Entrepreneurs
For Years, This Is What I Wanted from My Work. Then a Bike Ride Made Me Question Everything.
We work hard. We work a lot. But we don’t often ask what the point of it all is.
By Jason Feifer
Ambition
Business Accounting
Young U.S. Workers Expect $200,000 Salaries By Age 30. Here’s What They Actually Earn — How Do Your Stats Compare?
A six-figure salary doesn't go as far as it once did — especially in certain areas of the country.
By Amanda Breen
Business Operations & Logistics
Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail at Turning Goals Into Action (And How You Can Succeed in 2025)
2025 is all about the businesses that are ready to shake things up. Whether you're diving into AI or building stronger connections with your teams and customers, the future is bright for those who embrace change. This year is bursting with opportunities, but remember, success isn't going to just come to your lap.
Entrepreneurs
Use This Type of Routine and 4 Other Powerful Tips to Be More Productive, Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Lewis Says
The acclaimed author of hit titles including 'Moneyball,' 'The Big Short' and 'Going Infinite' breaks down what it takes to be successful.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
Kidnappers Held a Gun to His Head and Pulled the Trigger. That Moment Would Fuel His Billion Dollar Startup.
Two decades ago, Omair Tariq survived a nightmare that left him with deep trauma. But the ordeal also gave him a ravenous drive to succeed.And he funneled that ambition into founding a billion-dollar business.
By Liz Brody
Thought Leaders
Women Business Owners, It’s Time to Own Our Power
Here's some powerful advice for new women entrepreneurs that want to fully honor their ambitions and reach their business goals.
Entrepreneurs
5 Signs That Your Ambition Is Getting in Your Way
Sometimes there's a disconnect between your ambition and your mindset.
By Jeffrey Shaw
Entrepreneurs
What You Should Do When You’re Not Where You Want to Be
Are you willing to give up some things to go up?
By Peter Voogd
Thought Leaders
3 Strategies For Beating Self-Sabotaging Behaviors
Highly ambitious people are often their own worst enemy. Here are three strategies for overcoming self-sabotaging behaviors.
Thought Leaders
Idris Elba Shares 5 Pieces of Advice to Follow Your Ambition and Achieve Success
The actor and DJ has joined forces with Stella Artois to help everyone make the most of the summer.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
If you try to go too far, too fast, you risk 'snapping back.'
By Ben Angel
Thought Leaders
How to Be a Big Fish in an Even Bigger Pond
You are more than a cog in a machine: Differentiating yourself within a large company.
By Nancy Harris
Thought Leaders
3 Ways to Survive Being Promoted
Promotions are your reward for being driven, which means you are probably your own harshest supervisor.
Building a Business
Here’s How to Sell Your Business for $100 Million-Plus
Andrew Medal chats with friend Wayne Chang about how he sold his latest company to Twitter for more than $100 million.
By Andrew Medal
Entrepreneurs
12 Amazing Facts About Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The aerospace company is known for being at the forefront of innovation.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
Can Excessive Ambition Actually Ruin Your Chances of Success?
One study found that overly ambitious people surveyed were, no surprise, more materialistically successful -- but, gulp, also lived shorter lives.
Thought Leaders
Tory Burch’s Top Advice for Women Entrepreneurs: Trust Your Instincts
The designer and CEO has launched a new campaign to encourage ambition in women.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
7 Quotes About Leadership From Walter Cronkite
Here are insights from the iconic anchorman, who would have turned 100 today.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
The 6 Internal Motivations of Pure, Unadulterated Ambition
Blend the desire to succeed with the fear of failing and you'll have what you need to achieve any goal you set.
Thought Leaders
The 10 Traits You Must Cultivate to Achieve Highly Ambitious Goals
First comes the desire for success, then comes the hard work of molding yourself into the person who has what is required to succeed.
Thought Leaders
What You Can Learn From Misty Copeland About Achieving the Impossible
The American Ballet Theater promoted the unlikely ballerina to the highest rank, making her the first black principal dancer in the company's 75-year history.
Building a Business
Why Entrepreneurs Should Welcome the Word ‘No’
Think of rejection not as the end of your road but as fuel for your fire.
Entrepreneurs
The One Question That Could Change Your Life Forever
This sentiment should be lived by all of us in our business and personal lives, as well as our relationships and encounters with other human beings on a daily basis.
Thought Leaders
The Top 25 Self-Made Billionaires In the World
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Amancio Ortega are at the top of a new list released by research firm Wealth-X.
Thought Leaders
8 Lessons Learned Studying World-Class Achievers
The people who are the best at what they do can teach the rest of us all we need to know about getting better.
By Marty Fukuda
Entrepreneurs
You Need to Conquer Your Comfort Zone Before It Kills You
Don't let life pass you by without taking those first steps toward your dreams.
Building a Business
6 Horrible Excuses for Not Chasing Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common -- they pushed the excuses aside, not their dreams.