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.
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.
There are a lot of people who read self-improvement blogs and books, but never put them into action. Are you one?
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.
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?
Do you have difficulty saying “no”? Are you always trying to be nice to others at the expense of yourself?
The most common problem faced by anyone trying to create something - no matter what their subject or level of experience - is lack of inspiration.
Older male workers may choose self-employment, whereas older female workers may seek self-employment because of financial necessity.
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.
I've been a professional writer since I was 17, so nearly 24 years now. I’ve made my living with words, and have written a lot of them -- more than 10 million.
Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into successful business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas?
A survey by the Pew Foundation which found that 71 percent of Americans view small business more favorably than any other institutions, including religious organizations.
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 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.
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
As an increasing number of freelancers depend on the virtual workplace, how can they make themselves more attractive to potential employers?
I’m sure you've heard the saying before: “Do what you love and the money will follow.” Sometimes the money does follow when you do what you love. Sometimes the magic works. But most of the time, it does not.
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.
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?
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.
The urgent desire for a successful business -- and the fear of losing business -- drives many a good person to do sleazy things.
Following your passion can be a tough thing... but figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
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.
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...
Everyone is essentially self-employed -- and that even if you're an employee, you should think of yourself as the President of your own personal services corporation.
Self-employed male Britons have been found to work longer hours for lower wages than those of their employee counterparts. This...
Being the Chief Everything Officer is okay for some, but if you've got plans for growth or simply need an extra pair of hands, what are the best staffing options for your business?