For decades, it has been observed that similar people experience divergent success trajectories, with some repeatedly succeeding and others repeatedly failing.
Writers who use long words needlessly and choose complicated font styles are seen as less intelligent than those who stick with basic vocabulary and plain text, according to research from Princeton University in New Jersey.
Tips and tools for professional development include making your aptitudes and accomplishments more visible.
People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren't necessarily wasting time.
But after studying common roadblocks to problem-solving, a cognitive psychology researcher has developed a toolkit for enhancing anyone's skills.
The trope that the likelihood of an accurate group decision increases with the abundance of brains involved might not hold up when a collective faces a variety of factors -- as often happens in life and nature.
Unconscious motivation plays a substantial role in how we respond to challenges. Find out how much.
Fame is attention -- and with enough attention you can generate passive income. Monetizing fame is actually pretty easy.
The urgent desire for a successful business -- and the fear of losing business -- drives many a good person to do sleazy things.
These need-to-know basics should help you consider whether a joint venture is right for you and your business.
You might think that a loving partner helps keep you on track -- say, when you want to stick to your jogging or concentrate on your studies.
First, you must decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish. And secondly, you must determine what price you'll have to pay to get it, and then resolve to pay that price.
In this video with Bryan Elliott for "Behind the Brand," best-selling entrepreneur, marketer and author Seth Godin shares his views on taking risks, challenging the status quo, and starting a business.
Use these steps to help draw a blueprint for your business’s advertising plan. 1. Design the framework What is the...
When I wrote the first words of my blog, more than five years ago, I had no idea those few keystrokes would change my life.
Sometimes immersing yourself in the creative world of people doing amazing things can bring unexpected results.
Conventional wisdom tells us that in the business world, "you are who you know" -- your social background and professional networks outweigh talent when it comes to career success.
If you have ever wanted to know how to turn a content site into a virtual gold mine, you'd be smart to ask an expert how he or she managed it.
Excuses are lies we tell ourselves to avoid dealing with unpleasant truths. But as long as we buy into those excuses, we can never move past them.
There’s a big difference between completing a project and perfecting a project. Perfectionism frequently works against the drive for completion. A final work product doesn’t have to be perfect to produce strong results. However, the project must be essentially complete.
Little research exists in the area of self-talk, although internal dialogue often influences the way people motivate and shape their own behavior.
A researcher has found that the specific colors used in a company’s logo have a significant impact on how that logo, and the brand as a whole, is viewed by consumers.
What if you currently live a very comfortable lifestyle and you have a lot of assets? How can you justify running off to do what truly makes you happy if it might put all your current assets at risk?
If you don’t believe you’ll succeed, then some parts of you will resist your goal, and your progress will be frustratingly slow.
Students, athletes and performing artists are often advised to imagine themselves performing successfully. But is that motivation influenced by what perspective they take when imagining their performance?
Following this method, you can process your inbox in less than 5 minutes if you’re quick.
Although the marketing slogan suggests that Barbie can "Be Anything," girls who play with this extremely popular doll see fewer career options available to themselves compared to boys.
Studies reveal that in the dog-eat-dog, look-out-for-Number 1, highly-competitive business world, only the aggressive, risk-taking alpha male can expect to succeed as an entrepreneur.
Choosing a business name is an important step in the business planning process. Here are some tips to help you pick, register, and protect your name.
We all know that if you’re truly passionate about something, productivity becomes largely irrelevant.