The Best Business of Your Life
Have cable television. Many networks let you watch the shows online for free a day or two after the show airs. That’s a good way to stay up to date with your favorite shows without the extra cost.
Go partying with your friends. You simply can’t afford to do this if you’re broke – unless you’re not paying a cover and somehow getting free drinks. Find a less expensive form of entertainment and fun. [Read more…]
No true leader is an island. It is rare and practically unheard of for a successful entrepreneur to survive as a solo operation, even in the age of the Internet. Eventually, and often sooner than later, you will need to call in support to grow your business. This can be tricky if you haven’t managed employees or contractors before; and the learning curve is steep unless you educate yourself in the process.
No one wants to be broke. It’s stressful, uncomfortable, and counterproductive to achieving your financial goals. While there may be some things outside of your control, like whether your boss is willing to give you a raise, there are some things you can control.
You can unknowingly prolong your financial lull by continuing to make bad financial decisions, i.e. spending money when you should instead be cutting back your spending. [Read more…]
Entrepreneurs have a set of leadership skills that make them a little different from every other worker bee. They choose to walk down the road less traveled by breaking away from corporate America and venturing out on their own, bucking trends and at times, even breaking the rules.
Thinking outside the box and forging your own path requires agility. Being an agile leader refers to remaining flexible, growing from your own mistakes and rising above the wide array of challenges you face. How can entrepreneurs become agile leaders? Here are the four abilities needed: [Read more…]
How exactly can you build a better brain? Researchers are still debating the potential power of brain training, but there is one proven technique that neuroscientists recognize as a powerful booster of brain health – exercise. Regular physical activity has been shown to prevent brain shrinkage as people age and improve cognitive functioning both now and throughout life. Exercise can even make you smarter. [Read more…]
“I once was told in a job interview, ‘You can’t have this job if you can’t ask for help when you need it. Naturally, I found out that the previous person with that job had screwed up big-time because he was in over his head but couldn’t admit it and didn’t ask for help.”
Knowing when you need help and then asking for it is surprisingly difficult to learn and do because no one wants to be perceived as weak or incompetent. But doing so makes you look more, not less, capable. [Read more…]
Effective time management is one of the most highly valued skills by employers. While there is no one right way, it’s important to find a system that works for you and stick to it. The hardest thing for a man to do not to execute what he has planned, but to make so epic a to-do list and to schedule it so thoroughly that he is really capable of completing all the tasks on the scheduled date. [Read more…]
While it is certainly “human to err,” when you’re leading a team, it is important to learn how to avoid some of the most common mistakes that could lose you the respect of your team and potentially affect productivity. Below are four of the more common leadership mistakes you can avoid making. [Read more…]
Seeking perfection has lost me more than $100,000 the last couple years. By the time a millionaire has tried and tested eight different experiments without focusing on perfection, most people haven’t even gone to market yet. Maybe only two of their experiments worked and were deemed profitable. The point is they weren’t paralyzed by perfection, but were driven by testing. [Read more…]
Banks send credit card offers to students in an attempt to build a life time customer. They also know that many students will use their credit cards impulsively. It is important to avoid credit cards, and to simply not apply for the majority of them. If you decide you want a credit card to build your credit, use it responsibly. Pay it off each month and look for one with the lowest interest rate. Additionally keep the credit limit small. You can ask the credit card company to freeze the credit limit so they do not automatically raise it for you.
