When asked during an interview how he managed to reach the top as a professional bodybuilder and Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger replied with a single word: "Drive!"
Here are 5 things that teens can do now to get ready for the right career - whatever that may be.
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.
Procrastination, the habit of putting tasks off to the last possible minute, can be a major problem in both your career and your personal life. Side effects include missed opportunities, frenzied work hours, stress, feeling overwhelmed, resentment and guilt.
It's hard to keep yourself going when you don’t feel the same excitement as you did in the beginning.
Sometimes immersing yourself in the creative world of people doing amazing things can bring unexpected results.
One of the biggest challenges in meeting any goal, whether it be related to productivity, waking early, changing a habit, exercising, or just becoming happier, is finding the motivation to stick with it.
How much of your day is spent doing administrative tasks, and not creating or doing other important work?
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.
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.
"Over the course of five years, I've managed to pay off over $35,000 in debt, quit my day job, and go from having nothing saved to fully funding my retirement accounts every year. In the process, I've developed a 14-point philosophy."
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.
I'm often asked how you can start doing work you love - how you can make a living doing something you’re passionate about.
It turns out passion is not as elusive as we think.
In contrast to "every man for himself" interpretations of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, social scientists are building the case that humans are successful as a species precisely because of our nurturing, altruistic and compassionate traits.
Some people claim they work well in a high-stress environment. I'm not one of them.
Following your passion can be a tough thing... but figuring out what that passion is can be even more elusive.
Do you have dreams you want to pursue, but never seem to have the time because of the twin demands of work and family?
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.
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 stuck in a job I hate, and I felt imprisoned, trapped doing work that bored me while following orders of others and helping them achieve their goals.
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
We all have days when we’re just not very inspired, when we need passion and creativity breathed into us.
If you want to make a difference in the world, the single most important thing you can do is consciously and deliberately choose to do work that you are passionate about.
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.
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!”
A big part of self-discipline comes from social pressure. This is how people in the military can become very disciplined, particularly in special forces. They don’t want to hold their team back, so they have to do their best.
If you think having loads of money, fetching looks, or the admiration of many will improve your life -- think again.
Maintaining an interest in the goals you pursue can improve your work and reduce burnout, according to research from Duke University.