Personal Values

Starting a Business

3 Values That Empower Entrepreneurs As They Start Their Business Journeys

The initial stages of entrepreneurship can be tough, but these tips can help you power through.

Leadership

Why Jim Collins Is Wrong About How to Create Core Values

Jim Collins's revered method for establishing company core values might not suit all businesses, particularly when disconnected from customer value propositions. Here are my suggestions for crafting your company's core values, based on real results.

Branding

7 Reasons Why CEOs Need to Develop a Personal Brand — and How to Build One.

Here's why crafting a captivating personal brand and origin story is pivotal in today's landscape and how these seven tangible advantages can redefine your success as a business leader.

Growing a Business

Do You Know Your True Value? Here's How To Search For It

We all have basic desires, like more time, peace of mind, success, mental health and love. It may not be obvious, but your life and product could provide some of those values!

Productivity

Your Values Can Be Compromised When You're Under Stress. Here's How to Get Them Aligned Again.

Core values change based on the state of our nervous system and our body's physiological response to stress. Use these tips for shifting from fight, flight or freeze into calm and building values as micro-habits.

Leadership

How a Handwritten Core Values List Can Make You a Great Leader

This simple habit will help you realign your values and prioritize your goals.

Thought Leaders

3 Lessons in Running a Heart-led Venture From a Former Bachelorette

Following your heart isn't taught in business school — but here's why it's the best advice for entrepreneurs navigating an economic downturn.

Thought Leaders

How My Father's Struggles Through Civil War Prepared Me to Build Business Success

Each of us is a product of how we were raised -- growing up in a war-torn country made it crucial to have a great role model, my father.

Leadership

The 'E Word': Why You're Afraid of It, and Why You Should Embrace It Instead

Leaders are scrambling to catch up on how to lead with empathy.

Making a Change

7 Surprising Ways You Self-Sabotage in Your Business (and What to Do Instead)

When we focus on the wrong things in business, we move away from the freedom we're seeking and instead find ourselves stuck.

Living

Consumers Aren't Willing to Give Up Convenience to Shop Their Values

We claim to make buying decisions based on our values, but in reality, most people are swayed by fast shipping and the lowest price.

Growing a Business

5 Ways to Open Your Mind and Feel No Fear

When you understand why things do or don't happen, you stand a better chance of repeating results.

Branding

3 Ways to Boost Your Personal Brand

Building and maintaining one is not easy, but necessary for an increase in opportunities.

Thought Leaders

3 Signs You're an Entrepreneur at Heart

Do you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?

Leadership

How to Become the Leader You Envision Without Sacrificing Your Values

Even if you've spent years in upper management and leadership, you'll need to keep developing your values so your personal and professional lives align.