outlier in an otherwise predictable world of unchanged individuals who never fail to behave exactly as we thought they would. We all have the power to change, but only a precious few find the ability to tap into that power.… Continue reading The Best Entrepreneurs Are Experts at Self-Improvement. Here’s How to Master That Skill.

The ability to speak publicly is a skill that everyone can use. From coaches to entrepreneurs and writers, anyone who wants to get out into the world to market what they do needs to be an effective speaker. This article will discuss five ways to become a better public speaker — five methods for sharpening… Continue reading 5 Straightforward Ways to Become a Better Public Speaker This Year

It’s not hard to imagine this scenario: An entrepreneur experiences a problem and decides to build a solution to solve it. It works well, they love the solution and choose to start a business around it. The entrepreneur puts in a lot of energy, time and money to bring the new business into the world.… Continue reading 4 Effective Ways To Accomplish This Missing Step That Most Entrepreneurs Overlook

Let’s face the hard truth: We are never fully equipped with adequate information to predict — for sure — what will happen in the next couple of days. For businesses, this could be an interrupted cash flow when an investor pulls out of a deal. It could be a lockdown that stalls your plans to… Continue reading 5 Effective Ways to Prepare for the Unexpected as a Founder

Congrats: You’re considering working for yourself or have already started doing so. Welcome to the most exciting and exposing experience of your life. Running a business is like holding a mirror up to yourself; there’s so much you’re going to learn. It takes oodles of courage, some solid knowledge and a dash of optimism to… Continue reading 5 Things No One Tells You About Working for Yourself

Elon Musk has recently been creating buzz about his unorthodox methods and bold choices. While his post-modern takes are turning the heads of traditionalists, his fresh ideas undoubtedly disrupt obsolete practices and outdated leadership styles. In a recent interview, Musk explained that when building or improving a product, it’s essential to take big swings. It… Continue reading 3 Ways Leaders Can Strategize Like Elon Musk

Inexperienced founders and first-time entrepreneurs who are excited about entering the realm of entrepreneurship often find themselves focused on “not important right now” items. You can generally tell when an entrepreneur is falling for the non-important. Their focus gets drawn out over a longer than necessary period of time for things like branded clothing, business… Continue reading Avoid These 3 Common Entrepreneur Death Traps

Regardless of your company’s size, you’ll likely get pulled in many directions as a CEO. It’s important not to get distracted and keep the following five priorities top-of-mind. You will also need to determine what your consumer base, market position and competitive landscape are. Answering the “what” here will help crystallize the company’s competitive advantage… Continue reading 5 Ways to Be a Strong Leader

While it can be hard to imagine when your business just started out, you will face some challenges as it grows. You’ll face new competitors, economic forces and other obstacles that can take the wind out of your sails and make you doubt whether or not your business will succeed. To ensure this doesn’t happen,… Continue reading 6 Reasons Your Small Business Is Struggling (and How to Fix Them)

It’s never fun to fail. It doesn’t feel good, and sometimes it evokes feelings of embarrassment. It can be a (hopefully temporary) blow to self-esteem. Like everyone else, I try not to let it happen often — but when it inevitably does, I’ve almost always found that there’s something to learn from the experience. When… Continue reading A 4-Step Guide to Facing Failure and Getting Back Up

Academic institutions have banished the f-word, and it needs a revival. I’m talking about failure. Today’s students are increasingly under the impression that if they fail just one course or test, all hopes of attending their desired institution, being hired for their dream job and making something of themselves will, in an instant, disappear. Perfectionism… Continue reading 7 Ways Companies Can Harness Failure to Drive Success

We all experience difficult struggles in life. Every day, people have disagreements at home, projects go sideways at work and we encounter setbacks with goals. Over the years, I’ve noticed that how quickly we rebound from these trials and tribulations is directly correlated with the beliefs and values we have about ourselves and life, as… Continue reading 5 Mantras to Adopt That Will Immediately Improve Your Life

Inexperienced founders and first-time entrepreneurs who are excited about entering the realm of entrepreneurship often find themselves focused on “not important right now” items. You can generally tell when an entrepreneur is falling for the non-important. Their focus gets drawn out over a longer than necessary period of time for things like branded clothing, business… Continue reading Avoid These 3 Common Entrepreneur Death Traps

Having spent many years in the sports world, I often find that sports ideas and business ideas are not that different. During a time when I was serving as a coach in a girls’ lacrosse program, I was asked to help a team that had just had a series of tough games. Morale was low.… Continue reading What Makes an Idea Great? These 3 Key Elements Are the Answer

Until a decade or so ago, artificial intelligence was — for most Americans — something that existed only in the movies. Now, Alexa and Google Home have moved into numerous households and live only to please. According to many reports, 2019 will be the year of AI. A recent McKinsey Global survey found that 47… Continue reading 3 Ways Machine Learning Can Help Entrepreneurs

Today, 70 per cent of companies cite digital transformation as their most critical business development goal, making technology adoption and digital innovation top priorities for the path forward. Successful digital transformation involves more than following a checklist for technological adoption. It’s about cultivating a positive attitude every day among your team members, and bringing a… Continue reading Digital Transformation Means Adopting a New Culture: Here’s How To Do It

As an entrepreneur, you’re the visionary and leader of your company, but your employees are the ones who will carry your business to success. They’re carrying out your vision, working with your customers and coming up with ideas of their own when need be. The better they are at their jobs, the more likely your… Continue reading 7 Ways to Help Your Employees Become Better Problem-Solvers

In times of economic uncertainty, you can find unique entrepreneurial ideas emerging in the metaverse, often driving industry innovation and opening up new opportunities for businesses and individuals alike. As the metaverse continues to expand, here are five trends that will shape the next 10 years: As consumers migrate to the 3D space, the need… Continue reading 5 Metaverse Trends That Will Shape the Next Decade

As a growth advisor, I work with leaders looking to grow and scale their businesses. One of the biggest issues I found preventing companies from scaling was the fact that all the problem-solving was left up to the leader. If you took the leader out of the equation, it seemed that the team members lacked… Continue reading A 3-Step Leadership Guide to Creating a Culture of Problem-Solvers

Most working parents would agree that finding the “right” balance between their careers and their families can sometimes feel like the search for the Holy Grail. The reality is that both needs change every day, and instead of focusing all my time on which deserves more of my energy, I like to center on how… Continue reading 4 Ways Parenting and Leadership Go Hand-in-Hand

The journey of a successful leader begins with curiosity; whether in the business they lead or in the people they lead, they must have an interest. An interest that gives them questions, questions that give them sleepless nights and then the arduous work that translates into routines that eventually become habits. This comes with blood,… Continue reading 4 Remarkable Habits of the Most Successful Tech Entrepreneurs

It’s hard enough to get up the courage to start a business, but that’s only the beginning. Now you need to decide what business to start, and it’s not as simple as doing what seems obvious. For example, a friend of mine learned how to design websites while he was in college. When he decided… Continue reading How to Find a Business Idea That’s Actually Worth Pursuing

Entrepreneurship and risk go hand in hand. After all, entrepreneurship is about creating solutions that fill a need — and no human ever has created something without testing, trial and error. The very act of starting a business demands you assume the risk of failure in various forms: insufficient cash, lower-than-anticipated market need, fierce competition… Continue reading 5 Ways to Minimize Early-Stage Business Risk

Running a successful startup is a constant challenge. While many entrepreneurs thrive in this environment, it can be hard to weather the offbeat and unexpected curve balls that the industry throws your way. Learning to roll with unpredictability is an excellent way to keep your business afloat, but it takes more than willpower and flexibility… Continue reading 6 Steps All Startups Must Take to Sustain Business Growth

Most of us talk endlessly about our hopes and dreams, and our desire to achieve our goals. Yet, day after day, month after month, we put our ambitions on hold. We fail to take steps toward our objectives. We procrastinate. You can have the greatest idea in the world and be brimming with talent and… Continue reading 8 Ways to Stay Accountable With Your Goals

Everyone has goals. Whether practical or lofty, months-in-the-works or everyday accomplishments, setting and achieving goals are part of life. However, if it seems like your goals have been sidetracked or you haven’t fully seen the fruits of your labor, it may be time for a goal reset. Meeting our goals gives us the confidence and… Continue reading These 6 Small Steps Will Help You Achieve Your Biggest Goals

The process of business risk calculation is identifying potential threats to your business and then analyzing those probabilities to make better decisions. It helps define where and when the likelihood of risk events will impact your company’s financial well-being. Businesses can be impacted by many different types of risks: legal, operational and financial are a… Continue reading The 5 Step Process To Identify Risk and Improve Decision-Making

Do you ever think to yourself, “My situation has always been the same — I’m stuck, and I just need to play the cards I’m dealt with”? If you have done this, you are dragging yourself down with a fixed mindset. Alternatively, a growth mindset means that you prosper despite challenges and obstacles because you… Continue reading How a Positive Mindset Can Transform Your Life

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, popularly known as the “Missile Man’ of India, was a source of inspiration for tens and thousands of Indians. A league apart, his life philosophy and teachings are not only admired by the older generation, but especially reminisced by young. Kalam’s prodigious rise from Rameswaram, a small but famous pilgrimage town… Continue reading Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: 20 Inspiring quotes from India’s favourite ‘Bharat Ratna’

Learning about personal finance is one of the most important steps you can take as an entrepreneur. Although grit, perseverance, and hard work are all factors in your business’ success, money knowledge is perhaps the most important skill of all. In fact, these six personal finance skills will destroy entrepreneurs if you don’t master them.… Continue reading These 6 Finance Skills Will Destroy Entrepreneurs if They Don’t Master Them