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Invaluable Business and Life Lessons I Learned Playing Poker
In life, you have to play the hand you're dealt.
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7 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Skydiving More Than Once
Jumping out of an airplane only seems less risky than starting a business.
By Gerard Adams
Thought Leaders
What the 1996 Everest Disaster Teaches About Leadership
When leaders fall prey to analytical bias and unexamined assumptions, the consequences can be very bad.
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Are You a Decision Procrastinator? Here’s How to Change That.
The first step is figuring out whether your problem is anxiety, reluctance to be held accountable or simple ignorance of what to do in the first place.
Building a Business
Effective Leadership Is Not About Running for Class President
Opting for respect over esteem is not easy medicine, but it's necessary. Follow the leadership principles of an iconic CEO.
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7 Mental Blocks Preventing Your Success
You don't have to let self-doubt, fear and lack of focus complicate your life and stagnate your business growth.
By Paul Evans
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4 Attributes That Set Entrepreneurs Apart From Employees
If you can't tolerate the risk needed to reach the reward, you're not ready to start your own business -- yet.
By Paul Evans
Building a Business
5 Ways Competition Can Help Your App Succeed
Don't let fear of competitors dampen your launch plan. Instead, use them as case studies to build a better product and company.
Thought Leaders
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of ‘I Get It’ Syndrome
Presume nothing, question everything.
Business News
5 Signs You’re Too Emotional to Decide What’s Best for Your Business
Entrepreneurs need to make decisions all day long. Check the numbers before and after listening to your gut.
Thought Leaders
How to Improve Your Gut Instincts
Book sense and common sense are two totally different things. You need both.
Marketing
10 Powerfully Persuasive Words Your Customers Want to Hear
Tell them "guaranteed free exclusive for a limited time" and, just like that, you have a new customer.
By Mike Taylor
Building a Business
5 Blasts of Rockin’ Business Wisdom From Twisted Sister
When you're in the audience, rock 'n roll is all glamorous fun. When you're in the rock 'n roll business, not so much.
By Rafe Gomez
Entrepreneurs
5 Ways to Stop Lazy Thinking and Start Making Better Decisions
The brain is wired one way but what life and business demands requires us to do more than just what autopilot can handle.
Thought Leaders
How Hiring an Assistant Has Made Me Happier
Hiring an assistant forces you to dissect how you make recurring decisions.
Building a Business
Before any Career Decision, Ask Yourself 5 Questions
You spend most of your waking life with the person you love and at work ... shouldn't you love both?
By Steve Tobak
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The 3-Step Process for Countering Negativity: Act — Think — Feel
Business owners face stressful decisions all the time. Here's how to perform under pressure.
By Greg Wells
Entrepreneurs
3 Lessons Off-Road Racing Taught Me About My Business
Attrition is high, but the best entrepreneurs, the ones that will make it, are hard-charging over the long haul.
Building a Business
10 Sales Hacks the Pros Use to Maximize Every Prospect
Save time and increase your bottom line with these easy to use methods for improving your sales numbers.
By Gary Smyth
Business News
It Turns Out, You Can Quantify Confidence
New research looks at whether the human feeling of confidence can be broken down into objective mathematical calculation.
By Nina Zipkin
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Lessons From Famous Founders: When It’s Time To Take a Step Back
With TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque moving from CEO to executive chairwoman, we took a look at other well-known entrepreneurs to see why they too decided to hand over the reins.
By Nina Zipkin
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Where to Find the Confidence to Make the Challenging Decision
When making a decision, get to the motivation first to enhance chances of success.
By Jeff Shore
Building a Business
How to Use Net Present Value Analysis
Got a big business decision to make? You can 'do the math,' literally, to get some important insights.
Building a Business
Try ‘Grid Analysis’ for Your Next Complex Decision
Who knew that a couple of lines on paper, or an Excel spreadsheet, could help you decide that upcoming crucial move?
Entrepreneurs
Why Self-Care Sometimes Needs to Be Your No. 1 Strategy
When you're burned out, so is your decision-making.
Building a Business
Decisions, Decisions…5 Ways to Stop Making Bad Ones in Business
There are certain psychological dispositions in all of us that influence our decisions without our knowing.
Business News
3 Steps to Becoming a Better Decision Maker
Smart, rational decision-making isn't an innate gift; rather, it's an art, a process of weighing inputs such as data and risk on one hand and emotions like fear and uncertainty on the other
By Paul Jun