Business News
Small-Business Owners Are Getting Less Optimistic About Sales. The Latest Numbers Show Why.
The NFIB optimism index fell 0.5 percentage points to 98.8 in February.
Optimism
Building a Business
Your Company’s Responsible Guide to Staying Productive and Profitable During a Recession
From strategic budgeting to remaining true to your company's mission, this guide will help you remain hopeful and pragmatic during periods of uncertainty.
Business News
Will Wall Street’s Enthusiasm About Datadog Lead To Big Gains?
Cloud monitoring specialist Datadog has been the subject of analyst enthusiasm recently, and Wall Street sees an upside potential of 67%.
By Kate Stalter
Business News
Campbells Soup Company High-Yield Goes On Sale
Campbells Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) is among the more attractive consumer discretionary stocks and its shares just went on sale. The stock is trading at only 15X its earnings while...
Thought Leaders
Positive Thoughts + Positive Actions = Positive Results
A combination of the physical, mental and emotional energies that result from belief in oneself, positivity has repeatedly been demonstrated to be essential for success; as long as it's consistently married to action.
Thought Leaders
3 Ways You Can Prevent Your Reputation From Holding You Back
Although upholding a good reputation is important, it could also be holding you back if you're not willing to step outside of your comfort zone.
Building a Business
How Michael J. Fox Stays Optimistic Even When Times Are Tough
After a hard year for everyone, the beloved actor has some advice: No matter the circumstances, optimism is possible.
By Liz Brody
Thought Leaders
7 Essential Soft Skills to Elevate Your Leadership During the Pandemic
Optimistic leaders encourage employees to persist and achieve success in adversities.
Building a Business
How This Lifestyle Brand Is Trying to Make the World a More Optimistic Place
Peiman Raf, the co-founder and CEO of Madhappy, explains how he founded his company and its mission.
Building a Business
How Optimists and Pessimists Can Get Along
Opposites may not necessarily attract in business, but they can make your team a more productive whole.
Entrepreneurs
4 Mental Skills Used by Every Successful Business Leader
Entrepreneurship is a mental marathon.
Entrepreneurs
6 Simple Ways to Manage and Overcome Stress
Put your ego down and ask for the help when you need it.
Thought Leaders
How to Deal With Negative People Who Just Aren’t Going Away
Maybe it's a relative or a colleague but real life includes people who scorn your optimism because they don't have dreams of their own.
By Deep Patel
Thought Leaders
8 Traits of Outstanding People
Outstanding isn't something a person has, it is something a person does.
Business Ideas
Bill Gates Hopes His New Favorite Book Will Turn You Into an Optimist
Apparently the world is actually getting better.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
To Be Successful Stay Far Away From These 7 Types of Toxic People
You need a network of talented people, not toxic personalities who undermine you.
By Deep Patel
Entrepreneurs
Seeing the Big Picture When Business Gets Slow
Good advice can come from unexpected sources.
Thought Leaders
You Can Reprogram Yourself to Be a Positive Person and You Should
Rational optimists are much more in touch with reality than chronic pessimists.
By John Rampton
Entrepreneurs
What Are the Traits That Make You Resilient?
They might not be what you might think.
By Nina Zipkin
Business Accounting
These Countries Are the Most Optimistic About the Global Economy
The United States is not at the top of the list.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
25 Inspirational Quotes From Bill Clinton on His 70th Birthday
The 42nd President of the United States celebrates his birthday on Aug. 19.
Thought Leaders
The 7 Biggest Lies We Believe About Success
Forget what you think you know about success and begin the hard work of learning the truth about it.
Entrepreneurs
7 Reasons Why Too Much Optimism Is Bad for Business
As Nelson Mandela said, 'The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.'
Human Resources
Who Are America’s Most Optimistic Workers?
A poll by online salary database PayScale reveals which industries have the most confident employees.
By Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneurs
The Science Behind Motivating Your Staff
If you choose the right people to be on your team, live your mission and find ways to keep the momentum going, your employees will stay motivated.
By Ijad Madisch
Building a Business
Excessive Optimism Played a Big Role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Disaster. Don’t Let It Destroy Your Startup.
Like BP's executives, we are all susceptible to an overly optimistic view of ourselves and our companies.
Thought Leaders
6 Characteristics of Resourceful People That Bring Them Success
Resourcefulness is the ability to recognize opportunity, even when it is camouflaged by a thicket of challenges.