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.
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.
Many people who are new to entrepreneurship approach the world of business in some rather funky ways.
There are a lot of people who read self-improvement blogs and books, but never put them into action. Are you one?
Does your small business maintain a Facebook page? Are you thinking about venturing into social media with a presence on this ever-growing social network?
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?
Self-employed male Britons have been found to work longer hours for lower wages than those of their employee counterparts. This...
Starting a business is a lot of work. Anyone who tells you it's not is either lying or has never actually started one themselves.
The urgent desire for a successful business -- and the fear of losing business -- drives many a good person to do sleazy things.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
As an increasing number of freelancers depend on the virtual workplace, how can they make themselves more attractive to potential employers?
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.
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.
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.
Do you have difficulty saying “no”? Are you always trying to be nice to others at the expense of yourself?
Following this method, you can process your inbox in less than 5 minutes if you’re quick.
Impulse and determination: Those two are probably the most important keywords of my life.
None of us make decisions based on reality itself. We make decisions based on our beliefs about reality.
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.
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.
Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into successful business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas?
Contributors get noticed and attract new friends and opportunities easily, and contributing is much easier than you might assume
I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
The most common problem faced by anyone trying to create something - no matter what their subject or level of experience - is lack of inspiration.