I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
None of us make decisions based on reality itself. We make decisions based on our beliefs about reality.
A team of researchers led by a Michigan State University neuroscientist has created a quick but reliable test that can measure...
If you want to be an effective entrepreneur, you should have at least 10 good friends who are already successful entrepreneurs. Few entrepreneurs succeed in isolation, because, business is a social game.
Following your passion can be a tough thing... but figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
If you accept a job, a relationship, or a lifestyle that you merely tolerate -- but don't appreciate -- you’re putting other concerns ahead of your own happiness.
How much of your day is spent doing administrative tasks, and not creating or doing other important work?
Contributors get noticed and attract new friends and opportunities easily, and contributing is much easier than you might assume
Older male workers may choose self-employment, whereas older female workers may seek self-employment because of financial necessity.
I've been working online full time for almost 10 years, since age 19. I've had a lot of failures and a lot of successes. There is no better way to learn how to succeed than to learn from someone who has already done it.
Do you have difficulty saying “no”? Are you always trying to be nice to others at the expense of yourself?
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
One of the keys to happiness -- as well as productivity and effectiveness at work -- is finding work you love, that you’re passionate about. Work you want to do, instead of just have to do.
Think big. Live to the max. Change the world. These high-flying statements are meant to encourage us to achieve great things with our lives. But, rather than being an inspiration, do such huge goals just leave you feeling overwhelmed instead?
As an increasing number of freelancers depend on the virtual workplace, how can they make themselves more attractive to potential employers?
Sometimes you need to become unbalanced in order to get things done. If you’re working on a book, launching a business or trying to overhaul some part of your life, you can probably relate.
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.
A common mistake people make is that they’ll spend 500 hours creating a product and then 20 hours promoting it. Then they wonder why no one is buying.
Let’s say you have an agenda, and every time one of you wandered off the agenda, you forced yourself to get back on it. Would the conversation be better or worse, with a set outcome?
Many people who are new to entrepreneurship approach the world of business in some rather funky ways.
Following this method, you can process your inbox in less than 5 minutes if you’re quick.
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.
The most common problem faced by anyone trying to create something - no matter what their subject or level of experience - is lack of inspiration.
Life would be grand if we only did what our fleeting hearts wanted to do, each moment of the day. Unfortunately, the laundry, taxes and difficult conversations would never get done.
A reader recently asked, “How can an achievement-motivated workaholic learn to back off, relax, de-stress, and feel good about doing it? I am too driven!”
Self-employed male Britons have been found to work longer hours for lower wages than those of their employee counterparts. This...
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.
While there are some larger loan options available, many entrepreneurs -- particularly freelance, online and home-based businesses -- require only a few thousand dollars to get started. If this is the case for you, consider a microloan.
Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into successful business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas?
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.