Entrepreneurs
Inspiration is Everywhere: Here’s Where to Look For It
Sources of inspiration are everywhere in our day-to-day lives...we just have to know where to look for them.
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Building a Business
My Dad Started His Own Lumber Business Because The Local Supplier Was Selling Damaged Wood. Here’s What That Taught Me About Mediocrity.
Sometimes, if things don't live up to our standards, we have to create something new.
By Brad Haubert
Building a Business
Shone Tran of Chicken Meets Rice on Stepping into Food Entrepreneurship
Interview with Chicken Meets Rice co-founder Shone Tran about pulling inspiration from tragedy, taking small steps, and thriving in business with your best friend.
Entrepreneurs
4 Strategies for Retaining Your Entrepreneurial Confidence
Inspiration is just the spark, but you need daily practice to keep your momentum going.
By Aytekin Tank
Building a Business
Almost 3 Decades Ago, I Wrote Myself a Check For $1 Million, When I Had Nothing. Here’s Why.
It reminds me that I can depend on myself to pull through, no matter how hard things get.
By Rex Kurzius
Building a Business
It Felt Impossible to Leave a ‘Dream Job’ With Guaranteed Retirement and Lifetime Medical Plan. Then I Realized How Much I’d Regret Staying.
So I quit to start the auto shop I'd always wanted to run.
By Ezekiel Lee
Thought Leaders
4 Tips to Inspire Your Leadership Style
Tap into your life experiences to uncover the strengths that empower your leadership style.
By Ari Melamud
Building a Business
The 3 Most Common Excuses for a Lack of Innovation – and How You Can Conquer Them
Below are three everyday excuses you may hear in your own organisation that may make your hairs stand on end, and set alarm-bells ringing. Included are some tips on how you can make excuses a thing of the past, while creating real innovation for the future.
By Jonathan Løw
Thought Leaders
You’re Creative and Have Great Ideas — Now What?
Unless you also work hard, those ideas won't become reality.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
Breast Implants Left This Founder With Debilitating Symptoms, So She Launched an Intimate-Apparel Line That Goes Beyond Buzzwords
Love, Lexxi founder Meg Smith wanted to create what was missing: an undergarment brand that valued style, comfort and body confidence.
By Amanda Breen
Thought Leaders
How This First-Time Author Turned His Coaching Experience Into a No. 1 Bestseller for Kids
Entrepreneur and community leader Miles Davis discusses his new book, 'A Basketball Story.'
By Dan Bova
Building a Business
I Was a Refugee From Post-WWII Europe. Today, My Green Card Reminds Me That My Success Was Never Guaranteed.
It was only an entry ticket to the great game.
Building a Business
We Asked Entrepreneur Readers: How Do You Inspire Yourself, and Others?
From fostering "community praise" to creating "mind movies," your answers suggest that inspiration is something to seek with intention.
Building a Business
The Secret Formula for Writing an Inspirational Quote
Inspirational sayings don't have to be, well, "inspired." Knowing what will resonate with others is an art and a science.
Thought Leaders
The Art of Redefining Your Path: The Incredible Story of Mansour Bahrami
Sometimes things don't go as expected and there are circumstances that alter our destiny. The story of this tennis player teaches us one thing: if you have a dream, follow it!
Entrepreneurs
Find Inspiration Everywhere With This Pocket-Sized Color Sensor
It's an innovative tool for designers and DIYers alike.
Building a Business
I’ve Worn Hawaiian Shirts to Work Every Day For Decades. Here’s Why.
Even as I've founded and sold multiple businesses, it reminds me not to take things too seriously.
By Andy Kurtzig
Business News
Reinhold Messner: when misfortune changes your footing
The story of Reinhold Messner, the living legend of mountaineering, inspires us to keep going, to never give up.
Thought Leaders
Celebrating Women’s History Month: 5 Powerful Women Who Paved the Way
With fights for equal pay and increased job opportunities still necessary in today's world, it's inspiring to look back on those in history who've sparked change.
By Kelly Hyman
Business News
Frida, the emblematic Mexcian rescue dog, is sick
She won the affection of the entire nation while looking for survivors after the earthquake of September 19.
Building a Business
This Fortune Cookie Told Me I Would Be a Writer, But Its Meaning Has Changed Over the Years
I always took the fortune to mean that I'd be a published author. I see it differently now.
Building a Business
I’m a Keynote Speaker on Suicide Prevention. When I Feel Like Quitting, I Reach for This File.
Do you have a place where you keep positive feedback? Mine keeps me going when I want to give up.
Thought Leaders
He Became the First Legally-Blind NCAA Division 1 Football Player. And Now He’s Inspiring Others to Chase Their Dreams.
Aaron Golub has set his entrepreneurial sights on inspiring others.
By Edward Stern
Thought Leaders
7 Authors Sharing New Ways to Reach Age-Old Success
Success isn't just for the lucky. It's for anyone with drive and the spirit to learn. Get the kick-in-the-pants inspiration you've been missing with these seven great new reads.
Building a Business
If This Guy Could Make a Portrait Out of Toast, I Can Do Anything
Sometimes keeping other people's weird accomplishments in sight helps to keep our own aspirations in perspective.
Buying a Franchise
Working With Mother Teresa, She Was Inspired by Older People’s Compassion. So She Started a Caregiving Business That Hires Them.
Kiran Yocom started franchise Seniors Helping Seniors because she felt there was no one better equipped to do the job.
Thought Leaders
7 Lasting Lessons I Learned from Steve Jobs, 10 Years After His Passing
It's been 10 years since the passing of iconic business legend and visionary Steve Jobs. Here's what I learned from him.